May I please know what is the maximum number of macros we can use in one space.

Question

Hi,

Recently we are facing some performance issues like slowness while loading the page and Rendering. I believe it is because of the excessive use of macros, We have 1000s of macros being used in our space. 
I would like to know if there is any limit on number of macros should be used within one page or space? 
Also what can we do to have better experience while using confluence.

Thanks,
Dipali

Radek Dostál · Answer

I can make you a page with 1000 macros and it will work fine.

I can also make you a page with 1 macro that will crash the instance after half an hour of loading.

It depends. Keep in mind that pages are also cached - meaning that if you open a page, and it's a miss, it'll take longer for it to load, but subsequent loads should be quick enough or some time.

You can always copy a page and start cutting things out of it to determine what's making it jittery.

There's no number, and too many aspects to consider. Common sense is the best way, don't make pages that are novels, split and link what you can. I've seen some folks make a page with tens of thousands of rows in a table act all surprised that the page is unresponsive. It's a documentation tool for the most part, not a database.

Roma Bubyakin _Wombats Corp_ · Answer

Hi Dipali,

First of all, there is no exact recommendation on the topic.

Secondly, I believe that thing could be improved. But performance issue should be investigated and localized first.

Is it 3rd party macros or User Macros? (can you manage it or have to call a vendor)

Is it thousands of just several typical macros? What each of them do? (find a bottleneck and possible solution)

Does performance affect new clean page? In new clean space? (If yes, it might be not macros related)

Performance topics required some dedication for fixing, as usaul.

Regards, Roman from Wombats Corp