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How to disable "State Active expired" page notifications in Confluence
Asked by Ruby Baltazar:

Whenever the state of confluence pages changes from 'Active' to Expired. I always get email notifications

Ex:

**Subject:** \[confluence\] State Active expired for page ACUS

How do I disable this notification?


Answers:
author: James Richards
body: Hello Ruby,

Confluence doesn't have this functionality in-built, so it sounds like you're using a 3rd party plugin. For example, from the Atlassian Marketplace there's this

* [Archiving Plugin for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.midori.confluence.plugin.archiving/server/overview "Archiving Plugin for Confluence")

I'm not familiar with this Add-On, but usually there are email settings links at the bottom of the emails that might take you to an unsubscribe page.

Regards, James
Reorder Blogs
Asked by Anna Le:

Has anyone been able to find out a way to reorder blog posts from the blog macro?


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Anna,

Using the [Blog Posts Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/blog-posts-macro-139470.html), which I think you are referring to, you can sort posts:

*
  > **Sort By** `(sort)` -
  >
  > Specify how the results should be sorted. If this parameter is not specified, the sort order defaults to descending order (newest first) based on the creation date.   
  >
  > Values:
  > * **title** --- Sort alphabetically by title.
  > * **creation** --- Sort by the date on which the content was added.
  > * **modified** --- Sort by the date on which the content was last updated.
*
  > **Reverse Sort** `(reverse`) -
  >
  > Select to change the sort from descending to ascending order (oldest first). Use this parameter in conjunction with the **Sort By** parameter. This parameter is ignored if the **Sort By** parameter is not specified.
  >
  > In storage format and wikimarkup a value of `true `changes the sort order.

Regards,Can you let me know if that's what you're trying to do? If not, could you elaborate on what you're using and what you're trying to do?

Shannon

comments: author: Anna Le
body: Hey Shannon,

Thanks for your response. What I am referring to is the actual page tree once you have clicked on the the blog posts.

On other spaces where pages are created, it allows you the option to reorder the pages. However, I can't find out how you can reorder blog posts.

See screenshot below.

![Screen Shot 2018-02-09 at 10.41.49 am.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14467iFF1745096E68A93C/image-dimensions/182x243?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2018-02-09 at 10.41.49 am.png")

Thanks, Anna


author: Shannon S
body: Anna,

The blog posts are listed in order of posting date, and it's not possible to reorder those.

There is a feature request to be able to change the date of the blog post:

* [CONFCLOUD-11740](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-11740)

It's possible that if this were to be implemented, then when you change the posting date it might change the order in the sidebar.

I would recommend that you vote on that request, and leave a comment there with why changing the order of blog post dates are necessary to your organization.

Otherwise, I would recommend creating those posts as pages instead, since it's currently possible to reorder those.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Shannon


author: Scot Gutierrez
body: I notice sometimes the Blog tree seems to move around. Does that happen for anyone else?
Reference built-in blueprint from custom space blueprint
Asked by C_ Derek Fields:

Is it possible to reference a built-in blueprint (e.g., Requirements page) from a custom space blueprint? The idea is to have a space blueprint that includes a few custom pages and some standard out-of-the-box pages.

I looked in the .jar file for the space blueprints, but I am not sure how to reference them from my \<content-template\> tag. I want to do something like:

```
<space-blueprint key="example-space-blueprint" i18n-name-key="confluence.blueprints.space.example.name" category="examples">
  <content-template ref="custom-home-page"/>
  <content-template ref="requirements-page"/>
</space-blueprint>
```


Answers:
author: Gerald Krinke
body: Have you ever found an answer to that? I'd like to do the same.


Tags: blueprint
How to do the Collaborative editing on Excel macro
Asked by Anoop K Baby:

Hi Team,

I want to upload a excel spreadsheet into a confluence page using "Excel Macro", is it somehow possible to use the collaborative editing option after uploading that file. I didn't find an option for the same.

Regards,

Anoop


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Collaborative editing is for page content, not attachments.

To make it work for an attachment, you would have to re-implement most of Excel inside Confluence, than all the other editors for different file types.

The only way to get close would be to import the tables you want to work on into Confluence pages.

comments: author: Anoop K Baby
body: Hi Nic,

Thanks for the update.

Could you please elaborate these portions little more
> "*To make it work for an attachment, you would have to re-implement most of Excel inside Confluence, than all the other editors for different file types.*
>
> *The only way to get close would be to import the tables you want to work on into Confluence pages.*"


author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: An Excel file is a pile of complex (potentially interacting) data that requires a complex editor to read and write. (To be fair, so is Confluence, which is why you can't edit Confluence pages in Excel)

Importing the tables would mean copying the data from Excel into Confluence pages, where collaborative editing could be done.
How to remove the left panel ?
Asked by Eric Breton:

Hello,

we are testing Confluence Cloud and we are having a tough time manipulating the elements to remove them. As for exemple, how can we get rid of the left panel ? Or, how can we get rid of all the elements X marked in the attached screenshot ?

