youngmon/atlassian-qna huggingface dataset:
How can I add space name to updates in the Confluence dashboard?
Asked by Frank Kuziomko:

Currently, dashboard updates only show the following information:

* title of page updated
* user who made the update
* time of update

How can I modify this to also include the name of the space containing the page.


Answers:
author: Sam Hall
body: We've been using a block of custom Javascript to do this for a long time. I'm looking for a better option now as I'm sick of maintaining this hack. See details here... <https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/149261>

It seems there have been a few changes since I last looked at this. For the old dashboard, the logic which could support this is contained within the recently-updated-dashboard macro. You can embed that Macro in a page and open the Macro browser to see the available options. No where is there an option to display the space name, which is a shame as the effort to add that support to the Macro would be minimal. The new one works a bit different, there is no macro reference in the global layout. I'm guessing the old dashboard is not going to get any love now, so any hopes of a configuration option is dead and burried.

I've tracked down the actual file with the template on the file system this time for the new dashboard. It exists within Confluence Dashboard Plugin. If you are hosting your own Confluence 5.10.4, you can find that plugin here... confluence/WEB-INF/atlassian-bundled-plugins/confluence-dashboard-1.0.39.jar

Editing this seems a better option than the javascript hack I've been using in the past. It'll still have to be maintained on every upgrade though. Shutdown Confluence, keep a backup of the jar somewhere (in another directory) and rename the file with a .zip extension. Extract it if need be. Edit the logic which is at the end of templates/modules/stream-item/stream-item-template.soy to include an entry with spaceName, e.g.

```
...            &lt;span class="update-item-title"&gt;{$changeItem.html |noAutoescape}&lt;/span&gt;            {if $changeItem.spaceName}                &lt;br/&gt;&lt;span class="update-item-date"&gt;{$changeItem.spaceName}&lt;/span&gt;            {/if}...
```

<br />

Zip it back up, ensuring the structure is the same. Rename it and replace it where it was originally then restart confluence. You'll need to to a hard refresh in the browser to notice the change.

My plan now is to disable the Opt-Out button on the new dashboard, but if you want to maintain the old dashboard, a similar approach should work on the file called confluence-dashboard-macros-5.10.4.jar too.


author: Olivier Delvigne
body: I would also like to do the same, I have not found yet
What To Consider When Using Confluence As An Intranet?
Asked by JD Noe:

Out of the box, Confluence doesn't really look like an intranet. I'm hoping the community can assist me in identifying what I need to consider when using Confluence as an intranet. Also looking for add-on recommendation for themes and other intranet features like employee directory, department/team calendars, etc . . .

Thanks,


Answers:
author: Bill Napper
body: I'm currently researching this exact subject, and the first hurdle I'm running into is user licensing/management.

Users are NOT cut and dry when it comes to using Confluence as an intranet. For example, some users will be full typical Confluence users, some will be intranet "department site managers/content creator" users, and many will simply be "read-only" users. I'm not finding that Atlassian or the add-on marketplace is accommodating an affordable "read-only" user. In other words, so far I'm seeing they expect you to pay the same price for "read-only" users as you do for full feature users. This isn't a model that works and, in my opinion, will stand in the way for Confluence achieving its full potential as an intranet. There may be some "creative work-arounds", but I doubt either side will be happy with the techniques.

In regards to Confluence Intranet related add-ons, don't forget to check version compatibility. There aren't that many intranet add-on options and when you factor in that the add-on must work with your current Confluence version it really narrows the field. As of the time of this post, Brikit Theme Press appears to be the most serious contender.

I'm still in research mode and hope to find a way to make this work. Please continue to share your Confluence Intranet research and I'll do the same.


author: William Zanchet [Atlassian]
body: Hello there,

<br />

Not sure if you had to chance to take a look, but there's some good thread about it here:

<https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/32533954>

Adding your thoughts there, could be helpful.

