All Confluence UI text is contained in a single Java properties file. This file can be modified to change the default text, and also to translate Confluence into other languages than English.

The UI text file is ConfluenceActionSupport.properties. From your Confluence install directory:

\confluence\WEB-INF\classes\com\atlassian\confluence\core\ConfluenceActionSupport.properties

The file contains name=value strings, and supports variable insertion such as 

user.greeting=Welcome, {0}

For more information on replacing values, check out Translating ConfluenceActionSupport Content. Note that plugins store their text internally, so you must modify plugin text individually.

Steps For Modification

  1. Stop Confluence
  2. Under your install direcory, open \confluence\WEB-INF\classes\com\atlassian\confluence\core\ConfluenceActionSupport.properties
  3. Search for the text you wish to modify, replace it and save
  4. Start Confluence

Common Modifications