atlassian summit 2013: confluence state of the union
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M AT T H O D G E S • P R O D U C T M A R K E T I N G M A N AG E R • AT L A S S I A N • @ M AT T N H O D G E S
Confluence State of the Union
B I L L A R C O N AT I • G R O U P P R O D U C T M A N AG E R • AT L A S S I A N • @ B A R C O N AT I
G E T M O R E F R O M C O N F LU E N C E
M AT T H O D G E S • M A R K E T I N G G U Y
A P L AT F O R M YO U C A N T R U ST
B I L L A R C O N AT I • P R O D U C T G U Y
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5,500,000+people
T E A M C O L L A B O R AT I O NTO M O R R OW @ 1 1 : 1 5 A M
J I M O ’ N E I L L • C I O • H U B S P OT
C R E AT I N G A C O M PA N Y W E LOV E
Everyone has a voice
Information flows freely
Work gets done
Major releases
New features
More value
4 . 3
S E P ’ 1 2
5 .0
F E B ’ 1 3
5 .1
M A R ’ 1 3
5 . 2
AU G ’ 1 3
5 . 3
O C T ’ 1 3
Decisions
User Rename
Distraction-Free Editor
Excerpt-Include Macro
JIRA Notifications
Android Support
WorkBox
Confluence Mobile
Table Sorting
Cell Highlighting
Mobile Improvements
Draggable Macros
Rich Text Templates
Space ArchivingUser Invites
Default Space Permissions
Remove Attachment Versions
Remove Page Versions
Multiple Drafts
Search Improvements
JIRA Issues Macro
Recently Viewed Dialog
Page Layouts 2.0
Meeting Notes
File Lists Shared Links
How-To Article
Troubleshooting ArticleSpaces Drop-down
Email Notifications
Space Sidebar
Performance Improvements
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Global Header
Instant Load Editor
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Page Properties Report Macro
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Improved LDAP Performance
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Knowledge Base
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Instructional Text
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E N T I R E C O M PA N Y
P R O D U C T T E A M
!D E V T E A M
E N T I R E C O M PA N Y
C E N T R A L I Z E YO U R I N F O R M AT I O N
H E L P C U S TO M E R S H E L P T H E M S E LV E S
B U I L D B E T T E R S O F T WA R EP R O D U C T T E A M
!D E V T E A M
E N T I R E C O M PA N Y
C E N T R A L I Z E YO U R I N F O R M AT I O N
H E L P C U S TO M E R S H E L P T H E M S E LV E S
P R O D U C T T E A M
!D E V T E A M
B U I L D B E T T E R S O F T WA R E
E N T I R E C O M PA N Y
C E N T R A L I Z E YO U R I N F O R M AT I O N
H E L P C U S TO M E R S H E L P T H E M S E LV E S
P R O D U C T T E A M
!D E V T E A M
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E N T I R E C O M PA N Y
B U I L D B E T T E R S O F T WA R E
C E N T R A L I Z E YO U R I N F O R M AT I O N
P R O D U C T T E A M
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H E L P C U S TO M E R S H E L P T H E M S E LV E S
P R O D U C T T E A M
!D E V T E A M
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filter out deactivated users from the people directory
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Fix broken images in word export
when a page is renamed, find and update instances of the {include} and {excerpt-include}
Excerpt-include across spaces
Any character in page titles
Page restrictions on child page Fix broken images in word export
Sortable Tables
filter out deactivated users from the people directory
Global custom PDF stylesheet Customizable default permissions for newly created space
custom background colours
Excerpt-include across spaces
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Any character in page titles Global custom PDF stylesheet
Fix broken images in word export
Label attachments
Excerpt-include across spaces
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Rename usersExport blogs to PDF
Delete attachment versions
Delete page versions
Sortable tables
custom background colours
WYSIWYG templates
support non-standard link protocols
Archive spaces
filter out deactivated users from the people directory
Customizable default permissions for newly created space
when a page is renamed, find and update instances of the {include} and {excerpt-include}
Allow default template to be specified
Sortable Tables
Allow Users to Remove Own Comments
Delete attachment versions
custom background colors
Fix broken images in word export
when a page is renamed, find and update instances of the {include} and {excerpt-include}
Excerpt-include across spaces
Any character in page titles
Page restrictions on child page Fix broken images in word export
Sortable Tables
filter out deactivated users from the people directory
Global custom PDF stylesheet Customizable default permissions for newly created space
custom background colours
Excerpt-include across spaces
Label attachments
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