Menu Titles Appear Broken in Confluence Admin or Space Admin Due to Incompatible Plugins

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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

Symptoms

Menu titles and menu items appear broken in Confluence Admin and/or Space Admin:

$section.label.getDisplayableLabel($req, $action.webInterfaceContext)

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Cause

One or more plugins are incompatible with the Confluence version

Resolution

Please upgrade all of your existing plugins and uninstall all plugins that have no compatible versions.

⚠️ If a plugin cannot be uninstalled, please proceed to delete the plugin manually through the database as explained here: Removing Malfunctioning Plugins

Updated on April 8, 2025

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