Cheers,

WZ
Strategy For Managing Users For Confluence Intranet?
Asked by Bill Napper:

I'm considering using Confluence for our company intranet. One of the first things I need to figure out is how to manage users that will be *read only* . We currently have a server license for 100 users and we'll need to upgrade our license to *accommodate approximately 200 users that will actively add/manage content on the Intranet.* The other *1000 users will simply need read only permissions* . **I'm hoping there is a way around having to pay for 1200 confluence users when 1000 will be read only.** I read up on "Anonymous Users" and while this user type would work for all internal intranet access, *obviously we can't have anonymous users external accessing a company intranet.*

So, I'm wondering if anyone has a user management strategy for a confluence intranet? If you have any ideas or suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated!


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: I'm afraid they either have to be anonymous (no licence) or logged in (taking up a licence).

There are some tricks you can think about - firewalling off the intranet from external access is a popular one, or proxying, so that people log into your proxy, but not Confluence so they remain anonymous.


author: JD Noe
body: I'm wondering why you couldn't create one master user, with read only permissions, and have everyone login with that user. I did a basic test and it appears that a user can be logged in simultaneously, as long as it's on different browsers. According to this test, theoretically, 1000 people using the same user account, on different browsers, could all be navigating and reading content simultaneously.

Of course, you wouldn't be able to collect granular analytics at the user level, so maybe even consider using department level global user accounts . . . providing there is room in your user license. Still not ideal, but maybe functional/affordable enough?
Error 404 after create page
Asked by Artur Ulmer:

I get an error 404 after create an Page on the client-site. If I create a page on my ubuntu server it works fine. can anybody help me please ?

No i dont use a proxy. The page url is omn both sites (client and server the same). i cant understand the problem. The icons in the section area are damaged on the client site. After i create a page as a client i get an error 404. But if i go to my ubuntu client and open the section. then it works on the client to. sorry for my english L?cheln :)

I solve the problem. The reaason is to change the server base url into the dns-name or ip.


Answers:
author: Artur Ulmer
body: Hello, thank you for youre answer. in Chrome i get the following error ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED. I tried it in chrome, internet explorer and firefox. In all browsers icons are damaged. and for new pages comes the error site is not reachable. Maybe i have to change some permissions but i try it with the admin user.

<br />

any idea :smile: ?


author: Yagnesh Bhat
body: What does the 404 message say exactly? That can help to troubleshoot.

Secondly, if the icons in the section area are damaged at the client site, maybe there are browser compatibility issues, or maybe that the javascript isnt enabled in the browser.

Also, you might need to check if you are using the right login credentials and if you have appropriate permissions to create the page.

These are some of the possibilities I can think of.


author: rrudnicki
body: Hi Artur,

Could you give us more details? Are you using some kind of proxy? The page URL created on your ubuntu and on the client-site are the same?

Regards,

Renato Rudnicki


Tags: confluence-administration
if am changing only one spelling in a wiki page but in version comparison it is showing so many fomating change .Why?
Asked by Rachita Srivastava:


Answers:
author: Rachita Srivastava
body: thanks Bruno

but my concern was only related to blue color , i know the color difference but the problem is that no one else is editing the page other than me.


author: Bruno Raymundo
body: Hi Rachita,

The page history will show different colors for each type of modification done, i.e.: green when something is added, red when something is removed and blue when the formatting has changed. You can use this to identify what exactly has changed.

It could also be the case that several people are working on the same page, and all changes are then compared.

Can you please check?

Regards,

Bruno


Tags: development
Confluence Space Permissioning not allowing non-confluence groups
Asked by Jesse Penning:

Hi all.

I am trying to give a client, for a specific project, access to that projects space Only. I assigned that group under that space to be able to view, add pages, and 1 or 2 others, however when they log into our Jira, and click on the shared link, they get an access denied page. How do I give groups that do not have full confluence access, the ability to view specific spaces?


Answers:
author: Luiz Maia
body: Hi Jesse,

Seems that this is happening because the group has permission to view the space, but doesn't have the permission to use Confluence. You'll need to grant this group the "can use" permission on the Global Permissions page.

Thanks.

