Resolve inline comments being only viewable when editing a page in Confluence Cloud

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Summary

This article covers resolving the issue of inline comments missing when viewing the page. However, when editing the page, the inline comment is shown.

Diagnosis

If there are no unpublished changes, check if the text with the inline comment is inside a third-party macro.

With the inline comment while editing feature, inline comments added to a page while in edit will not appear until the page is published, which is expected.

The issue is reproducible when the text is in the macro(s) below.

  • Numbered Headings

Cause

The macro appears to be hiding the inline comment from showing up in view.

Solution

Contact the support team of the macro that the text is in.

  • Numbered Headings Support team

Updated on September 26, 2025

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