Adding a subpage instantly with the new editor

Question

With the old editor, I could add a new page instantly with this way:

1. Enter [ character

2. Write the new page title X

3. Enter ] character

4. Click on X which opens a new page X

5. Fill the contents in X and click Publish

With the new editor, I cannot do that, and this is what I do which is less convenient.

1. Open a page B that is same to the current editing page

2. Click "Create" button in B

3. Write the new page title X and fill the contents

4. Click Publish

5. Go to the current editing page and press Ctrl-K and enter the page title X and add the URL link

What is the best practice way of adding a new page instantly on the current editing page?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Did you type it, or copy and paste?

I've had it fail when pasting it in.  Just typing

[bob]()

followed by a space, line feed, enter or a full-stop works fine for me.

imays76 · Answer

I tried as what you told me, including writing () too, but it does not change to a link.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Yes, but it's a pain in the neck, and Atlassian really ought to go back to the plain [] way of doing it.

Let's say you want to link to a page called "Charlie got their hard brackets wrong".  It doesn't matter if it exists or not, like with the old [] method.  Type in:

[Charlie got their hard brackets wrong]()

and move on - Confluence will replace your typing with the link you want.