Regards,  
LM


author: Rodrigo Girardi Adami
body: Hi Jesse,

Complementing Luiz's answer above. Confluence has a permissive security type, which means that first you allow the users to access everything and then you block their access to specific parts of Confluence.

The way you are trying to configure would be a strict one and allow the access of specific users to only some parts of Confluence.

In order to achieve this, you must allow this user to use confluence (create a group that does not have access to any space in confluence admin -\> global permissions) and grant can use permission to this group and the should be placed inside.

After that you need to restrict the page of some space just to this specific user and just him will be able to see the page.

Cheers,

Rodrigo


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Customized first page
Asked by Gregory Chandler:

In Confluence online the users first page has changed without no notice....

All of my users are now complaining and upset.....

Please restore or tell me how to change it back.

PLEASE!!!!!!!!


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: One of your administrators has changed it (probably by accident)

See <https://confluence.atlassian.com/confcloud/configuring-the-site-home-page-724765517.html>


author: Adrien Ragot 2
body: It may be the new Dashboard. It was published for Confluence 5.9 Server on 24th Nov 2015 ([see all details here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-9-release-notes-785333580.html)) - So Atlassian is probably upgrading it on all Cloud instances too.

Nic is right: If you had a custom dashboard (the dashboard can be redirected to the home page of a space), you can just use his link to restore the setting.


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Spaces - Recent Spaces not showing
Asked by Julius Gaismayer:

When looking at the top level navigation I always could use "Spaces-Recent Spaces" and/or "Spaces-Space Directory" for quick navigation.

Today I cleaned up the spaces, deleted some of them and moved pages between several spaces. And then: suddenly the menue is not popping up any more. The button "Spaces" is still there, but when I click it, nothing happenes (though a little shadow is visible, but no entries in the menu).

Tested with InternetExplorer, Firefox, Chrome on 2 different computes

When I log in with any other user (my colleagues), the menue works fine.

Any suggestion?

Many thanks - Julius


Answers:
author: William Zanchet [Atlassian]
body: Hello Julius,  

It seems that you're a Cloud customer, if yes, Luiz's approach won't work, because you don't have access to it. So I'd suggest you to create a support ticket in our <https://support.atlassian.com> that way our team should be able to help you.

Cheers,  
WZ


author: Luiz Maia
body: Hi Julius,

This is probably happening because the index has not been updated.

I suggest you first try to run a [Content Reindex](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/content-index-administration-148844.html) and in case the issue persist, perform a [rebuild of all index from scratch](https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/How+to+rebuild+the+content+indexes+from+scratch).

Thanks!

Regards,  
LM


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Where is the Mail Servers menu option?
Asked by Son Dang:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Configuring a Server for Outgoing Mail](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=151078)*

I followed the instructions to go into the General Configuration area, but I do not see Mail Server anywhere on the left side menu. Perhaps this is a bug caused by my having restored a backup of my Atlassian Cloud trial account?

Edit: I am using Confluence Server.


Answers:
author: Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
body: Setting up and changing mail servers is a restricted function on Cloud - you can't do it.


Tags: email
Why confluence email 'View page' link times out
Asked by Hilary Boyce:

One of our staff has complained to us that the Visit page' link in an email about wiki content update has given him an error message. It appears to have expired.

Why should such a link have a limited life? The page in question is still there and my user was logged in and had rights to see it. If these links need to be time limited why doesn't the documentation about these notifications say it is time-limited (and why)?

confluence-visit-page-expired.png  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Why-confluence-email-View-page-link-times-out/qaq-p/185279?attachment-id=11492){#link_1187a1fc61389e}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/31051/1/confluence-visit-page-expired.png){#display_1187a1fc61389e_0}


Answers:
author: Rodrigo Silva
body: Hi Hilary, I believe this happens or due the browser in use or if the page content is too large.

Please make sure the user is navigating through a supported browser:

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/supported-browsers-744721663.html>

In case issue persists, please open a ticket to our support!:smile:

Cheers,

Rodrigo Silva \| Cloud


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud
Excel alternative?
Asked by Michael Burkert:

Hello Atlassian,

Are there any solutions from Atlassian, so replace Excel?