In the case we are using Confluence the wrong way, I mention that the goal is to have a general homepage for the whole site, in which users choose between 4 products to get help about it. Essentially, I think that we need 4 spaces, but the left panel is adding quite a lot of confusion...

Thank you,

Eric![confluence.jpg](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14169iCCDA9B40EE5972E9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "confluence.jpg")


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Eric,

It's not possible to remove the sidebar entirely, and it's not something that we plan to implement in the future:

* [CONFCLOUD-40797](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-40797)

Each user can collapse their sidebar by typing \[ .

Some customizations are possible, such as customizing what is currently showing on your Space Sidebar, when on the space itself, you can arrow-over the bottom right-hand corner of the sidebar, click the pencil icon, and you will see you can manage a few things:

![Screen Shot 2018-02-06 at 3.13.47 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14178iC195CFF1242B1725/image-dimensions/182x256?v=v2 "Screen Shot 2018-02-06 at 3.13.47 PM.png")

Wherever you see an "X" are the sections you can hide.

To remove further pages, there is a feature request for that:

* [CONFCLOUD-57209](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-57209)

I hope that's clear but do let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

Regards,

Shannon

comments: author: Eric Breton
body: Hello Shannon,

thank you very much for your quick and clear answer. I will pass the info to my collegues.

Eric


author: Shannon S
body: You're welcome, Eric!

If you have any further questions please let me know.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: cloud
How do I move calendars as well as events within each calendar in my view?
Asked by Sabine Bendenoun:

I would like to move the order in which the separate calendars are displayed in my view (see below) as well as the events within each calendar.

![Capture.JPG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14161iD3A116856A71EED9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.JPG")


Answers:
author: Damien Tan
body: Hey [@Sabine Bendenoun](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1184889)

I've did some testing on my end and unfortunately, it doesn't seems to have a way to re-order both the **Calendar** as well as the **Event**as of now..

Playing around with adding new calendars I notice that the Calendar seems to be arranged in reversed alphabetical order.

I've also found the 2 suggestions that is currently under *Gathering Interest* status that maybe worth to give them a vote:

* [Reorder Calendar](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-50161)
* [Reorder Events](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-49072)

comments: author: susan masini
body: are there any updates on this issue?
How can I do a case sensitive search in confluence?
Asked by Lois Bennett:

How can I do a case sensitive search in confluence? I need to find rdist and not Rdist.


Answers:
author: Thomas Deiler
body: Dear [@Lois Bennett](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/743122),

I found on a web page from 2013:
> Confluence is case sensitive for wildcard searches.

I checked it on a 6.7.0 server and it is not true any more.

Had a look at Atlassians Jira. There I found [CONFSERVER-27263](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-27263), which was set to 'Won't fix' on 23/Jun/2014.

Then there was a new issue raised: [CONFSERVER-43551](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-43551) in 2016. This one still open. ++I voted for this++. If you will vote and others, too (who read this post), probably case-sensitve search will return in the future.

So long

Thomas
When I initiate a backup in the cloud Backup Manager, where do I go to download the file?
Asked by pweaverwhl:

When I initiate a backup in the cloud Backup Manager, where do I go to download the file?


Answers:
author: Liz
body: Hi Phillip :) When you start a backup in the cloud, when its done a link will appear below the same **Backup Manager** page when it finishes.

Here is the link from the documentation (in this example in Confluence) about backing up a cloud site: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/create-a-site-backup-724765526.html>

Hope this works for you!


Tags: cloud

backup
We have a problem with UTF-8 coding (does not display the LT character)
Asked by Donatas Domkus:

![image.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14150iA7E0B9248A5B1733/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image.png")


Answers:
author: kennyngkk
body: Hi Domkus,

It looks like you are facing the same issue with the mention knowledge base.

\* <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/troubleshooting-character-encodings-167194.html>

To resolve this issue, you can follow the knowledge base below :)

\* <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-database-character-encoding-177698.html>

Hope this help to resolve your issue.


Tags: atlassian-support
Can't find the Label icon on Create Template page
Asked by Pamela Rosoff:

I need to add a Label to my custom created Template, however the icon is not there. Please advise. I am using Confluence Cloud

Here is what I have around the title - the Label icon is not there as it is for regular pages.

![Screen Shot 2018-02-06 at 11.37.42 AM.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14149i60CEF9D15E77E621/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2018-02-06 at 11.37.42 AM.png")


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Pamela,

This was a bug that has since been fixed:

* [CONFCLOUD-58971](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-58971)

Could you confirm if you're still having the issue on your instance?

