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How to I change the restrictions of multiple pages?
Asked by mark.dignadice:

I have taken over the administration of a Space from a former employee. I need to change the restrictions of a few hundred pages in the Space. The restrictions are quite varied. Some have just one editor, others are multiple editors, some are only open to viewing. I need to limit the edit access to these pages to just myself and the assigned subject-matter experts. A SME typically only need edit access to a group of pages or sections that have 20-50 topics. How do I change the restrictions of these 20 - 50 topics without opening all of them one at a time?


Answers:
author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@mark.dignadice](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3509702)

There isn't a method to manage edit restrictions centrally as far as I know.

You can remove restrictions from all pages within a space with Space Admin permissions - but not add to them.

To remove them using this manner:

1. Go to Space Settings \> Permissions \> Restricted Pages
2. Click the padlock next to any page / restriction to remove it
3. If you wish to see a page you can't view, you'd need to remove every "view" restriction from every user - likewise with "edit"
4. When you click a padlock, it reloads to try and open the page. If you'd like to avoid this to make the process quicker, hold Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (Mac) when pressing each padlock so they open in a new tab, avoiding the need to leave the page!

See [this page](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/add-or-remove-page-restrictions/#AddorRemovePageRestrictions-Viewallrestrictedpagesinaspace) for visual instructions.

If you're looking to manage restrictions at scale, you'll need to consider an app - for example, [Secure Pages for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221982/secure-pages-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

It *might* also be possible using scripting apps such as [ScriptRunner for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215215/scriptrunner-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) or automation apps like [Confluence Command Line Interface](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)

Ste

comments: author: mark.dignadice
body: Thanks for the response. However, what I am trying to do is to change restrictions (add and remove people) to a number of pages at the same time, not remove restrictions.


author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@mark.dignadice](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3509702)

Then you'll need to consider an app from the [Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/) - that isn't a native function to Confluence.

There's a few options above that I mentioned as possibilities, or you can search for one which best suits your use-case :)

Ste


Tags: cloud
Not permitted to perform this operation
Asked by Sagarika:

Even after having Editing permission when I try to edit the page it throws an error - " You are not permitted to perform this operation"


Answers:
author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@Sagarika](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4043005)

You mention edit permissions - but there isn't an edit permission in Confluence.

There are two things you can check - you'll need to be a Space Admin - and then:

* **Page Restrictions:** On the page itself, ensure your edit access is not limited. The restrictions are accessible via the padlock image.
* **Space Permissions:** In Space Settings \> Permissions, ensure your user - or user group - has the permission for "Add Page" - Add controls both creation and editing

If both of these are set correctly, let us know so we try to assist further :). Please also let us know if this is Confluence Server/DC or Confluence Cloud.

Ste
How can I un-star a space that has already been archived?
Asked by Victoria Grigson:

I starred a space a while back, and since then we've rearranged and merged it with a different space. The original space that I've starred has been archived. However, it still shows up in my list of starred spaces under the 'Spaces' dropdown in Confluence. How do I remove the archived space from this list?


Answers:
author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@Victoria Grigson](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4042959)

An archived space can still be accessed - you can either:

1. Access the space by selecting it from your list, and press the "Unstar Space" button in the top-right corner
2. Go to Spaces \> View All Spaces \> Archived Spaces (left-hand menu), and deselect the star to the far-right on the same row as the Space's name

Ste

comments: author: Victoria Grigson
body: Thank you for your reply! Option 2 is the one that worked (I don't see an 'Unstar Space' button in the top right-hand corner of the space's homepage, may be a bug or I may be looking at the wrong page).


author: Juli Talvensaari
body: Option 2 worked for me as well.


Tags: cloud
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Answers:
author: Tomoko Suzuki
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Tags: cloud
Need a REST API to create confiform from Postman
Asked by Vishwas S:

Hi All,

I created a space and page in confluence datacenter using REST API from postman.

Now need a REST API and sample JSON to create confiform from Postman.

Appreciate your support.


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: ConfiForms forms are configured through the macros stored on the Confluence page.

This means that you really dont need a "specific REST API" to create a ConfiForms Form.

What you need is to use Confluence REST APIs to create a page in Confluence with ConfiForms macros on it

comments: author: Vishwas S
body: Thanks for your reply. Can you provide document for the same. That is document for how to use Confluence REST APIs to create a page in Confluence with ConfiForms macros on it.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: <https://docs.atlassian.com/ConfluenceServer/rest/7.6.2/#api/content-createContent>


author: Vishwas Srinivasa
body: Hi,

[https://docs.atlassian.com/ConfluenceServer/rest/7.6.2/#api/content-createContent](https://docs.atlassian.com/ConfluenceServer/rest/7.6.2/?_ga=2.106511363.1293967115.1597047690-1572169581.1592542929#api/content-createContent)

In the above document I am not able to find how to add ConfiForm macros while creating page.

