Include global CSS to space CSS

[Kirstin Seidel-Gebert]

Hi all,

I want to include the global Confluence CSS (defined in the Admin section) to the CSS of a space with

@import url("base.css");

That way, I don't have to maintain the global CSS twice and can focus on the elements that differ from the global CSS.

But where can I find this file on my Confluence instance? It must be somewhere in the filesystem?

Cheers,
Kirstin

[Bill Bailey]

Interesting thought. Use the inspect function of your browser to figure out the path of the global CSS file.

[Kirstin Seidel-Gebert]

It's a strange and very complex URL. I'd rather try uploading the CSS as an attachment.
Thanks,
Kirstin

[Bill Bailey]

You can take a look here, to see if you can identify the file:

/opt/atlassian/confluence/confluence/includes/css

[Kirstin Seidel-Gebert]

Sorry, Bill. Can't find it there.
I rather think it's stored in the database.

[Bill Bailey]

Then it is probably a generated style sheet, starting with something like LESS.

[Victor Mutambuki]

Kirstin,

Please see the documentation
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/styling-confluence-with-css-166528400.html

Also, take note of the areas in the documentation marked as NOTES.

victor

[Kirstin Seidel-Gebert]

Hi Victor,

I've read the pages you linked. What did you think of?
Is it a good idea to upload a CSS file as an attachment to a page and then include this file to both - the global stylesheet and the space stylesheet?

I'll try this next week.
Cheers,
Kirstin