User Contributed Documentation

Some people have expressed a wish to contribute documentation that might help other users. If you want to help, just add a new page as a child of this page.

Contributed Guides

• Framemaker native to Confluence - case study
• Confluence Hosted - Getting Started with a Wiki
• Confluence Reporting HOWTO — We've developed some techniques to extract and share our company's information using Confluence, and in this guide we'll share them with you
  • Confluence Reporting HOWTO - 2. Retrieving Data Into Tables
  • Confluence Reporting HOWTO - 3. Charts and Formatting
  • Confluence Reporting HOWTO - 4. Optimizing
  • Confluence Reporting HOWTO - 5. Dynamic Content
  • Confluence Reporting HOWTO - 6. Security
  • Confluence Reporting HOWTO - 7. Examples and Tips
• Confluence User-Contributed Documentation in Other Languages
• Frequently Asked Questions — This page allows the Confluence community to provide answers to frequently asked questions.
  • Converting FAQ
  • General FAQ
  • Getting Started FAQ
  • Importing FAQ
  • Technical FAQ
  • Why does the TinyLink still point to the old host or domain name?
  • Wiki FAQ
• Glossary — This page contains definitions of terminology used by Confluence.
  • Macros — Macros provide a way for the Wiki markup language in Confluence to be extended.
  • Wiki — Wikipedia describes a Wiki as "a type of website that allows users to easily add and edit content and is especially suited for collaborative writing." For more details see the complete entry.
  • Wiki markup — Wiki markup is the custom language used to create pages in a Wiki. Each Wiki tends to have its own language and Confluence is no exception. Confluence makes extensive use of Macros to provide a lot of power in very concise syntax.
• How we use ePublisher and Confluence for user documentation
  • Using Confluence plugins in our documentation site
• Video Tutorials
• Walkthroughs — Walkthroughs provide step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish a particular task. For example, how to install Confluence and its prerequisites on a specific platform.
  • Prerequisites and installation on Fedora or RHEL Linux — Instructions on installing Confluence and supporting software (MySQL 5, Resin) on a Fedora or RHEL/Centos Linux system.
  • Running Confluence with MimerDB