Unable to edit Confluence macros — only Delete option visible in edit

[Akhila RAMANAN]

Observed Behavior

• Only the Delete button is visible for the macro.

• No Edit option is shown.

• The issue is consistent across different browsers.

• The issue still occurs in incognito mode.

• Clearing cache and refreshing the page does not resolve it.

Expected Behavior

When selecting a macro in the Confluence editor, the macro toolbar should display an Edit option so the macro configuration can be updated.

Macros Affected

Based on the page content, the issue may involve one or more of the following macros:

• Chart from Table

• Pivot Table

• Jira Data Center

Troubleshooting Already Performed

• Tested in different browsers

• Tested in incognito/private browsing mode

• Cleared browser cache

• Refreshed the page

Business Impact

This issue prevents updating or maintaining existing macro content on the page, which blocks page edits and may affect reporting or embedded data visibility.

Request

Please investigate whether this is caused by a Confluence Cloud editor bug, a permissions issue, or an incompatibility with the installed macro app version. Also advise whether there is a workaround to restore macro edit controls.

[Tomislav Tobijas · Accepted solution]

Hi @Akhila RAMANAN ,

As Fazila and Zulfkar suggested, I'd check with other users to see if they are experiencing the same thing. If you have an internal Atlassian/Confluence team (or just an IT department), I'd recommend reaching out to them 👈

I just checked two of our sites: in both cases, I can see the "Edit" button below the Jira Data Center macro.

In case the internal team cannot troubleshoot this, your Confluence admin can reach out to the official support team here: Atlassian Support

Hope you'll get this sorted soon 🤞

Cheers,
Tobi

[Akhila RAMANAN]

Hi @Tomislav Tobijas ,

I have checked with others from my team, even they are facing same issue
I will reach out to support team,

Thanks

[Fazila Ashraf]

Hi @Akhila RAMANAN 

Both the charts macro (except jira dc one) you mentioned are from external app, could you verify whether the app is ok and only it's macros are impacted?

What about other simple confluence built in macros?

Are other users also face the same issue in your site?

[Zulfkar Ali]

This sounds like a permissions or editor-mode issue rather than a macro problem itself. Have you checked whether the same macros can be edited by another user on the page?