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Disable special character in space url
Asked by Rick Rutjens:

Dear All,

When there is a special character in the url while creating a confluence page, this results in a 404 error message ( **http status 400 -- bad request**)

Is there an option in the administrator section to disable the special characters in the url?

I like to hear it

Kind regards,

Rick


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: You should be able to have certain special characters in the url without Confluence/Tomcat having any issues. By change is your Confluence server behind an IIS reverse proxy?


Tags: confluence-server

questions-for-confluence

server
Confluence not updating tree structure
Asked by Vijaykumar_Srinivas:

Hi Guys,

User created several pages in Confluence, under his space where he is a admin.

Pages are correctly live, but the tree structure on the left doesn't seem to be updated.

Correct Path of the Content Hub location: Brand Content Studio Team and Activities\>CMS, Authoring + Asset Management\>CMS\>**Content Hub**

User can't see the **Content page** in the tree structure as show below.

Could you please let me know what could be the issue?

Will Re-indexing resolve this issue?

Will there be anything I need to check under General Configuration?

![image-2019-10-22-15-47-14-411.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/77039iF98406A6F19C5EA9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "image-2019-10-22-15-47-14-411.png")


Answers:
author: Andreas Schmidt
body: Hi,

A good workaround.

Use the -\>Space Settings -\>Content Tools -\> Reorder Pages.

Use the UI to reorder the position of the page to the desired position. Even if it's back and forth (if you already see it in the right position before reordering.

It seems that it forces an update on how the page tree expresses the pages structures. It worked for me.

Cheers


author: Andreas Schmidt
body: I would like to second that. Newly copied, or created pages are searchable - so these appear to be indexed. However, the Page Tree column on the left hand does not reflect this. Interestingly enough, reordering pages under space settings does have the pages appear under their intended position in the structure.

Confluence Cloud.

Cheers


Tags: questions-for-confluence

server
Inline CSS in source editor works inconsistently.
Asked by maryartkey:

Hi!

I am using Confluence at work for documents typesetting to further export them to pdf. We need our tables to have no borders for better styling, and my boss told me that to remove borders she uses CSS styling (style="border:hidden;") inside a Confluence Markup tag. It works, and if we export to pdf immediately, we get the tables formatting we need.

However, if we continue to work on the same document for some time, the CSS line disappears from the code, and the borders appear again.

What's bothering me the most though, is that when I looked through Confluence documentation, I found no evidence that CSS styling can even be used in such way. At this point I am more concerned with the fact that it works than with that sometimes it doesn't.

I am new to Confluence and not particularly well-versed in CSS either. So, if you could recommend any resources where I could start digging for information, I would be very grateful.

Thanks in advance!


Answers:
author: Kirstin Seidel-Gebert
body: Hi maryartkey,

I also use the possibility to add inline styling via the source editor.

I've made the experience that inline styling gets lost if you copy/cut \& paste text in the WYSIWYG editor.

Cheers,

Kirstin

comments: author: Flavio Lima
body: Not only that. After saving the page if you re-open to edit, some styling are removed

e.g.:  
\<div style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 233); padding: 22px; border-radius: 8px;"\>  
If I save it is there then if a re-open to edit, it change to  
\<div style="background-color: rgb(241, 241, 233);"\>  
It looses padding and border-radius, but background-color stays on the code


author: Kirstin Seidel-Gebert
body: I can confirm that!


Tags: confluence-server

server
After restarting confluence, it takes a long time to start, an hour or more, why?
Asked by Evgeny:

Hello! After restarting the server and starting the service, you need to wait a very long time until you have access to web management, the services are started the port is listened to but there is no access.

[catalina.out](https://savetext.ru/kRWI4p8B "catalina.out")

[gc-2019-12-22_21-04-02.log.0.curre](https://savetext.ru/Ypl0mUXW "gc-2019-12-22_21-04-02.log.0.curre")

[synchrony-proxy-watchdog.log](https://savetext.ru/d9jUlrMq "synchrony-proxy-watchdog.log")

[daemon.log](https://savetext.ru/YM9G2Sg1 "daemon.log")

[server.xml](https://savetext.ru/qlQN5tey "server.xml")


Answers:
author: brbojorque
body: It looks like you have other applications running in port 8090, most likely API, Javascript Dev servers etc.

