How can I freeze column headers in the new Confluence Editor?

Question

Hi,

In the new Confluence Editor, how do you freeze header rows and columns? I have a table that has lots of columns which span outside of the viewing area on the right. When I scroll to the right to see these columns, I want the first column to stay put, so I can see what each line refers to. In the old editor you used to be able to do this by editing the Table Macro and setting n columns to freeze. I can't see this anywhere anymore. Help please!

Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_ · Answer

Hi @Alain Beaulieu,

Column freezing was never available in Confluence by default, only apps could provide this feature. But there is the sticky table header feature in Confluence.

Alain Beaulieu_gljghn · Answer

Thank you for the quick reply. My understanding is that this functionality existed in the old table editor but not in the new one and we must add and pay for a plugin now to restore the same functionality. That's not the best Atlassian move. Normally you want to remain backwards-compatible and improve on things rather than lose features, at least in my software development dimension of the universe.

Thanks Katerina!

Katerina Kovriga {Stiltsoft} · Answer

Hi @Alain Beaulieu ,

Try the Table Filter and Charts for Confluence app.

Here is an example of your wide table:

And here is the standard Confluence behaviour:

Let's wrap the table in the Filter from Table macro and freeze the first 2 columns (you can freeze rows as well):

And here is the result:

As you can see, we've scrolled to the end of the table but the first two columns remain frozen.