Unable to disable the Send By Default option in Recommended Updates Email Configuration

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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

Navigating to Confluence Admin >> Recommended Updates Email and un-checking the Send by default option results in no changes whatsoever. The next refresh of the same page shows that this option is still checked.

Cause

This could be due to a limitation in certain browsers that prevents the form from being submitted when the option is checked

Resolution

  • Shutdown Confluence

  • Take a backup of the Confluence Database

  • Run this query in the Confluence Database:

    1 2 UPDATE BANDANA SET BANDANAVALUE = '<string>false</string>' WHERE BANDANAKEY LIKE  'atl.confluence.plugins.confluence-daily-summary-email:admin.defaultEnabled';
  • Startup Confluence

Updated on April 8, 2025

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