* Either you kill the other application so the Confluence will work in port 8090
* Or change the default port of the Confluence say 8091 so there is no conflict

```
Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use
```

comments: author: Evgeny
body: This error occurred after the restart. I don't know, but it's starting up fast. There is another mistake.

[https://prnt.sc/qfblyp](https://prnt.sc/qfblyp )

\<Connector port="8090" connectionTimeout="20000" redirectPort="8443"  
maxThreads="48" minSpareThreads="10"  
enableLookups="false" acceptCount="10" debug="0" URIEncoding="UTF-8"  
protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol"  
scheme="https" secure="true" proxyName="atl.mydomainname.su" proxyPort="443"/\>

<https://prnt.sc/qfbneo>


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server
Failed to load batch.css after stuck thread
Asked by akrantz:

During installation of Confluence 7.2, the server hangs during the setup of the database schema and ends up with a stuck thread. Once the stuck thread recovers and I refresh the page, the batch.css file fails with a 500 error. If I go to the path of the batch.css file, the page says that the container was not started. There are two batch.css files that this happens on: one for the generic style and the other for the setup style.

The server I am running on has 4gb of ram and 3 cpu cores. I've attached the log for Confluence and the stacktrace on the batch.css file.

[Confluence log](https://pastebin.com/7keQHR65 "Confluence log")

[batch.css stacktrace](https://pastebin.com/dLRJ0Qmi)


Answers:
author: akrantz
body: So it turns out that the problem was not with the amount of RAM or timeouts occurring during the setup. I was accessing the Confluence from behind Cloudflare which automatically caches pages, including the generated \`batch.css\` and \`batch.js\` files. By adding a page rule to bypass caching for the application, it fixed everything.

Thanks for trying to help with debugging [@brbojorque](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1221722)


author: brbojorque
body: In the log it says it stuck, I would suggest to increase the memory allocation.

4GB RAM is a bit low, remember by default Confluence will use 2GB max and 1GB for synchrony.

--

comments: author: akrantz
body: Would it be possible to disable synchrony overall and run with 4gb of ram, or would I need to do some other tuning? I am only hosting this for 5 users, so I would like to be able to use as few resources as possible.


author: brbojorque
body: Hi [@akrantz](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3655225) ,

Try to decrease the JVM from 2GB to 1GB and try to start it again.

And in your DB please make sure it can handle the DB schema creation.

Use postgresql and optimize the connection.


author: akrantz
body: [@brbojorque](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1221722)

I am currently using postgresql, but I'm not sure how to optimize the connect. Do you have any advice?


author: brbojorque
body: [@akrantz](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3655225)

Just redo the DB setup until the Postgres Db is completely done with the schema creation.

I'm sure your PSQL is fine.


author: Antonio Brown
body: when i look it up it say page restricted


Tags: confluence-server

server
Search for attachments whose page has a certain label
Asked by Regstuff:

Hi,

Was wondering if it's possible to search for attachments whose page has a particular label X.

Or to search for a particular word in only those attachments who page has label X.

For eg. mind in Type:Attachments Whose Parent Page Has label X.

Or something similar in CQL.


Answers:
author: Ollie Guan
body: Hi [@Regstuff](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2755811) ,

type:attachment and labelText: X


Tags: confluence-server

search

server
Can you please share links to view live confluence sites created for knowledge management
Asked by RC:

Can you please share links to view live confluence sites created for knowledge management


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Could you explain what you are looking for?

There are hundreds of thousands of Confluence sites, it has moved a long way past "site for X, run by Y", anything thrown into a search engine will find a lot of them based just on "site for X".

