Imagine a Confluence experience that feels as welcoming and familiar as your own home. Information is readily available, organized intuitively, and visually appealing. Sounds pretty sweet, right? Well, with the right approach to your Confluence home page, that dream can become a reality.
While Atlassian's Confluence is celebrated as the ultimate knowledge hub, its true potential can be locked away by outdated layouts and designs.
There’s nothing more frustrating than needing information ASAP, only to be greeted by a chaotic mishmash of data, buttons, and confusion.
Unfortunately, many Confluence home pages are not user-friendly, visually appealing, or regularly updated. Teams, new employees, and externals often have a hard time finding their way around.
The good news is, there’s a better way.
In this article, we’ll showcase engaging examples of well-structured and visually appealing Confluence home pages that are simple to set up – something you won’t want to miss out on!
If you’ve been using Confluence for a while, you know there are quite a few built-in templates for pages — currently around 155!
But when it comes to creating a truly engaging Confluence homepage, the native options fall a little short.
Here’s where things get tricky:
Confluence pages do not have to be boring, outdated, or overwhelming with information. Macros are definitely a step in the right direction!
Macros are a good first step towards adding functionality and customization. Using the slash ( / ) command, you can view a list of all built-in Confluence macros on a Confluence page.
Here are a few examples of native Confluence macros:
While the native macros offer some functionality, the extensive array of third-party macros on the Atlassian Marketplace surpasses them by far. This way, you’ll be able to craft polished and captivating home pages effortlessly.
You don’t believe us? See for yourself how awesome Confluence can look with appanvil’s Aura macro suite.
Aura Content Formatting Macros is the all-in-one solution for building stunning and functional Confluence homepages. It goes far beyond the limitations of native macros, offering a comprehensive suite of user-friendly macros. You don’t require any coding experience or formal design training – just a few clicks are all it takes to create such documentation in Confluence, for example.
Other inspiring Confluence page examples, made with Aura, are:
You can see more examples of beautiful Confluence pages on the Aura live demo page.
All of these beautiful home page designs are everything you love about Confluence, taken up a notch. Because what if we told you that this content would also be updated automatically?
Use cases in which manual updates of Confluence pages are very time-consuming, but also particularly important, are:
These and more cases show how important it is to keep Confluence pages up to date. Aura Content Formattting Macros has a solution for this too: The Dynamic Content Macro.
Blogs, Pages, Spaces, Whiteboards, Profiles, and Org Charts can all be dynamically displayed using the new Aura macro. Once you set up your home page, any changes in content will automatically appear correctly in your Confluence layout. This not only saves time and reduces stress, but also ensures that Confluence users have access to the precise information they require.
With the Aura macro suite, creating visually appealing dashboards, team pages, and help centers is a breeze. The selection of macros available makes it easy for every user to customize their home pages exactly as they want.
Your personalized Confluence designs ensure that you and your team can effortlessly share the latest information with clarity. This means no more missed event invitations, product updates, or lost newcomers during onboarding. Aura doesn’t just make functionality beautiful — it ensures that beautiful things entice people to stay and engage.
Creating stunning Confluence home pages with Aura takes mere seconds. The benefits last a lifetime.
Aura Content Formatting Macros have already gained the trust of companies worldwide, such as NASA, Netflix, Disney, Porsche, VW, and many more. Ready to jump on board? Then grab yourself a free and highly personalized demo.
If you just want to take a look around first, we recommend trying out the free page builder expansion app Karma. It offers ready-made Confluence templates and provides you with an initial glimpse of how appanvil’s content formatting macros are revolutionizing your Confluence layout experience.
Patricia Modispacher _appanvil_
Content Marketing Manager
appanvil
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