Shannon


Tags: confluence-cloud
How to update a page with Python using REST API?
Asked by Mayank Koli:

I am new with this confluence and want to update a confluence page automatically rather than manual effort. Can you suggest how to get start.


Answers:
author: Thomas Deiler
body: Dear [@Mayank Koli](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1184800),

I have no xp with this python lib. The title of your question suggested, that you know what to do in Python.

So long

Thomas


author: Mayank Koli
body: Hi Thomas,

<br />

I tried with the example but it is giving error.

And my code is

from confluence.client import Confluence  
with Confluence("<https://confluence.org.com/confluence>",('user','abc')) as c:

page = c.search("ID=10"

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "c:\\PYTHONWORK\\confluence\\test1.py", line 4, in \<module\>  
page = c.search("ID=10")  
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'search


author: Mayank Koli
body: Thanks Thomas for your resp....I will check it ....I have no idea about it...


author: Thomas Deiler
body: Dear [@Mayank Koli](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1184800),

best you make use of the [Python Confluence library](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/confluence-rest-library).

So long

Thomas
How to update a page with Python using REST API?
Asked by Mayank Koli:

I am new with this confluence and want to update a confluence page automatically rather than manual effort. Can you suggest how to get start.


Answers:
author: Stephen Deutsch
body: Hi Mayank,

Here is a link to show how to update a page using the REST API:

<https://developer.atlassian.com/server/confluence/confluence-rest-api-examples/#update-a-page>

If you look a little further down the page, then you will see an example of how to add a comment to a page in Python (in 2 steps: 1-get page, 2-add comment). You can adapt this example by getting the page similarly to step 1, but make sure to include ?expand=body.storage in the URL. Then you can re-use the JSON object you received to post back the page similar to the CURL example above. The only thing you have to remember is to update the version number (whatever is returned in step 1 plus one).

comments: author: Mayank Koli
body: Thanks Stephen for this update. I will work on this.
why i can not restart confluenct
Asked by wshzhdt:

![{IQA538MLC6B6S9G6V7ZRA9.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14141i403919257136DE58/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "{IQA538MLC6B6S9G6V7ZRA9.png")![Z1%K8LBLYBKLNQ0``9U(6ES.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14142i6A2D75F9FA1F23DE/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Z1%K8LBLYBKLNQ0``9U(6ES.png")![K7(A~R5UU2(AA%DU``0D~2V.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14143iFAD6316D43134EE4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "K7(A~R5UU2(AA%DU``0D~2V.png")


Answers:
author: Thomas Deiler
body: Dear [@wshzhdt](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1184801),

first time for me reading log files as a screen shot ...

I need to know following to have slightly chance of helping you:

* What have you changed before you restarted Confluence?
* Was it running before with different settings?
* Have others access to the Confluence installation location?
* Which plugins do you use?
* Which version of Confluence?

So long

Thomas
How do I use custom html to force a link to open in a new tab/window?
Asked by Otto Cortes:

I need to implement the target="_blank" attribute for a few specific links (to internal pages).

If there is a non-html way to do this, that would be just as good.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hello Otto,

Confluence doesn't have this feature natively, and it appears not to be something that we plan on implementing in the near future.

* [CONFSERVER-11194](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-11194)

You could use one of the following add-ons, provided you're on Server (not available on Cloud):

* [ServiceRocket Linking Plugin](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/net.customware.confluence.plugin.linking "Follow link")
* [External Link Add-on](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/ch.bitvoodoo.confluence.plugins.externallinks "Follow link")

Otherwise, you can try to do so via the [HTML Macro](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/html-macro-38273085.html) by applying your desired attribute

Let me know if you have any questions!

Regards,

Shannon
Cheapest way to deploy Intranet via Confluence Cloud
Asked by Dom H:

We're currently running Jira Service Desk \& loving it so we're looking to start using Confluence as a type of HELP intranet for our company staff whereby all department managers are licensed users able to edit/add articles/blog to confluence but their team members (much larger number) are unlicensed users simply able to view articles.

<br />

What would you guys recommend as the best way to set this up?

We have these agents/staff set up as Portal Only Customers on JSD which is perfect, without making our confluence spaces open the anyone on the internet, is there a way to have a group of users (our JSD customers) login before being able to see content or would we need to pay a licence for every user who *views*any articles?


Answers:
author: Sloan
body: You kinda can allow Service Desk Customers access to Confluence. Set up a link between you JSD Portal and a Confluence Space.

But going this way to implement several Spaces as a Intranet solution could be very tricky and inconvenient.

