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Each site and each (sub)category has its own home page. Think of them as landing pages that you can customise to help users navigate the site or category. You edit the content and structure of site homes and category homes in the Layout Editor.

View and edit permissions

Home

View permissions

Edit permissions

Global site home

Users who are allowed to use Confluence according to Global Permissions.

Confluence administrators.

Site homes

Users who are allowed to see the site. This includes administrators.

Refined administrators, Confluence administrators, and site administrators.

(Sub)category homes

Users who are allowed to view the category.

Refined administrators, Confluence administrators, and category administrators.

Access the Layout Editor

To edit a site or category home, go to the home and click the … Three dots in the top right corner > Edit site/category home. You are now in the Layout Editor.

Start from a template

If you need some design help, get started with one of our templates. To pick one, click the Templates button at the top of the Layout Editor.

Add content by using modules

Use modules to:

  • Create navigation.

  • Show content from Atlassian Cloud.

  • Add information.

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titleUse CQL in modules

Since Refined for Confluence version 6.X, it is possible to use CQL in the News module, Activity Stream module, Search modules, and Pages module.

It is possible to use Refined sites and categories in a CQL statement:

Key

Type

Description

refinedSite

number

The site ID. Go to the Site Builder, click a site’s Edit button and take the site ID from the URL.

Example: refinedSite = 123

refinedCategory

string

The category key. Example: refinedCategory = hr

RefinedTheme 6.1

CQL function()

Description and example

blogs()

Returns all spaceKeys for spaces marked as blog spaces.

Example: type = blogpost AND space IN blogs()

blogSite()

Returns all spaceKeys for spaces placed in the Blog Site

Example: type = blogpost AND space IN blogSite()

Info

Tip: Text Variables can be used to construct CQL queries. You can also make use of any third-party CQL additions (RefinedTheme 6.1).

Structure your page using sections

Sections act as containers for modules and help you organise your page. Hover above or below an existing section, and add a new section by clicking the + button.

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  • Titles. Add a title and secondary title, which will show at the top of the section. You can set the alignment of the title in the page’s theme

  • Background. Set the background to either default (following the page’s theme) or transparent (shown on top of the theme background). 

  • View Permissions. Decide who is able to view this section.

Restore a previous version

You can always go back to a previously published version of the page.

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