Community FiveByFive Round-up: July 2026
Hello Everyone!
Yes, it’s a day early this month. But, that is so that you all can capitalize on one more day of “Likes for Trees”! Now then, it’s time once again to take a look at everything that has happened in the past month! From major events, to product announcements, to amazing people providing great tips & best practices to help the Community, I guarantee there is something here for everyone. Let’s get started!
Announcements & Highlights:
As always, there are a TON of amazing things happening and here is just a small sample of all the great things you don’t want to miss out on!
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It feels fitting that first up, one of the Community's favorite annual traditions is back! Find out how every like you give can help make a real-world environmental impact and see how you can contribute to breaking this year's record.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Community-Kudos-Feedback/It-s-time-for-Likes-for-Trees-V-help-us-to-plant-more-trees-than/ba-p/3247653 -
Curious what's changed around the Atlassian Community lately? Catch up on the latest improvements, enhancements, and behind-the-scenes updates that make participating in the Community even better.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Community-Announcements-articles/Community-release-notes-for-July-01-2026/ba-p/3255825 -
Ready to put your AI skills to the test? Learn how this new Rovo challenge lets you earn badges, collect Kudos, and discover practical ways to work more effectively with AI.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Rovo-articles/What-is-Go-AI-Native-with-Rovo-Badges-Kudos-Challenge/ba-p/3240804 -
Atlassian is evolving its credential program to better reflect today's skills and career paths. Take a look at what's changing and what it could mean for current and future certification holders.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Training-Certification-articles/A-clearer-path-bigger-impact-Enhancing-Atlassian-credentials-for/ba-p/3261201 -
Finally, Join the celebration as @Teodora V _Warsaw Dynamics_ achieves the incredible milestone of reaching Community Level 10! It's a well-deserved recognition of years of helping all of us and making the Community a more welcoming place.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Community-Announcements-articles/From-Champion-to-Legend-Teodora-Reaches-Level-10/ba-p/3262339
Member Article Highlights:
As always, there are a TON of amazing articles written by many of your fellow community members. This is just a small sample of all the great content you don’t want to miss out on!
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First, every career has a story, and this one is filled with valuable lessons along the way. Read about @Viswanathan Ramachandran's Atlassian journey, the challenges they faced, and the experiences that shaped their path.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jobs-Careers-articles/Atlassian-Journey/ba-p/3255996 -
If you've ever found yourself wondering how Atlassian's growing collection of developer tools fit together, you're not alone. @Dr Valeri Colon _Connect Centric_ breaks down the differences and explains where each one shines.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Rovo-articles/Studio-Forge-MCP-TWG-Dev-CLI-what-s-the-difference-Champions/ba-p/3252941 -
Great support starts with great knowledge. @Martin Runge teaches us how Knowledge-Centered Service principles can help teams create better documentation, reduce repeated work, and deliver faster customer support.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/JSM-News-Discussions-articles/Making-Knowledge-Centered-Service-Real-in-Jira-Service/ba-p/3260791 -
AI is accelerating development, but it's also revealing challenges that have always existed. @Dave Rosenlund _Trundl_’s thought-provoking article explores where the real bottlenecks are—and what teams should focus on next.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Atlassian-AI-Rovo-articles/AI-Didn-t-Remove-the-SDLC-Bottleneck-It-Exposed-It/ba-p/3262449 -
Finally, thinking about taking the ACP-620 certification? Get firsthand insights into @Hari Krishna's preparation strategy, unexpected lessons, and practical advice to help you on your own certification journey.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/The-ACP-620-Journey-What-Worked-What-Surprised-Me-and-How-I/ba-p/3264506
New Features & Product Updates:
Want to keep up to date on all the cool things Atlassian has announced about their products? Be sure to read through these, then go check out all the others for your favorite product!
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First up, Atlassian is making it easier to connect services and assets while giving each its own dedicated experience. See how these updates help teams better manage infrastructure, dependencies, and service delivery.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Service-Management-articles/Services-Assets-One-source-of-truth-with-two-new-purpose-built/ba-p/3255620 -
Next, creating work in Jira is getting faster and more intuitive. Explore the redesigned experience and see how it helps teams spend less time navigating and more time getting work done.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/Introducing-the-new-streamlined-Create-experience-in-Jira/ba-p/3256211 -
Moving configuration changes between environments just became much simpler. Learn how the new Open Beta helps administrators safely promote changes from Sandbox into production. This one is personally exciting to me and I can’t wait to check it out!
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-Cloud-Admins-articles/Deploy-configuration-changes-from-Sandbox-now-in-Open-Beta/ba-p/3257493 -
Atlassian MCP v2 continues to expand with support for Whiteboards and Databases. Find out what these new capabilities unlock and how they can enhance AI-powered workflows.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-Whiteboards-articles/Whiteboards-and-Databases-Are-Now-Supported-in-Atlassian-MCP-v2/ba-p/3258701 -
Finally, content reviews are becoming a whole lot easier in Confluence. Check out the new approvals experience and see how it helps teams streamline reviews and confidently publish important content.
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-Cloud-Admins-articles/Approvals-in-Confluence-now-on-Open-Beta/ba-p/3260508
Trending discussions you should join:
Want to join in on some trending discussions? Be sure to check these out!
Automation Corner:
Looking for inspiration to optimize your processes? Check out some of the cool things people are doing with automation!
It’s hard to believe another month has already come and gone. Please be sure to stay healthy, stay safe and I’ll see you back here next month.
Take care!
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