Page excerpt can't contain column layout

[Micheal Planck]

You can create a page excerpt and reuse it on other pages.

You can create a column layout and have two columns of icons with links.

But you can't put a column layout in a page excerpt.

Why? Why isn't any feature ever complete, so that it just works the same in all contexts? Why is every single feature exactly like some junior programmer had a bright idea and hacked some nonsense together that worked on that page in that context on that day and then chucked it into the production release?

I guess I answered my own question.

[Kristian Klima]

Hi @Micheal Planck 

Columns are a structural page element which is why they can't be inserted into a macro (me thinks). Basically, they're one level up in hierarchy.

As a workaround, you can create a dedicated page with the desired column layout and use the Include Page macro on the page where you want to reuse that content.

[Micheal Planck]

I wound up using a table.

[Kristian Klima]

Good choice!

[John Funk]

Hi Michael, 

I suggest you provide your feedback directly to Atlassian:

https://support.atlassian.com/contact/#/

[Micheal Planck]

Oh I already did. For what it's worth.