Save data in specific columns (=fields):

* In JIRA !
* In Confuence? (any possibilities?)

Work with data filter like in Excel:

* see Question: 01/Dec/15 12:01 Michael Burkert // Taiwo Akindele \[Atlassian\] (01/Dec/15 11:19 AM)

We want such a thing like a knowledge database

and a comfortable GUI to work with.

Any Solutions with Atlassian products?

Thank you.

Regards,

Michael


Answers:
author: Yagnesh Bhat
body: <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/Addteq.Excellentable/server/overview>


author: Midori
body: Try [Spreadsheets for Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.valiantys.spreadsheets/cloud/overview).


Tags: ms-excel
Saving fails after choosing an older revision
Asked by roman_baeriswyl:

Hi

I had following scenario: Page Rev. 2 / Drawing Rev. 1

I then edited the Drawing which lead to Drawing Rev. 2 and did not save the Page (discarded it). So the Page still pointed to the Drawing Rev. 1. Unfortunately, I do not see a way to choose the Revision of a Drawing a page should display. So I tried to go back into the drawing (with edit) and it was still like Rev 1. So i switched to Rev 2. to get back my recent changes and wanted to save it. I then got the error "Saving failed". All I can do is edit the Revision 1 again to get a new revision and not to forget to save the page. Is there any fix for this planned? Additionally, is there any way to choose the Revision of a drawing that should be displayed for a page? That would have fixed that issue.

Thanks for your help.


Answers:
author: Boris
body: We're investigating the issue but we need a couple of things from you :

* Confluence version
* draw.io plugin version
* browser version
* browser console output and server logs (if possible)

Can you repeat the issue every time or is it just specific to that one diagram?

Currently, we don't allow manually setting diagram revisions but it's a feature we might implement if there's enough demand.

comments: author: roman_baeriswyl
body: Confluence 5.9.1

draw.io 5.2.2.0 (Trial, first installation)

Chrome 46.0.2490.86 m

In the browser console I get http://xxx:8090/rest/drawio/1.0/diagram/crud/Untitled%20Diagram/786437 500 (Internal Server Error). What is strange to me is that it's called "Untitled Diagram", because I gave it a name. I possibly renamed it, maybe that can lead to issues? What server logs would help you?

I tried to reproduce it with a new drawing but there it worked correctly. But I can still reproduce it with this existing drawing.


author: Boris
body: Renaming the attachment is not the part of the normal workflow. The macro on your confluence page references the attachment by its name. Renaming the attachment would make it impossible to reference it.


Tags: addon-com.mxgraph.confluence.plugins.diagramly

confluence-administration
Changing the index page for public access (first time access)
Asked by Lars Swart:

Hi,

If a users opens confuence the first time, he sees a page with a video from atlassian, and a tour.

How (where) can i customize these page?  
[](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Changing-the-index-page-for-public-access-first-time-access/qaq-p/359608?attachment-id=10066){#link_1187a24c9fc134}  
[](/tnckb94959/attachments/tnckb94959/confluence-questions/60811/1/index_anonym.jpg){#display_1187a24c9fc134_0}


Answers:
author: Lars Swart
body: I found a way to change the video that shows up when a new users logs into confluence.

* Copy this plugin file from your server

**\\Confluence\\confluence\\WEB-INF\\atlassian-bundled-plugins\\confluence-onboarding-1.5.12.jar**

* change the .jar into .zip and extract it

* go to

**onboarding\\modules\\intro**

* changes must be made in the following two files

**intro-video-sequence.js**

**intro-video-sequence-min.js**

* Search:

YouTubePlayer.embedVideo("grow-intro-video-placeholder", "**09CuRQoJzB8**", { width: 560, height:315, autoplay: 0, hl: User.getUserLocale()});

* The?09CuRQoJzB8" is the YouTube ID of the Atlassian Video

* URL of the new video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIe4NRrrYmA>
* Change the ID in the sourcode to your ID (e.g. [KIe4NRrrYmA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIe4NRrrYmA))
* Zip the complete filetree, change the format back to .jar and upload it to your server  

* After a reboot your new users will see your video instead of the Atlassian Video.


