New feature: Compact Mode and Max Width to support information-dense documentation
For years, we have heard how important it is for Confluence Cloud to support dense, structured documentation such as technical specs and run books that need to fit a lot of information on a single page.
Today, we’re excited to introduce Compact Mode and Max Width Pages: two new options that give you more control over information density and let you make better use of wide monitors.
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Compact Mode – a denser content mode with smaller font size and tighter line spacing
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Max Width – a new, much wider page width option to better support wide screens
These features are designed for teams who want to see more on screen at once, keep complex layouts intact, and feel confident bringing their most information‑dense documents to Confluence Cloud.
Compact Mode: more content on each page
What it does
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New page-level toggle (“Use compact density”) that applies smaller font size and tighter line spacing so more content fits on screen
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Designed to bring the density of text in the cloud editor closer to the legacy editor experience
Conversion behavior
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Pages converted from the legacy editor (manual or auto-convert) will automatically use Compact Mode by default. This will apply to pages converted after the feature was released. Pages converted before the feature was released will not be altered, but you can still manually apply compact mode to any page.
How to use it
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Edit a Confluence page or live doc in the cloud editor.
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Hover over the page title, select the option near the page width settings to use compact density.
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Review your content with compact density applied, then publish your changes.
What’s in this release
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✅ Page-level setting for compact density
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✅ Compact density automatically applied for converted legacy pages
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✅ Support for all page elements and some macros (Table of Contents, Legacy Content Macro, Excerpt, etc.)
What’s not included
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❌ Site/space-level defaults (if this is important to you, please vote on the CONFCLOUD suggestion)
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❌ Changes to bullet indentation, table padding
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❌ Compact support for all macros (if this is important to you, please vote on the CONFCLOUD suggestion)
Max Width Pages: make better use of wide monitors
What it does
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Adds a new Max page width option for wide and ultra‑wide screens
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Lets you better use wide monitors for large tables, multi-column layouts, and complex specs
Conversion behavior
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Coming soon: Pages converted from the legacy editor will automatically use the wider page width by default. This will apply to pages converted after the feature was released. Pages converted before the feature was released will not be altered, but you can still manually apply max width to any page.
‼️ Please note: This currently works for manually converted pages and some auto-converted pages. Over the next week, we will release an improvement for this to apply for all auto-converted pages as well.
How to use it
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Edit a Confluence page or live doc in the cloud editor.
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Hover over the page title, select the Adjust width dropdown.
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Choose Narrow, Wide, or Max to set the page width.
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Publish the page to apply the selected width.
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To set the default width for new pages across a site, go to General configuration in Confluence admin and update the setting: “Set the default page width for your users”.
What’s in this release
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✅ Page width options renamed: Fixed → Narrow, Full → Wide
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✅ New Max width option available as a site-level default (under General configuration → “Set the default page width for your users”)
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✅ New page-level Max width option
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✅ Max width applied by default for converted legacy pages (partially supported today, full support coming over the next week).
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Page elements will automatically expand to max width, including expands, code blocks, and tables for converted pages
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✅ Some macros and page elements that previously expanded with page width will automatically expand to Max width (Panels, Table of Content, Legacy Content Macro, etc.)
What’s not included
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❌ Changes to the existing width options themselves (they’re now labeled “narrow” and “wide”, but behavior is unchanged)
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❌ When changing page widths, page elements that don’t already automatically respond to page width (expands, code blocks, tables) will not automatically expand to Max width. These elements can still be manually resized.
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❌ Images and videos do not expand to Max width and can only be expanded to Wide (if this is important to you, please vote on the CONFCLOUD suggestion)
Provide Feedback
If you have questions or feedback, we’re here to help:
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To provide feedback directly:
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Vote or comment on related feature suggestions in jira.atlassian.com.
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Use the in-product feedback option in Confluence by clicking on ? in the header (next to your profile photo), selecting “Give Feedback,” and choosing “Editor” from the menu.
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For technical issues, open a support ticket so our team can properly track, troubleshoot, and provide updates on your case, so we can assist you more quickly than through Community discussions.
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