upgrade confluence from 5.1 to 5.8

[Angela Flanery]

 - any major changes I should be aware of from the end user perspective?

[Davin Studer · Accepted solution]

I would check out the 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 upgrade notes. There have been lots of changes.

5.2
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-2-upgrade-notes-338365678.html

5.3
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-3-upgrade-notes-389284515.html

5.4
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-4-upgrade-notes-416055872.html

5.5
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-5-upgrade-notes-435552950.html

5.6
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-6-upgrade-notes-648381544.html

5.7
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-7-upgrade-notes-692781383.html

5.8
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-5-8-upgrade-notes-744325378.html