Your question looks like "show me some Confluence sites", the answer is "search for some"


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confluence-cloud
if we use macro to create a form where can we store values so that next person can fill form?
Asked by rashami.abhyankar:

![Capture.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/77007iA6D835AB8CF3D40E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Capture.PNG")


Answers:
author: Andreas Purde
body: Natively Confluence does not support this. You may have to consider using an app like ConfiForms.

kind regards

Andreas


Tags: confluence-server

server
is there a place to have a Decisions log
Asked by taelor toews:

hello! I've noticed there is a place where I can find all incompleted tasks in one place on Confluence.. is there a place where I can locate all the decisions from my notes?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello, [@taelor toews](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3296051) !

This request is actually pretty popular. Currently, this is not available for Confluence. We have an older thread that deals with it and links to the request to implement this feature. Take a look at the thread here:
> * [++**\[Atlassian Community\] How can I get a list of /decision the same way I get a list of /task?**++](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-can-I-get-a-list-of-decision-the-same-way-I-get-a-list-of/qaq-p/1048873)

Let us hear from you Taelor. Looking forward to your reply.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Atlassian Companion didn't work with Safari
Asked by belousov_ds:

![?????? ?????? 2019-12-21 ? 10.06.25.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/76982i92B8795CFA7D29D8/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "?????? ?????? 2019-12-21 ? 10.06.25.png")Atlassian Companion didn't work with Safari 12.1.2 but working with Chrome on same iMac. How to fix it?


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello there!

We have recently dealt with this situation in another thread. Apparently, this is a bug and has been reported. You can take a look into our thread tackling this right here:
> * ++**[\[Atlassian Community\] Anyone also having issues with Atlassian Companion on Catalina 10.15.2?](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Anyone-also-having-issues-with-Atlassian-Companion-on-Catalina/qaq-p/1253047)**++

Let us know if you are indeed running macOS Catalina! Looking forward to your reply.


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server
Space administrator has left the company; as an Confluence admin, how can I get in to add myself?
Asked by Tracy B:

An employee set up a space, and it has useful stuff in it, but he was the only admin for the space. I administer the software for the company; is there anyway I can override the settings to add myself as a space admin?


Answers:
author: Pete Singleton
body: Ok, to recover permissions, go to the Confluence Admin section and choose Space Permissions.

Then find the relevant space and select "Recover Permissions". That should restore your space admin rights.


author: Tracy B
body: When I go into that space, I do not see the Permissions tab. That's the problem.


author: Pete Singleton
body: You just need to go to the particular space (or the Admin section, and view all spaces). From there you can go into the settings and edit the Permissions.

Just add yourself (or an admin group), and tick "Select All" for the space permissions so that all permissions are ticked. More here: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/space-permissions-overview-139521.html>


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Linkable Heading Question
Asked by Molly Elmes:

Is there a way to copy a linkable heading when you are in edit mode so you can link to the top of the page?

I only see the copy link when I am in view mode. I have been copying the link and then editing, linking and republishing, repeat on all my requirements.

I appreciate the help! Thank you!


Answers:
author: Diego
body: Hello, [@Molly Elmes](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3395063) !

This question been brought up in the past, here in our community! The thread that deals with have directions on how to implement it. Here, take a look:
> * ++**[\[Atlassian Community\] How to Create a Scroll Back to Top Button](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/How-To-Create-a-Scroll-Back-To-Top-Button/qaq-p/874039)**++

However, if you are on ++*Confluence Cloud, anchor macro is not available*++. For this to work, we can manually create the links to your headers.

