How to remove Side Bar Introduction

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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.

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Summary

By default, users will get an "introduction pop ups" to the new Project Centric Navigation side panel. This article shows how to disable these pop ups

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Solution

Warning: Backup your database before proceeding.

Before running any SQL in this article, create a full backup of your Confluence database. This is a database-level operation with no undo other than restoring from backup. Only proceed if you're comfortable running SQL directly against the Confluence database, and test on a staging or cloned environment first wherever possible.

Disable to sidebar-chaperone module of JIRA Projects Plugin. This cannot be done via the UI so it must be done via database

  1. Stop JIRA

  2. Run the following query against your database

    insert into pluginstate values ('com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin:sidebar-chaperone','false');

    This query is written for PostgreSQL. You might have to slightly modify the query to work with your database

  3. Restart JIRA

Updated on September 25, 2025

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