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Confluence 5.0 introduces a number of significant changes to the user experience: a new way of creating content, a redesigned header, a new sidebar, and other changes to the look and feel of your site.

People in your organisation will need to be aware of the coming changes, so that they can plan and prepare for them.

This guide describes the changes that may affect the way people are used to working. For an alternative view of what's new, see the Confluence 5.0 Release Notes.

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New way of creating content

The 'Add' option has disappeared from the top of pages and from the dashboard. Instead, Confluence 5.0 has these options:

  • Create in the Confluence header, for adding blank pages and blog posts. This includes the option to create pages based on templates.
  • Create child page in the sidebar, for adding a page as a child of the current page.
  • The shortcut key C, for adding a page in the current space.

For a full description, see Creating Content.

Previously: 'Add' button on page

Now: 'Create' option in header

Redesigned header

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Browse menu gone, replaced by new sidebar

The 'Browse' menu used to contain a mish-mash of options, some relating to the current space, some to the entire site, and some random options like keyboard shortcuts. Now things are much tidier and will feel familiar to users of JIRA too:

  • Site-level items now appear on the left-hand side of the header: links to the dashboard, space directory and people directory.
  • Add-ons will also be able to add items to the header. For example, Team Calendars may add a 'Calendars' option.
  • Space-related items are now in the sidebar (under 'Space Tools').

For more details, see Finding Content.

Note: The 'Browse' menu remains available in the Documentation theme, because this theme does not include the new sidebar. Instead, it retains the left-hand navigation panel and 'Browse' menu as in previous versions of Confluence.

Previously: 'Browse' menu in header

Now: New sidebar

 

More about the new space sidebar

Space administrators can configure what is displayed in the top section of the sidebar, adding shortcuts to important documents, and change the space logo and name. See Configuring a Sidebar.

People can collapse the sidebar to gain more space. See Finding Content.

 

For people upgrading from Confluence 3.5 or earlier

If you are upgrading from Confluence 3.5 or earlier please note that the change to the Confluence editing experience is significant. See our guide: Planning for Confluence 4.

 

Upgrade notes

For technical information about the upgrade to Confluence 5.0, see the Confluence 5.0 Upgrade Notes.

Information for developers

If you develop add-ons or interact programmatically with Confluence, you will be interested in our developer's guide to preparing for Confluence 5.0.

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