The links to headers are the header title itself concatenated to the end of the page link. For example:
> * *My page link is <https://myinstance.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GS/pages/333333333/PARENT-00>*
> * *My page Name is ++PARENT-00++*
> * *My header title is ++HEADING ONE++*

The link to that specific heading (HEADING ONE) will be this:

<https://myinstance.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GS/pages/333333333/PARENT-00#HEADING-ONE>

You can manually create the anchor links to the headings by++*adding the # sign after the page link and typing out the heading title having each space in the title replaced with the -- symbol.*++

I hope this shines some light, Molly! Looking forward to your reply.
create a Jira list on page that is expandable with sub-tasks or links?
Asked by scott.fawcett:

I want to create a "dashboard" that provides the status of Jira tickets for a Design field (the field already exists). Basically, I want a list of tickets that meet my query criteria in the form:

* Parent 1
  * sub-task or linked issue
  * sub-task
  * sub-task
* Parent 2
  * sub-task
* Etc.

with all the appropriate fields, i.e. Key, Summary, Status, etc. All the stuff you can choose today in a Confluence macro.

What I'm looking at are Jira tickets (parent) where Design = Required...and I want an easy view to validate that a Design sub-task or linked issue actually exists (the Summary will contain "Design") before implementation starts. In most cases, but not all, the sub-task design will occur in the prior sprint (which is one thing I'm specifically looking for).

I can't find an easy view where I don't have to click multiple times, on multiple tickets, to confirm this.


Answers:
author: Petter Gon?alves
body: Hello Scott,

Thank you for reaching out.

Per your description, it seems you are trying to return a specific set of issues on your website, just like Jira macro can do in Confluence pages. Is that correct?

If that's what you want, I'm afraid Jira does not have such functionality yet, however, we do agree with you that this would be a useful functionality.

That being said, we created the following feature request to get such functionality:

[Ability to embed a Jira Issue Filter to an external site](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-73476)

Feel free to vote and watch the suggestion to increase its priority and also receive notifications about any updates.

The best workaround we can provide you right now would be to add the Filter results gadget with the issues you want and embed it on your website. These would be the steps:

1 - Create a filter with the issues you want to display

2 - Navigate to your dashboard \> Add the Filter results gadget, configuring it with the filter you created in step 1

3 - Follow the documentation below to properly add the gadget to your site:

[Adding an Atlassian Gadget to iGoogle and Other Web Sites](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/GADGETS/Adding+an+Atlassian+Gadget+to+iGoogle+and+Other+Web+Sites)
> P.S: In principle, you should be able to add Atlassian gadgets to iGoogle, Gmail and other external sites that support OpenSocial gadgets. However, these external integrations are experimental at this stage and we have encountered problems with them. Please do have fun playing around with them, but be aware that Atlassian does not support the use of Atlassian gadgets on iGoogle, Gmail or other external web sites. See the detailed section on [gadget limitations](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/GADGETS/Adding+an+Atlassian+Gadget+to+iGoogle+and+Other+Web+Sites#AddinganAtlassianGadgettoiGoogleandOtherWebSites-limitations).

Let us know if you have any questions.


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confluence-cloud

jira
Add External Images
Asked by Molly Elmes:

In the old version I used to be able to click the link button and paste a URL. The URL was a image permalink from MyBalsamiq. The image was shown in my requirements and was updated as I updated the mockup in balsamiq.

Does this functionality still exist? I have been pasting the image permalink directly into the requirements as is, but then the image doesn't show. It's nice to be able to see the image while reading without having to open another window to view the image.

Please help! Thank you!


Answers:
author: tim
body: Being able to point to external images sure would be nice...


author: Julien Bonastre
body: This markdown app looked good on the surface, but somehow I am gettin http404's trying to reach our CI badges in Github.. weird....


author: morgan
body: Not ideal but it works.

You will need the to install **Render Markdown** app located here [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1212654/render-markdown?hosting=cloud\&tab=overview](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1212654/render-markdown?hosting=cloud&tab=overview "Render Markdown")

**It is Free**

New Markdown Components from list of options.

![Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.36.12 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142525iD4A2F32346B2D467/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.36.12 AM.png")

Embed your Markdown image:  

![Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.40.55 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142526i93FB45C90F512636/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.40.55 AM.png")

Click Insert

In edit mode it will look like:

![Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.41.19 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142527iFB784AFED3E68786/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.41.19 AM.png")

In Preview/Publish mode it will look like:

![Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.41.35 AM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142528iCBF5AFA1B5719718/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2021-05-05 at 9.41.35 AM.png")


author: Shannon S
body: Hello Molly,

Thank you for contacting us about this.