Check out this Knowledgebase article: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/servicedeskcloud/serving-customers-with-a-knowledge-base-732528995.html>

comments: author: Dom H
body: The way we'd like to do it is for each team to have their own space (only editable by the manager of that team), all spaces viewable by everyone inside the company - without having everything visible to the outside world.#

The article you linked doesn't work?


author: Sloan
body: Sorry, the editor here breaks urls sometimes. Here try again <https://confluence.atlassian.com/servicedeskcloud/serving-customers-with-a-knowledge-base-732528995.html>

I think your requirements is not doable with Knowledgebase to Jira Service Desk links. But maybe someone else here got another idea?
pdf export truncated when using single column section
Asked by Jeff Robertz:

Hi all,

I started to use the single column format as it looks very good on the screen.

However, when using the native pdf export, it truncates the content on the left hand side.

Using all native features, I would not expect to mess up the pdf export settings.

Did anyone there encountered the problem?

What is you solution?


Answers:
author: Jeff Robertz
body: Hi Thomas, I am on a cloud instance. Actually, I am using two instances in parallel (for different clients) and am experiencing the exact same bug on both cloud instances.

comments: author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Thank you for the information, [@Jeff Robertz](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/36719)

I have a test instance on cloud and could reproduce your problem with the "Single Column Layout".

Since this is a bug, obviously, you should raise an issue at Atlassian support:

<https://support.atlassian.com/contact>


author: Jeff Robertz
body: Done!


author: Marshall Zwick
body: Hi Jeff and Tom

I have the same problem as Jeff, only in my case images get truncated on the right-hand side during PDF exports. Does the problem in the CSS? I'm using Confluence 6.2, server.


author: Thomas Schlegel
body: Hi Jeff,

which Confluence version do you have? Cloud or server?

I've tried with my server version 6.6.0, the pdf export looks fine.
View Global permission
Asked by arunnirmal chinnadurai:

I have added the a Group and gave required permission under Licensed Users - Groups, however users are still reporting that they are not able to access the Confluence page.

Not sure, where is the problem? Is it users cache?

Appreciate if you could provide the solution to fix this issue.


Answers:
author: arunnirmal chinnadurai
body: Thanks much for quick response. I had done the 2nd and 3rd step as per your response. Waiting for the users's feedback.


author: Thomas Deiler
body: Dear [@arunnirmal chinnadurai](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1184698),

there is a global permission section in General Configuration. Make sure, that your users have at least a green check on "can use".

Then you have a Space Permission in (General Configuration). This is the default permission setting for all spaces. Make sure your users have the permission "view" at least.

And last but not least, you can override the global space permission for each space individually. If you did nothing configure, you are fine. Else make sure, that your users have at least the permission "view".

so long

Thomas
Update page links when copying
Asked by Christian Widmer:

Hello,

I?m trying to copy a page and all its child pages. If these pages contain links between each other, the links of the copied pages direct to the orignial versions. Is it possible to update the links during or after copying, so that they point to the new pages?

Thanks,  
Chris


Answers:
author: EPS Software Engineering AG
body: Hi Christian,

The Page Tree Creator app can handle this. You can find it on the Marketplace.

If you experience any similar issues as described, please feel free to let us know via <https://issue.eps.ch/servicedesk/customer/portal/3>, so we can look into that.

Thanks,  
Stephan
Confluence formatting issues when you send a confluence page through email
Asked by somanath kondeti:

Hi ,

1. Re-sending a Confluence page through email will cause the top row of a table to be listed twice.   
2. Action Items (which has the check mark box) are not shown as completed (checked off) in the email when a Confluence page is sent through email.   
3. Color shading of boxes in tables are lost when you send a Confluence page through email.

Can anyone provide me the exact solution.

Thanks,

somu


Answers:
author: Damien Tan
body: Hello [@somanath kondeti](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1183630)

do you mind to explain a bit more on how you *send the page through email*?

if you are not sending the page to another users that also have access to the Confluence, perhaps you can Export the page to PDF and send it via email?
Is it possible to specify the thumbnail of a video inserted using the multimedia macro?
Asked by Roni Borri:

I have inserted an mp4 video to the page using the multimedia plugin. It works well and is even (gasp!) the right size.

But I can't figure out how to display a thumbnail, so it displays on the page as a super-inviting black rectangle.

Can anyone help?


Answers:
author: kennyngkk
body: Hi Roni,

I am sorry to inform you. Currently Confluence does not have such function. However, I found a feature request at the link below that address this issue in particular.

* <https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-8874>

You are more than welcome to vote, watch and comment on it.Please take note that the feature request might not be implemented anytime soon.At the moment, there is no timeline yet when these will be implemented or delivered. Therefore, as all related updates will be made available there, I would recommend you to watch and vote for this improvement because based on \[New Features Policy\|<https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/New+Features+Policy>\] voting increases the chance of implementing this feature.

Hope that answer your enquiry.


Tags: multimedia

video