The new editor has loads of great improvements, and we redesigned other features to:
Support more use cases
Solve deeper problems
Make them easier to master
The new editor has many features you’ll recognize, and we’re working to add more new features. However, not all features that were in the legacy editor will be in the new editor. We'll evaluate features on a case-by-case basis to decide if some of the discontinued features from the legacy editor will be brought into the new experience.
Keep in mind that you'll have the option to continue to create pages in the legacy editor. However, there are some downsides to continuing to use the legacy editor:
No bugs fixed in the legacy editor unless it's a major incident
No enhancements made to the legacy editor
All new features and enhancements are made to the the new editor.
If you have a Confluence instance full of pages created using the legacy editor, you have the option to convert those pages to the new editor. We won’t be converting your pages for you because we know that you know your content best and can decide when it’s the best time to convert your content.
Since there are some differences in the capabilities available in the legacy editor and those in the new editor, we want to make it abundantly clear what will happen to your content when you convert a page.
Our goal is to allow you to convert your pages from the legacy editor to the new editor without data loss and with little to no changes to the look and feel of the content.
When the page conversion functionality is available in your Confluence instance, you can pick and choose which pages get converted and when. You'll also have the option to preview any page before converting it. We want you to feel comfortable with the process. You'll also have the chance to restore a page to its previous, legacy editor version after conversion.
To learn more about the page conversion process, go to Converting pages to the new editor.
How do you know which editor a page uses?
When you edit a page, you can scan the toolbar for visual indicators like the text color picker or the emoji icon. Also, the location of the Publish and Close buttons were consolidated at the top right of the new editor.
Legacy editor
New editor
Feature comparison
The new editor has loads of great improvements. When improvements are made, you replace things and get rid of others. Many familiar features are available in the new editor, some are being worked on, and others won't be available.
This table compares the features of both editors. If a feature is planned for the new editor, you'll find our short- and long-term plan for it as well as any Confluence Cloud Support requests we are already tracking.
Feature | Legacy editor | New editor | Will it be available in the new editor? | Track the backlog |
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Alignment | AVAILABLE | |||
Alt text | AVAILABLE | |||
Anchor macro | AVAILABLE | |||
Background color | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
Breadcrumbs | AVAILABLE | |||
Bullets | AVAILABLE | |||
Collaborative editing | AVAILABLE | |||
Companion app | edit files directly on the current page or edit files by going to list of page attachments | edit files by going to the list of page attachments page | AVAILABLE | |
Copy and paste layouts / drag and drop layouts | AVAILABLE | |||
Decisions | NEW EDITOR IMPROVEMENT | |||
Decision report macro | NEW EDITOR IMPROVEMENT | Learn more | ||
Drag and drop reordering of table rows and columns | SHORT-TERM BACKLOG | |||
Drag and drop macros, text, and other content | NEW EDITOR IMPROVEMENT | |||
Embed JIRA links as smart card with bi-directional editing | NEW EDITOR FEATURE | |||
Emojis | 20 emoticons | hundreds of emojis | AVAILABLE | |
Find and replace | AVAILABLE | |||
Full-width | AVAILABLE | |||
Headings | AVAILABLE | |||
Image borders | SHORT-TERM BACKLOG | |||
Image captions | SHORT-TERM BACKLOG | |||
Image effects | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
Image annotations | SHORT-TERM BACKLOG | |||
Image sizing | pixels | grid | AVAILABLE | |
Image is a link | AVAILABLE | |||
Indentation | AVAILABLE | |||
Indented task / actions | AVAILABLE | |||
Inline comments on images | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
Inline comments when editing | NEW EDITOR IMPROVEMENT | |||
Insert markdown | supports all commands except ||table|| converts when pasted | AVAILABLE | ||
Insert wikimarkup | insert menu | GATHERING INTEREST | ||
Invite to edit | AVAILABLE | |||
Labels | AVAILABLE | |||
Layouts | AVAILABLE | |||
Link search | only supports recents | LONG-TERM BACKLOG | ||
Link to attachments | SHORT-TERM BACKLOG Review this table for an alternate method | |||
Link to headings in tables, expand elements, layouts, and info panels | SHORT-TERM BACKLOG | |||
Link to stand-alone headings | copy link when viewing page | AVAILABLE | ||
Link to placeholder (undefined page) | AVAILABLE | |||
Link text to URL | AVAILABLE | |||
Lists (quickly changing between numbered, bulleted, and action item) | can switch from bulleted to numbered and vice versa | GATHERING INTEREST | ||
Live macros (full preview in edit mode) | NEW EDITOR IMPROVEMENT | |||
Macro keyboard shortcut | use open curly bracket, exclamation point, and open square bracket | use slash for everything | NEW EDITOR IMPROVEMENT | |
Media keyboard shortcut | NO PLAN slash command is used for all | |||
Media picker | AVAILABLE | |||
Media from other pages | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
Mentions | AVAILABLE | |||
Multiple authors | AVAILABLE | |||
Nested bodied macros | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
Nested expand inside tables | AVAILABLE | |||
Nested tables | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
Notify watchers | AVAILABLE | |||
Preview | AVAILABLE | |||
Publish button | AVAILABLE | |||
Restrictions | AVAILABLE | |||
Set location | AVAILABLE | |||
Share | AVAILABLE | |||
Smart links | AVAILABLE | |||
Sort tables edit | LONG-TERM BACKLOG | |||
Sort tables view | AVAILABLE | |||
Star | AVAILABLE | |||
Sticky headers | AVAILABLE | |||
Styling | AVAILABLE | |||
Symbols | GATHERING INTEREST symbols natively available through your OS are more comprehensive | |||
Table cell background color | 49 colors | 21 colors | GATHERING INTEREST | |
Table types / toolbar | responsive and fixed-width | fixed-width, wide, and full-width | AVAILABLE | |
Table / toolbar options | page toolbar | floating toolbar | LONG-TERM BACKLOG | |
Table widths / custom | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
Tasks | renamed to Action Lists | AVAILABLE | ||
Text color | 40 colors | 21 colors | SHORT-TERM BACKLOG | |
Watch | AVAILABLE | |||
Web linked images | GATHERING INTEREST | |||
What did you change comment box | AVAILABLE | |||
Width options for elements (fixed-width, wide, and full-width) | NEW EDITOR IMPROVEMENT | |||
Wikimarkup autoformatting | GATHERING INTEREST |
To find out more about macros that were removed and replaced along with alternate methods for accomplishing certain tasks, check this page.