How Do I Set All Spaces To Use The Default Global Look and Feel Theme

Platform Notice: Cloud and Data Center - This article applies equally to both cloud and data center platforms.

Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Please note that this will reset the theme in all spaces.

Please perform a backup of the Confluence Database before running this query!

  1. Run the following query in the Confluence Database:

    1 2 3 4 5 6 UPDATE bandana SET BANDANAVALUE = '<map> <entry> <string>theme.key</string> <string></string> </entry> </map>' WHERE BANDANAKEY = 'atlassian.confluence.theme.settings';
  2. Flush all the caches in Confluence Admin >> Cache Management

Updated on April 8, 2025

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