Feedback on Confluence Storage Format

When upgrading from Confluence 3.x to Confluence 4.x, the underlying storage format for your content will be migrated from a wiki markup-based format to a new XHTML-based format. This page describes the new storage format, and provides an opportunity for people to discuss the storage format and related ideas.

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Comments welcome

This page has attracted a lot of interest and a number of very valuable comments. Please have a read, to see the ideas that people have proposed.

Notes about the storage format

• You can view the Confluence storage format for a given page by choosing Tools > View Storage Format. This option is only available if one of the following is true:
  
  • You are a Confluence administrator.
  • Your Confluence site has the Confluence Source Editor plugin installed and you have permission to use the source editor.
• If you would like to edit the storage format for a page, your Confluence system administrator will need to install the Confluence Source Editor plugin.

• Clarification of terminology: If you choose Tools > View Source, you will see the format used within the editor panel, not the storage format of the page.

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