How to uncheck 'Notify watchers' check box on Confluence editor by default
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Please consider before making this change: As of Confluence 5.8 and above, Confluence will remember each user's setting for "Notify Watchers". Please see Confluence 5.8 Release Notes
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Purpose
To change the 'Notify watchers’ feature to be disabled by default when editing a page.
Solution
For Confluence 5.7 and below
- Navigate to Custom HTML in Confluence Admin (can be found in Browse >> Confluence Admin >> Custom HTML)
- Click Edit button
In the At end of the HEAD field, copy/paste the following script
<script type="text/javascript"> AJS.bind('init.rte', function() { AJS.$('#notifyWatchers').attr('checked', false); }); </script>- Click Save
For Confluence 5.8 above, as suggested by Mikhail Zakharenkov
Navigate to Custom HTML in Confluence Admin (can be found in Browse >> Confluence Admin >> Custom HTML)
- Click Edit button
In the At end of the HEAD field, copy/paste the following script
<script> function disableWatchers() { setTimeout(disableWatchers, 1000); if ( $('#notifyWatchers').attr( "mz" ) != 1) { setTimeout(function() {$('#notifyWatchers').removeAttr('checked');}, 1000); $('#notifyWatchers').attr( "mz", 1); } } disableWatchers(); </script>