Remove an outer Expand macro without losing its inner expands

[Jim Winston]

I have a section of code( I don't remember the exact markup but you get the idea) that looks like this:

{expand}

    {expand}

           (B) Expand text goes here

         {expand}

               (C) Expand text goes here

         {/expand}

      {/expand}

{/expand}

I would like to remove the outer expand, leaving the inner expands in place.  Currently the only way I know to do this is to cut/paste the inner ones (lots, in my case) to the outside until the outer expand is empty and then remove the now-empty outer expand.

Any better ideas?

THANKS!!

Jim

[Bill Bailey · Accepted solution]

If it were me, I would install the source editor plugin (an older version is still free), then you can edit the storage code and just remove that macro instance.

[Jim Winston]

THANKS Bill,  We are installing the plugin and will test this out.  I will update this question with the results.  

Jim

[Jim Winston]

Bill,

This solution worked great.  I was able to see the html code and make changes.  It was a bit nerve wracking because of the complexity of the page (which is what got me into trouble in the first place...) but I figure that on this issue, I saved at least an hour or 2 over recoding the page using the normal wiki editor.

THANKS!  

Jim

[Bill Bailey]

I use the source editor a lot:

• Sometimes to debug a page to see what exactly is going on.
• Other times to clean out div and span tags that get pasted in
• I user Regex for more complicated cleanup or replacement.
• A quick way to copy complex blocks, or as a quick way to move all the headings up one notch (when authors start with a H2 for example).

[Brittany Williams]

@Bill Bailey How do I locate the source editor plugin? I'm still relatively new to confluence. Thanks so much!

[Bill Bailey]

Pass this link to our admin for him/her to install and then enable your access:

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1210722/confluence-source-editor?hosting=server&tab=overview