Can you help in that.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: As mentioned in my 1st comment - the storage format you post via this method should have definitions of a ConfiForms macros.

Do like this: - create a form via UI and check the storage format it has. Copy it.

Use it to create the page with this copied storage format and you will create a page with a form


Tags: confluence-server

server
How does Confluence work both internally and externally?
Asked by hyl:

I want to forward Confluence to the outer network through Nginx + SSL, and the inner network can also operate through HTTP. However, I found that if the URL of the server home page is set to the inner network, nothing can be created when the public network is accessed, and only modification and view can be made.


Answers:
author: Mathew Pang
body: I just recently did what you are trying to do. You should set Confluence's base URL to be the external URL, and only use the external URL to access Confluence.

If that still doesn't work, I would make sure you have synchrony set up properly.


author: Shabba
body: Using Conf Cloud - You enable 'public access' with a check in a box...I'm confused...It's under Project Settings, I think!

Sorry if I am missing something, I'm new too...?; }

Doh - The 'tags' or labels, I did not see...ignore me, clearly this isn't a question related to Cloud..!!
Crear secci?n Preguntas y Respuestas
Asked by Ariel Andres Martinez Duran:

Hola estimada comunidad,

Estoy indagando en c?mo puedo resolver un problema de mi empresa que atiende a muchos usuarios, que generalmente realizan las mismas preguntas, por lo que me han solicitado generar una p?gina de preguntas y respuestas.

La idea es obtener en Confluence algo como: <https://www.tawk.to/knowledgebase/>  
![ejemplo de PyR.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/105879i31A9FC5F645A8D4A/image-dimensions/326x183?v=v2 "ejemplo de PyR.png")

Desafortunadamente yo no soy inform?tico y debo tener una pronta soluci?n...**si alguien me pudiera orientar a como crear algo as?.** Vi en un tutorial una p?gina de Confluence con distintos links, quizas la opci?n ser?a crear muchos espacios (ya que son 70 Preguntas y respuestas) y luego ordenarlas como links tal cual la imagen que est? ac? arriba.

Esperando me puedan ayudar, y agradezco desde ya a quien lea y me pueda dar una mano o consejo!

Saludos


Answers:
author: James Conway
body: Hola [@Ariel Andres Martinez Duran](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4042668)

No s? exactamente como han hecho este p?gina. Algo que puedes intentar es usar un sistema de etiquetas en cada p?gina y luego el macro 'Contenido por etiqueta' en la pagina de preguntas y respuesta.

M?s informaci?n en la documentaci?n...

<https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/use-labels-to-organize-your-content/>

<https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-the-content-by-label-macro/>

Un saludo

James


Tags: cloud
First time access performance slow everyday in docker environment
Asked by hello-bitbucket:

I used official docker to deploy Confluence with extra PostgreSQL database.

### Confluence version : 7.6.2 {#toc-hId-1172086328}

There is a problem in system performance.

It takes over 1 minute to load the first page everyday.

But after loaded the first page, the system performance became normal.

Page loading takes less then 1 second.

Could you help to resolve this problem.


Answers:
author: chong an
body: Hi, I encountered the same issue with a server model deployment.

Finally, I solved the issue by disabling the connectivity to the marketplace.

You can have a try.

The below link for your reference:

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/The-main-page-loads-very-slow-on-everyday-s-first-login/qaq-p/1525548>


author: Shannon S
body: Hello,

Thank you for raising this with us.

Could you let me know where you got your 7.6.2 image from, or is this a typo? The latest official image is 6.7.2. See [Atlassian Confluence Official Docker Images](https://hub.docker.com/r/atlassian/confluence-server/tags).

At any rate, I would recommend you follow the advice from the following Community thread in order to troubleshoot your performance on Docker:

* [Resolved: Slow performance in Docker](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Slow-performance-in-Docker/qaq-p/1190473)

If you continue to have issues, please make sure you're on an official Atlassian Docker image, that you use the settings we recommend (which can be found at the official Docker page I shared above.)

You can share with us your settings, the image you used, and we can try to help you troubleshoot the problem from there.

