Documentation Theme Broken and Side Navigation Bar Missing Post-Confluence Upgrade
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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
Problem
The Documentation theme is broken, and the left navigation bar is missing post-Confluence upgrade
Cause
The wrong documentation theme plugin is loaded (instead of the one bundled with Confluence)
Resolution
Take a backup of the Confluence Database. Then run this query to remove the wrong plugin:
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DELETE FROM PLUGINDATA WHERE PLUGINKEY LIKE '%com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.doctheme%';After that, shutdown Confluence, remove the plugin caches from the Confluence Home Directory:
bundled-plugins
plugins-cache
plugins-osgi-cache
plugins-temp
Then startup Confluence
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