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How do I insert an image into a Global Tempate?

Dallas Devam_ficsch

How is this possible? Why is there no simple Insert Image in the Global Template editor in confluence?

Accepted answers

Dee

Hi Dallas,

Your question got me thinking! I did a little test on Confluence Server and found the following:

Whilst you can't attach an image to a global template
You can include an image that is attached somewhere else in confluence

Screen Shot 2019-07-25 at 8.41.23 am.png Screen Shot 2019-07-25 at 8.42.00 am.png

I also discovered a little bonus feature (or bug, you decide)

You can upload a new version the image directly to one page created from the template and it alters it for every page created with that template.

I changed myself into a fleur-de-lis!

Screen Shot 2019-07-25 at 9.00.30 am.png

Dallas Devam_ficsch

I found a work around for confluence cloud!!!

Create a new User and upload your image as the user profile image;

Then the Template will allow you to insert Confluence Content>User Profile Image

screenshot-cropsify.atlassian.net-2019.07.24-17-36-15.png

Dave LIAO

On Confluence Cloud, you can use the Excerpt and Excerpt Include macros to get around this.

Make a separate page. On that page, add the image you want to put in the template.
Place the image in an Excerpt macro.
On your global template, use an "Excerpt Include" macro, then pull the page from step 1.

I just confirmed this in my Confluence Cloud instance, to add an image to my Announcement widget on my dashboard.

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George de los Santos

I do not believe that this functionality exists for security issues.

Dee

Hi Dallas,

Your question got me thinking! I did a little test on Confluence Server and found the following:

Whilst you can't attach an image to a global template
You can include an image that is attached somewhere else in confluence

Screen Shot 2019-07-25 at 8.41.23 am.png Screen Shot 2019-07-25 at 8.42.00 am.png

I also discovered a little bonus feature (or bug, you decide)

You can upload a new version the image directly to one page created from the template and it alters it for every page created with that template.

I changed myself into a fleur-de-lis!

Screen Shot 2019-07-25 at 9.00.30 am.png

Dallas Devam_ficsch

I'm using confluence cloud and don't see the insert files button in templates.

screenshot-cropsify.atlassian.net-2019.07.24-17-09-34.png

Dallas Devam_ficsch

I found a work around for confluence cloud!!!

Create a new User and upload your image as the user profile image;

Then the Template will allow you to insert Confluence Content>User Profile Image

screenshot-cropsify.atlassian.net-2019.07.24-17-36-15.png

Dee

Not gonna lie.. this is a devilishly creative workaround!

Dallas Devam_ficsch

I want what I want and gonna get it how ever I gotta get it; muhahaa!

Dallas Devam_ficsch

I found bugs; the Public Picture image doesn't stick to a document Export to Word or Export to PDF.

And in the word .doc; tables are not formatted to the correct width/size. Confluence failed to include Table Property for Table Size Percent xx

Dave LIAO

On Confluence Cloud, you can use the Excerpt and Excerpt Include macros to get around this.

Make a separate page. On that page, add the image you want to put in the template.
Place the image in an Excerpt macro.
On your global template, use an "Excerpt Include" macro, then pull the page from step 1.

I just confirmed this in my Confluence Cloud instance, to add an image to my Announcement widget on my dashboard.

M_ Ludwig

Hi all,

unfortunately this solution does not work in cloud.

Error is:

Error rendering macro 'excerpt-include' : No link could be created for '<pagename>'.