Take care,

Shannon
how can I manage confluence page permission by using 'create a group' with confluence cloud?
Asked by ???:

how can I manage confluence page permission by using 'create a group' with confluence cloud?  
when I was using confluence basic, I could easily manage confluence page permission by using 'group' which I created in jira.   
However, I couldn't find a way to create a group in jira cloud.   
I need a feedback about managing confluence page permission by using a 'group' so that I don't need to set up a page permission one person by one person.


Answers:
author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@???](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4041212)

Groups are user groups - which can be created via your user management page.

To access this, you'll need to be a Site Admin and then:

1. Go to Confluence Settings (cog in top-right corner)
2. Select User Management from the left-hand menu
3. Select Groups from the left-hand menu
4. Give the Group a name and description. If you want to add users to it straight away, check the box to confirm this - then press "Create Group"
5. Add members to it in the second screen - and press "Add"

\^ This creates your group, which you can now use within Confluence to apply permissions to a set of multiple users :)

Ste


Tags: cloud
Does the source editor support subexpressions?
Asked by Jane Tatchell:

I need to edit a page that has a great many spurious embedded hyperlinks on class names. For example, com.mycompany.xx.MyClass has a hyperlink on the com.mycompany.xx package name.

I went into the source editor by clicking the \<\> button at the right end of the editor toolbar. (I'm not sure whether this is a standard feature of Confluence or a plugin that my company has purchased. :-( )

In any case, I've selected the Regex checkbox and entered the following in the Find field:

```
<a href=.+?>(.+?)</a>
```

This pattern finds and selects the full anchor string, exactly as I need, such as this one:

```
<a href="com.mycompany.xx">com.mycompany.xx</a>
```

However, putting the following in the Replace field:

```
\1
```

and then clicking Replace just replaces the selected text with:

```
\1
```

instead of:

```
com.mycompany.xx
```

Can someone help me with what the correct syntax is for using the subexpression in the Replace text?


Answers:
author: Bill Bailey
body: I am a heavy user of the source editor (free plugin), and I have not been able to get that feature to work (annoying, to say the least). The plugin has only got updates to support new versions of Confluence over the last 7 years.

There is a commercial version that also supports RegEx but their documentation is poor, so not sure it has this feature either: [source-editor-for-confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215664/source-editor-for-confluence?hosting=server&tab=overview)

comments: author: Jane Tatchell
body: Yeah, I read their docs too. :-(

Looks like I just have to accept doing the edits manually.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
JQL for "Split From" Tasks?
Asked by Linz:

In the project "DMWS," I want to see all Tasks that are "Split From" all Stories within the Epic "DMWS-6976"and order by Status (ascending).

The results would look like this:

![Screen Shot 2020-08-06 at 5.12.14 PM.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/105858iA990053116ACD099/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2020-08-06 at 5.12.14 PM.png")


Answers:
author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@Linz](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3365677)

To clarify, you want to see:

* Tasks - which are related via a linked issue type of "split from" to...
* Stories - which are the children of...
* An Epic

If this is the case, standard JQL can only search for the first part - there is no parameters for sub-queries.

So searching for the Tasks would be:

```
issueLinkType = "split from" AND project = DMWS AND issuetype = Task
```

To take this further and include the sub-query, you'll need more advanced JQL functions through an app - such as [Scriptrunner](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/6820/scriptrunner-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=overview).

Their linked issue functions would allow you to search for the link type and limit the issues to those from stories under the required Epic - for example:

```
issueFunction in linkedIssuesOf("issuetype = Story AND 'Epic Link' = DMWS-6976", "split from") AND issuetype = Task
```

Let us know if this suits your needs!

Ste


author: Greta Yamacheva
body: I have similar questions.

I would like to find all stories that are in a feature and they are split from this feature.

It should be something like

project = X and type = Story and issueLinkType = "split from"

But where do I type in the feature's key if we don't have/use the advanced plug-in for the advanced jql methods?

comments: author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@Greta Yamacheva](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2912813)

This should work:

```
issue in linkedIssues("ABC-1") and issueLinkType = "split from"
```

\^ ABC-1 is your Feature's issue key.

Ste


Tags: cloud
The list of Atlassian Connect locations on document edit page
Asked by Denys Ostapenko:

I'm building Atlassian Connect addon. I want to add a new element to the instruments panel on the document edit page (see attached screenshot for more details)  

<br />

Is this possible?

<br />

![Screenshot 2020-08-07 at 00.07.05.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/105864iBEBA2C971C303F6C/image-dimensions/681x379?v=v2 "Screenshot 2020-08-07 at 00.07.05.png")


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello [@Denis Ostapenko](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/138199) !