There's a feature request below to be able to include externally hosted images on a page in the new editor:

* [CONFCLOUD-65749](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65749) *Ability to add Images from web in the new editor*

In the meantime, you can copy the image from MyBalsamiq and paste it into the page, or download the image to your desktop and attach it that way. Keep in mind that updates done on MyBalsamiq won't be pushed to the Confluence page.

Let me know if you have any questions about that.

Regards,

Shannon


Tags: confluence-cloud
How to set users with the ability to edit pages but not create ?
Asked by ozizi:

My goal is to set users to be able to Edit pages but not to add them.

What I've tried and it didn't work :

- Set user Page Add as off at the space level.

- Give the user access to the page (and it's parent) to View and Edit.

![PageAccess.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/76948i66DB722EF60AEB22/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "PageAccess.PNG")

Other symptom : when I give the user access to Add an Delete the pages in the space then he is able to edit the page but he is also able to create the page which is what I don't want.

Is there something I'm doing wrong here ?


Answers:
author: Andreas Purde
body: To my knowledge you can't. On the space level edit and create are combined. On the level you can restrict editing but not create.

You can use our app [Edit Permission Inheritance](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221313/edit-permission-inheritance?hosting=server&tab=overview) which allows what you need.

Kind regards

Andreas


author: brbojorque
body: You should look into Confluence page restrictions.

Go to the page and look for the lock icon on the top near the title.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/page-restrictions-139414.html>

comments: author: ozizi
body: Doesn't solve the issue above : Can edit but can't create (a page).


Tags: confluence-server

server
New Draw.io diagram randomly displayed on Confluence page, not where the cursor is.
Asked by MadelineBarr:

We are using Confluence Server 6.15.7 with the Draw.io Confluence Plugin (App) 8.4.0

Sometimes when a new Draw.io diagram in inserted into a confluence page, the diagram doesn't appear where the cursor is but is inserted randomly on the page. The diagram then has to be moved to the intended spot. This is particularly irritating when you have multiple diagrams on one Confluence page.

We can reproduce the issue but not consistently. In most cases, when we have this happen, there is a Heading 1, followed by the status lozenge and then the Draw.io diagram. Not sure if the macros that come before the diagram have anything to do with the issue, but it's just happens to be what was in our page when the issue happens.

Has anyone else had this issue or can you recreate it? Ideas?

Thanks


Answers:
author: Marija Radovic
body: Hi,

If you repeat all the steps in another browser and Incognito mode, is a diagram displayed where the cursor is, please?

Regards,

comments: author: MadelineBarr
body: That's a good question. Since I can't reproduce the issue consistently I was unable to test in all browsers.

What I can tell you is we had it occur in Safari on a Mac and in Chrome on a Windows PC.

I'll try again to reproduce the issue in other browsers and update the post if it happens again. I'll also check with the person who was running into the issue often. However, she's not using it as heavily anymore so it's probably a non-issue for her.

Thanks for your question.


author: David Benson _draw_io_
body: It's not something we've had reported. It's certainly worth updating the draw.io plugin, but I doubt that would help. The insertion point on the page is decided by Confluence prior to draw.io code being invoked. Have you tried other macro plugins instead of draw.io in the same scenario?

comments: author: MadelineBarr
body: Thanks for your reply, David. I figured it wasn't something reported because I can't find information on it anywhere.

We have not had any issues with the Atlassian macros, delivered or user-installed. As for the non-Atlassian, user-installed macro - we have one other and have not had any issues with it (or reported) but it is not as heavily used as Draw.io.

It's very possible it's a Confluence thing over an Draw.io thing but I really don't know. I was hoping either someone has heard of this before or someone would be able to confirm it happens to them as well, whether it be Draw.io or another macro.

I'm open to any ideas.


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draw.io

server