Veronika Chachkova I Stiltsoft Atlassian Partner

Hi, @Ruud Kluit @James Gamble is right, it seems that native Confluence automation has a limitation here: the available smart values don't expose values from a Page Properties macro as <span>{{page.properties.<property>}}</span>. So using native features to dynamically create a label based on a Page Properties value…

Hi @Anna Wilson I totally get the pain 🙏 I think that the best way to keep Confluence pages under control is to use a combination of native Confluence features and third-party apps. On the native side, I’d look at page owners, page status, content properties, and scheduled reminders workflows (for example, through a…

Hi @Stephen Ellwood ! I get the struggle... There are so many limitations associated with Page Properties, but it's still a tool that could work wonders. Actually, the combination of Handy Macros (interactive statuses, timestamps, interactive dates, etc) and Table Filter (including Table Transformer) complement each other…

Hi @Viswanathan Ramachandran In my opinion, the more transparent and structured the companies' processes are, the more user-friendly and structured their Confluence is. Nevertheless, there are usually many teams that use the same instance with tens or even hundreds of different spaces, in addition to each team having its…

Hi @Rik Kochuyt ! As @Gabriela - LeanZero mentioned earlier, it seems PPR could be used to solve this case. We use Page Properties Report + Handy Macros, for example, to create a knowledge base overview. In case you use Handy Macros, your report can look similar to this, including different dropdowns/statuses, last edited…

@Mia Tamm _Simpleasyty_ , yes, the context is essential! That's why we still see a lot of value in page-based metadata. It's actually difficult for us to comment on database adoption, as Confluence databases don't currently support third-party macros. Sadly, we don't have visibility into how our customers use them or…

Hi, @Mia Tamm _Simpleasyty_! 👋 We're still big users of Page Properties Report + Handy Macros for documentation-driven workflows. PPR works best when each item has its own Confluence page (for example, requirements, knowledge base articles, project documentation, process pages, decision logs...) We use Handy Status…

Hello @Anne Hildebrand Thanks for bringing this up! We noticed that during the past week there were a few days when Atlassian experienced indexing delays, which meant that Handy Page Status couldn't retrieve page information immediately. As a result, the Page Status Report may not have reflected updates right away. In…

Hi @Arkadiusz Wroblewski Thank you for recommending Smart Attachments! Hi @Adesh Kokate It seems like Smart Attachments could be a good fit for you. It lets you see who uploaded attachments and organize them by uploader or date; structure and filter files with labels for easier reporting; manage attachments across issues…

Great overview of why attachments can become a headache at scale... Nice post, @Lucas_DevSamurai_! I want to briefly describe how we handle it at Stiltsoft. One thing that can really help with organizing attachments across a large Jira instance is using an attachment‑management app like Smart Attachments for Jira. It gives…

Hi, @Elikplim Dornor As some of the previous users mentioned, right now the native Page Status (shown in the page header) isn’t exposed as a field that Page Properties or Page Properties Report can reference. This is a current limitation in Atlassian Confluence. Alternative: instead of Page Properties reporting, you can…

Hi @Sharad Dadarao Chate Thank you for recommending Smart Attachments for Jira! Hi @Suraj Pawar I hope you will find a solution to your problem ASAP 🙏 In case you are interested in seeing Smart Attachments in action, please don't hesitate to book a quick live demo or get an overview of the app on our website. Cheers…

Hi @Staffan Redelius Thank you for recommending Smart Attachments 🙏 @Sharad Dadarao Chate , if you need to walk you through a quick live demo to understand whether Smart Attachments suits your needs, feel free to book a meeting. Cheers, Veronika from Stiltsoft

@Shrila Senthil no worries, we also have Handy Macros for DC version. And of course you can get a free trial version up to 30 days, no strings attached 🙌 Have a wonderful weekend, Veronika 

Hi @Shrila Senthil Looks like @Vishalakshi Narayana Swamy is right, and Handy Macros could be what you need. If you decide to explore our app, feel free to reach out, we’re always happy to help. Please drop any questions here or contact us directly at support@stiltsoft.com. We can also set up a quick demo to walk you…

These are excellent points in keeping your Confluence space tidy! I would also suggest using Handy Page Status + Page Status Report if you have the Handy Macros app. The Page Status Report in Handy Macros for Confluence gives you a clear overview of how your content is progressing across spaces. It automatically collects…

Hi, @Sarah Merete Eriksen Unfortunately, there’s no native feature in Confluence that allows you to create dropdowns within table cells. The good news is that you can easily set this up with Handy Macros for Confluence — no coding needed. Here’s how: Insert a Handy Status macro into your table cell. Add your three status…

Hi, Helena If Page Properties Report alone isn’t enough, you can make it more powerful with Handy Macros for Confluence. A common approach is to add Handy Statuses to your project sheets and then pull them into the Page Properties Report. Statuses are easy to update in one click, and they automatically track who changed…

Hi, Joseph Maybe this can solve your issue. Try using Handy Macros for Confluence, especially Handy Statuses. It allows you to just place statuses on your parent and child pages and use Page Status Report (like Draft/Review/Updated etc). You can also use statuses inside the pages and combine them with page labels. Each…

Hi Robert, I hope you have solved the issue and made your Knowledge Base more interactive. I would like to highlight another app, Handy Macros, that can help make Confluence pages more user-friendly. There are two main features to customize your page: Handy Button: Add a Button macro under each heading, set the text and…

Hi @Laura Nussbaumer , Sadly, Confluence Cloud templates can't natively hold a dynamic status. Content is static once the page is created. A common workaround is to insert Handy Status into your templates and combine it with the Page Properties / Page Properties Report macros. That way, every page created from the template…

Hi everyone! Carousel is 100% a great way to make Confluence pages more visual and user-friendly. Just a note for anyone looking for the same experience on Data Center — the Handy Macros for Confluence app includes a Handy Carousel macro. It’s more flexible than the native Cloud version, gives you unlimited slides, layout…

Hi Gwen, Native statuses in Confluence may be helpful for updating task statuses for yourself or your team. Although they have a few limitations, it is still a useful tool when you want to highlight the progress of work on your Confluence page(s). Here's a small article about Confluence's Status macro that we wrote with…

Hi, @minki kim You're right, the Page Properties Report macro won't help if the pages don't consistently use the Page Properties macro. And the Contents Report Table macro is quite limited. Unfortunately, the native Confluence "Add status" is not something that can be automatically extracted or reported across pages,…

Hello, I think you might be referring to the way how the Smart Attachments panel is shown. You can choose how the Smart Attachments section will appear on your Jira issue screen. It can be visible by default or expanded on click. You can define it in your Project settings. Navigate to Project settings > Smart Attachments.…

Very valuable feature for roll-based access control model!

Welcome! I suggest you to go through some of the Atlassian Learning courses before you start to dig in deeper.

I would say experience canvas. Great modification of business model canvas for brainstorming with your team.