The Page Tree Search macro allows you to add a search box to your Confluence page. When a viewer enters a search term, Confluence will search a hierarchy of pages starting from a specified parent (root) page and return the search results on a new tab of your browser.

You may be interested in the Page Tree macro

You can also add a search box as part of a dynamic page tree, which looks like a table of contents. Read the instructions on the Page Tree macro .

Using the Page Tree Search Macro

To add the Page Tree Search macro to a page:

  1. In the Confluence editor, choose Insert > Other Macros.
  2. Find and select the required macro.

Speeding up macro entry with autocomplete:

Type { and the beginning of the macro name, to see a list of suggested macros. Details are in Using Autocomplete.

To edit an existing macro: Click the macro placeholder and choose Edit. This will display the parameters of the macro in the Macro Browser.


Parameters

Parameters are options that you can set to control the content or format of the macro output.

Parameter

Default

Description

Name of Root Page

none

The name of the root page whose hierarchy of pages will be searched by this macro. If this not specified, the root page is the current page.

Related Topics

Page Tree Macro
Adding a Navigation Sidebar
Working with Macros

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