As I understand, you need some guidance on how the development of macros and usage of "UX real estate" can be done in Confluence.

As [@repi](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/302600) explained, there are some differences between Server and Cloud development. If you need more insight than that, I believe that your chances of getting it from our sister community, the Developer Community, are quite high.

You can take a look into it here:
> * [++***\[Atlassian Developer Community\] Confluence Development***++](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/c/Confluence)

Let us hear from you!

comments: author: Denys Ostapenko
body: Is this possible to redirect my question there? Or should I just create a new one?


author: Diego
body: Hi again!

Since those are two different platforms, you will need to raise your question there [@Denis Ostapenko](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/138199) .

Let us hear from you!


author: repi
body: [@Denis Ostapenko](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/138199)

In this menu (macro browser) standard macros and additional macros of installed apps are stored.  
However, no separate macros users are possible in the cloud version, as in the server version.  
These would also be displayed there.


Tags: atlassian-connect

cloud

connect
Is it possible to allow all users to edit submitted form data?
Asked by Bill Mills:

Hello,

I have a table set up on a page that lists the saved data from submitted forms. Each line entry has an 'Edit' button for adding additional information post-submission but this only works for the person who submitted the form. Is it possible to open this up so any user can open/edit any submitted form?

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: Are you using some kind of a plugin for this? By reading your question I can say that this behaviour is something what we have in ConfiForms... but you question does not mention our app, so I am unsure

comments: author: Bill Mills
body: No plugins that I'm aware of- just a form using confiforms, and table on a separate page that displays the stored form data.


author: Alex Medved _ConfiForms_
body: ConfiForms is actually a plugin for Confluence :-)

Anyway, basically what you see is by design - form's non admin users cannot edit records created by others

Please refer to this page for details and options <https://wiki.vertuna.com/display/CONFIFORMS/Confluence+page+permissions+and+ConfiForms>


author: Bill Mills
body: Thanks for confirming!


Tags: confluence-server

forms

server
I have quite a few pages that are in PHP and we are moving to Confluence Cloud.
Asked by Matthew Buchanan:

We are moving our current intranet site from Joomla (onprem server) to Confluence Cloud. As a result of many years of intranet page development, I have several pages that are pulling data in from databases and the data is being displayed using PHP pages.

I am testing several apps to achieve this functionality, but was wondering if anyone else out there has run into the same obstacle and what they did.


Answers:
author: Shannon S
body: Hi Matthew,

Happy to help you with your migration to Confluence Cloud! It sounds like you have a dynamic page in Joomla currently, and you need to display this data in Confluence.

An idea might be to install an add-on from Marketplace that will allow you to display data from a database, much like you are doing in Joomla with PHP. There are a few add-ons that can help with this, and some examples can be found below:

* [Confluence Cloud Database Add-ons](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud&product=confluence&query=Database)

Otherwise, importing data directly from Joomla would require you to convert the content to XML or a Word Document, and then import that into Confluence. You can see [Import content into Confluence Cloud](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/import-content-into-confluence-cloud/) for more details on that.

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.

Take care,

Shannon

comments: author: Matthew Buchanan
body: Shannon -

Thanks for your reply! I am working one getting one of the apps that is mentioned in your link to connect to one of our databases now. I have tried getting External Data for Confluence to connect with a database that we house internally, but am having some issues. I believe it has something to do with the security of the database.

Any suggestions on what to check would be greatly appreciated!


author: Shannon S
body: Hi Matthew,

I had a look at their documentation, but I wasn't able to find anything specific about any system requirements in order to use the add-on.

I would recommend raising a ticket with the ***codefortynine*** support team. You can find their contact information on the **Support** tab of their Marketplace listing:

* [External Data for Confluence: Support](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221733/external-data-for-confluence)

They'll be able to have a look at your issue with you and determine why you might be having issues.

Take care,

Shannon


Tags: cloud
Can someone help me make a Community Talk page?
Asked by Haley Kirby:

I am trying to make a Community Talk page. This would encompass the interactive portion for the community to share recipes, favorite book by genre, favorite movie by genre, etc. I have NO idea how to make this possible (aka a template that allows other Confluence users to write/contribute their ideas and break the sections up by topic). Can someone please help!


Answers:
author: Joshua Sneed Contegix
body: Hi Haley,

There are a few options. The first would be to [create a new space](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/create-a-blank-space/) with [permissions](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/what-are-space-permissions/) to allow the 'community' appropriate access to create, view, and comment. The second would be to use a plugin, like [Atlassian's Questions for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211644/questions-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview). Cheers!


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud