Disable PDF and Word export in Confluence Data Center
Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.
Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. 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
Summary
Learn how Confluence Administrators can disable the PDF and the Word export feature for the pages and spaces in Confluence Data Center. This can be particularly useful when certain pages should not be downloadable due to company security policies.
Solution
Disable the PDF export feature globally
As the PDF Export feature is a bundled app in Confluence, Administrators can disable it with the following steps:
Click on the cog icon ⚙️ > Confluence Admin / General Configuration.
Choose Manage Add-ons.
Select All Add-ons from the drop-down menu.
Search for Confluence PDF Export.
Click on Disable.
Hide Export to PDF and Word buttons in Spaces and Pages
Another solution is to hide the buttons for Export to PDF or Word from the Confluence UI. This allows you to change to configure this per Space, and is the only solution to hide the option to export to Word.
Hide the Export buttons per Space
To hide Export to PDF, Export to Word from a page's Tools menu options in a specific space:
Navigate to the Space where you want to hide the Export to PDF and Export to Word options.
Choose Space tools > Look and Feel.
Click Stylesheets
Select Edit and paste the CSS code below:
#action-export-word-link { display: none !important; } #exportToMsWord { display: none !important; } #action-export-pdf-link { display: none !important; }Navigate to a page from this Space and check if the options are hidden.
Hide the Export buttons globally
To hide Export to PDF, Export to Word from all pages' Tools menu options globally, which applies to all spaces:
Navigate to Settings > General configuration.
Choose Stylesheet from the sidebar.
Choose Edit and paste the CSS code:
#action-export-word-link { display: none !important; } #exportToMsWord { display: none !important; } #action-export-pdf-link { display: none !important; }Navigate to a page from any Space and check if the options are hidden.
There is a feature request to restrict the export options to specific users:
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