Confluence Updates

Audio Briefings: Mobile support, playlists, and sharing

Audio Briefings in Confluence now support mobile listening, playlists for continuous playback, and sharing with teammates. You can listen to synthesized summaries of Confluence pages, live docs, and blogs on any device, queue multiple items for hands‑free listening, and share briefings with your team.

To get started with this change:

• Open any Confluence page, live doc, or blog.

• Select the headphones icon to generate an audio briefing.

• Add items to your playlist from page hover cards, Recents, Starred, or your feeds.

• Drag the audio player anywhere on screen while you keep working in Confluence.

To share a briefing

• Open the audio player or your playlist.

• Select the share icon and copy the link.

• Send the link to teammates—briefings are generated at play time and respect Confluence permissions.

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Databases: Rich text format in database fields

You can now use rich text features like bold, italics, and lists within Confluence databases. This update in Confluence allows you to organize and emphasize information directly in your database fields, making your data easier to read and more expressive.

To get started with this change:

• Open a database in Confluence.

• Select a text field and start typing.

• Highlight the text to reveal the rich text toolbar, then choose your formatting options.

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Databases: Enhanced filtering for Jira fields in Confluence Databases

This update improves filtering in Confluence Databases by enabling the right filter comparison options and value selectors for Jira fields, based on each field’s data type. This helps users find and organize information more efficiently across Confluence and Jira.

To get started with this change:

• Open a Confluence Database that includes Jira fields.

• Select the filter option for a Jira field.

• Choose from the available comparison options and value selectors tailored to the field’s data type.

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Global shortcuts: Access other apps from Confluence

We’ve improved how you navigate between your Atlassian apps by adding global shortcuts to the primary navigation in Confluence. You can now quickly find and open other apps like Jira, Loom, and Goals directly from your sidebar, making it easier to switch between tools and stay productive.

• Open Confluence.

• Locate the primary navigation sidebar.

• Find the list of app shortcuts at the bottom of the sidebar.

• Select an app to open it in a new tab, or select More to see additional options.

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Smart Links - Open Smart Links in new tab

Open embedded Smart Links from Confluence in a new tab with easy access.

What are Smart Links and how to use them?

Smart Links - Drag and drop Smart Links into the content tree

Save time and organize your workspace more efficiently by dragging Smart Links directly from Confluence pages, blogs, and live documents into the content tree. This feature allows Confluence users to quickly pin references, such as Jira tickets or external website links, to the sidebar for easy access and better context. Duplicate names are handled automatically, and you can undo your changes.

To get started with this change:

• Go to a Confluence page, blog, or live doc that contains a Smart Link.

• Drag the Smart Link from the content area to the position you want it to appear in the content tree.

• View the newly created tree item, which is automatically named based on the link URL.

Jira Updates

Jump into your spaces faster from the For you page

We've made it easier to jump into the work that matters most. When you visit the For you page, the Spaces menu in the sidebar now automatically expands, letting you see key spaces right away without extra navigation.

To see your key pages from your For you page, select For you from the sidebar. Here, you'll see your Spaces menu automatically expanded.

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Personalize your work items with cover images

You can now add cover images to your work items in software and business spaces. Choose from colors, gradients, Unsplash photos, or upload your own image to make your boards more visually engaging and easier to scan.

To add a cover image to a work item:

• Select More actions (...), then Select cover.

• Choose a color, gradient, Unsplash photo, or upload your own image.

• Save your changes.

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Workflow Editor: New editor now the default

The new workflow editor is now the default experience for all admins in Jira. While you can still access the old editor from within the new experience, the option to set the old editor as your default preference has been removed to help you prepare for the sunset of the legacy editor in June 2026.

Default Experience: New Workflow Editor

To get started with this change:

• Select the option to edit a workflow in Jira as you normally would.

• Review the new workflow editor interface.

• Select the ••• menu in the top toolbar if you need to temporarily switch back to the old editor.

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Workflow editor: allows multiple global transitions to the same status

The new workflow editor in Jira now supports multiple global transitions to the same status. This means that workflows with this configuration that were created in the old editor (which had inconsistent functionality around this) can now be edited in the new editor without needing a change in process.

The editor will warn that multiple global transitions the the same status can be confusing for users when they are available at the same. If you use multiple global transitions, we recommend making them conditional via rules.

To get started with this change:

• Open a workflow with multiple global transitions for a single status.

• Edit and update the workflow.

Workflow editor: Load and publish changes from old editor drafts

The new workflow editor in Jira now allows you to load changes from your old editor drafts, which you can review and publish without leaving the new editor. You can then continue making changes directly to the active workflow in the new editor without needing to manage separate drafts.

What is the new workflow editor? | Atlassian Support

• Open a workflow in the new editor that has a pending draft from the old editor.

• Select Apply changes in the Load draft from old editor? message.

• Select Update workflow to publish these changes, or Undo to revert them.

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Jira Plans - New Filter menu on the timeline view

The new design of the Filter menu on the timeline view of Plans makes it easier for planners to add and remove filters and adds operators like is/is not to create more nimble filters.

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Unlink work items faster in the Related work section

It’s now easier to manage work items in the Related work section. You can unlink work items directly from the row to remove what’s no longer relevant and keep your view up to date.

To unlink a work item from the Related work section:

• Hover over any row with a work item.

• Select the cross icon that appears and then Unlink.

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Whiteboards smart sections: update multiple Jira fields at once

Confluence whiteboards now let you update multiple Jira fields in a single smart section. This makes it easier to manage and organize Jira work items directly from your whiteboard, saving time and reducing manual effort.

To get started with this change:

• Open a premium-enabled Confluence whiteboard.

• Create a section on your whiteboard.

• Select the section.

• From the toolbar, choose Jira integrations, then select Create action (or click the Create action label).

• In the side drawer, configure the smart section and select the Jira fields you want to update.

• Save your changes.

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