Form input and implementation of forum

[Emerson Foo Yao-Sheng]

I am currently developing a one-stop webpage and need an input form to collect information from users. Most of the responses will be in text format, and I may also need checkboxes for some fields. Is there a way to achieve this without using the Confiforms plugin, as it is not available in my organization's internal Confluence? Additionally, is it possible to implement a forum? What is the usual approach to achieve this?

[Tomislav Tobijas _Koios_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Emerson Foo Yao-Sheng ,

Are you looking to create a webpage in Confluence? I mean, Confluence is a knowledge-based tool rather than a replacement webpage (although it can be used to display customer-facing documentation).
If you could describe your use case a bit more maybe we could find some decent solution for this.

If you would use Jira Service Management, you could embed request forms into a Confluence page to get something like this (which can, essentially be a public form):

Related to the forum part, I believe you'll have to use some Marketplace solution, as, again, Confluence is more a wiki-style product than what you're looking for.

Additionally, you could research options like developing macros for forms by yourself (e.g. using Forge). Here's one example of how you could do it: Creating a form

Cheers,
Tobi

[Emerson Foo Yao-Sheng]

Hi Tomislav,

Thank you for your  insightful response! I appreciate your clarification regarding the use of Confluence as a knowledge-based tool and the suggestions you provided for creating input forms and forums.

I will definitely look into the possibility of embedding request forms from Jira Service Management and exploring the option of developing macros for forms. Your guidance has been very helpful in shaping my approach to this project.

Thanks again for your assistance!

Best regards,

Emerson Foo Yao-Sheng