Table layout is incorrect

[anna_kiviharju]

What has happened to all of my tables in confluence, they used to look like in the image 1, and now they look like in the image 2 and the tables are practically useless.

[Tomislav Tobijas]

Hey @anna_kiviharju ,

Are you using embedded databases here? (so, not native tables) 
Or are you using some kind of third-party macros/apps for 'tables'?

I'm asking because there have been changes in how databases 'embed' on other content, such as pages. You can read more about that here: 🚀 What's New in Confluence Databases - Spring 2026 Feature Drop! 👀

Cheers,
Tobi

[anna_kiviharju]

I don't know what is third-party macro but that is Jira macro yes.

[Tomislav Tobijas]

I played around with different macros (incl. Page Properties report and such), and I think what @Laura Campbell mentioned is what you're seeing.

There's a difference between these two macros, and it might be that your old/legacy macro was automatically converted to the new one (or you can check page history to see if someone else may have edited it).

You can still manually recreate the old view by using Jira Legacy macro.

[anna_kiviharju]

Yes this is indeed what happened most likely! As I was just told by a colleague to try "Jira legacy" macro trick and it worked! Not ideal of course as this needs manual work but still good that I can get the old view back.

[Laura Campbell]

Hi @anna_kiviharju and welcome to Community.

You replied to Tobi that these are Jira macros, so not standard tables.

My guess is that the change in display is related to this https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-articles/The-Jira-Legacy-macro-is-becoming-the-Jira-Data-Center-macro/ba-p/3126599
The comments for that article talk about changes in scrolling behavior that might be what you're experiencing.

[Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_]

Hi @anna_kiviharju ,

in addition to @Tomislav Tobijas answer, if you are on a simple table in confluence (not database) what happens if you try to resize your table?

Fabio

[Mia Tamm _Simpleasyty_]

Hi @anna_kiviharju,

Thanks for sharing the screenshots. Before digging deeper into whether this is related to native tables, Databases, or a recent Confluence change, could you share a bit more about what you’re trying to achieve with these tables?

For example:

• Are these tables mainly used for reporting, documentation, or test management?
• What is the biggest issue right now: readability, column widths, missing responsiveness, exporting, etc.?
• Do you need the tables to stay visually formatted, or is the data structure/searchability more important?

This would help the community suggest the best workaround or alternative solution, especially since Confluence now has several different table/database experiences that can behave differently.

Also, if possible:

• let us know whether the tables are editable directly on the page
• and whether the issue started after a recent Confluence update

That additional context will help narrow it down 🙂

— Mia Tamm