Tags: confluence-administration
Does Instant Website provide page-tree navigation and search?
Asked by Dave O'Brien:

I'm planning to publish documentation (with chapters and sections in those chapters) using Confluence. I also need a decent mobile view (which Confluence 5.x does a poor job of).

Does Instant Website provide a way for visitors to navigate using the page tree, breadcrumbs, or search? (This question applies to both desktop and mobile views.)

From the examples I've seen, I can't figure out how the navigation works in IW.

Thanks!


Answers:
author: Nick Muldoon
body: Hi Dave, thanks for the feedback!

Just a quick update. We've released the documentation theme for preview. We are actively testing on [docs.arijea.com](http://docs.arijea.com/) now and welcome your feedback.

Please note that it does not yet have the animation you saw in the earlier mockup.

Also, search and mobile are both on the backlog.

Thanks Dave, have a good week,  
Nick


author: Dave O'Brien
body: Hi Nicholas, thanks for the quick reply.  

Just tried your prototype, and yes, this is what I had in mind. Ideally the  
current location would be auto-expanded and visually highlighted.  

A search box above the page tree would also be good, if possible.  

The biggest problem with Confluence right now is their mobile view, because  
their hamburger menu doesn't show the page tree, and they don't show a  
breadcrumb either. If your mobile view could collapse the page tree to a  
hamburger menu, that would be great. (There are several JS libraries and  
code snippets that do this already.)  

Hope this helps. Cheers!


author: Nick Muldoon
body: Hi Dave,

Thanks for the query!

We've been working on navigation this week. One of the shortcomings that our early customers flagged was that we didn't provide deep enough navigation.

If you're keen to provide some feedback on the navigation and shape how Instant Websites evolves please take a look at this mockup and email me ([nick@arijea.com](mailto:nick@arijea.com)) your thoughts:

<https://output.jsbin.com/bayeco>

Thanks Dave, have a great day.  

Regards,  
Nicholas Muldoon  
Arijea


Tags: cloud

confluence-cloud

instant-website

jira
Is it possible to create a template page daily in a particular space as scheduled job?
Asked by Morgan Thunder:

*This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: [Scheduled Jobs](https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=96567525)*

I'm wondering if there is a way to use Scheduled Jobs to automatically create a daily-standup notes page for folks to fill in. If not, is there an alternative to buying a Command Line Interface plugin and creating a cron to do the job?


Answers:
author: Midori
body: If you want to save the license fee of the CLI add-on, you could very easily implement this:

1. Use a single call to the REST API to create a page (see the [doc page](https://developer.atlassian.com/confdev/confluence-rest-api/confluence-rest-api-examples)):

   ```
   curl -u admin:admin -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d'{"type":"page","title":"new page","space":{"key":"TST"},"body":{"storage":{"value":"&lt;p&gt;This is a new page&lt;/p&gt;","representation":"storage"}}}' http://localhost:8080/confluence/rest/api/content/ | python -mjson.tool
   ```

2. When it is running stable, schedule this via [crontab](http://www.computerhope.com/unix/ucrontab.htm) or the native scheduler of your OS.

Should be dead simple.

comments: author: Morgan Thunder
body: Thank you - this sounds very hopeful! Do you know of a way to reference the current date in the page title? So that it wouldn't overwrite the previous one each time it is created? Also do you think there would be a way to create a new page with content from an existing template using this method?


author: Fabio Racobaldo _Herzum_
body: Hi Morgan,

You can develop your own confluence plugin that implements a job module (<https://developer.atlassian.com/confdev/confluence-plugin-guide/confluence-plugin-module-types/job-module>).

At this time there's no plugin that provides this feature.

Regards,

Fabio


Tags: page

schedule