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Version 7.6 Release notes

24 June 2024

Compatibility updates

This release is compatible with Confluence versions 7.19 and newer.

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Improved page tree performance

This release updates the APIs used for the page tree to increase the performance when the space has a huge amount of pages. This also deprecates the old API which will be removed in a future version:

/rest/refinedtheme/latest/space/{spaceKey}/pages

/rest/refinedtheme/latest/space/{spaceKey}/pagetree

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Announcement banner bulk fetch

Introduced new REST endpoint for bulk-fetching announcement banners from multiple locations. Example: announcement/bulk?admin=true&container-ids=1&container-ids=2&container-type=site

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Bug-fixes and improvements

  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to create new blogs posts through the Create button

Version 7.5 Release notes

7 February 2024

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Site Migration assistant

In this release, we’re introducing a Site migration assistant, allowing you to export your Refined sites, in order to then be able to import them on cloud.

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For more information see our migration site: Refined for Confluence

Read our blog post here: https://www.refined.com/blog/easily-migrate-to-refined-cloud-with-our-migration-assistant

Version 7.4 Release notes

7 November 2023

Compatibility updates

This release is compatible with Confluence versions 7.15 and newer.

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Export layouts to Cloud

Migrating to Cloud just got easier: you can now export your layouts and import them in a Refined Cloud instance.

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For modules that differ between the platforms, you’ll be given a choice on how to proceed with some pre-filled recommended actions.

Learn more about Server/DC to Cloud migration

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Renaming

We updated in-app copy to align with the documentation, our Cloud apps, and our Atlassian Marketplace listings:

  • Category Menu → Navigation menu

  • Refined for Jira → Refined for Jira Service Management

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More flexible Search macro CQL configuration

You can now fully override or exclude the default and write a custom CQL filter in the Search macro. Simply toggle the “Include title and label search” box. This option is also available in Search modules on layouts.

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Updated internal libraries

We’ve updated our internal libraries to ensure the latest security, improvement and bugfixes.

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Your current version

How to upgrade to 7.4

Version 1.0.0 - 5.1.19

  1. Install version 6.1.21 from Atlassian Marketplace.

  2. Navigate to Refined Configuration and click the Upgrade button.

  3. Follow the steps below (for Version version 6.0.0 - 7.0.x).

Version 6.0.0 - 7.0.x

  1. Go to the Confluence Administration > Manage apps.

  2. Install version 7.4.

  3. Make sure Refined is compatible with your Confluence instance.

  4. Make sure that your Confluence instance is fully backed up.

  5. Navigate Go to the Refined Administrator section by pressing Configure or by navigating to Confluence Admin Confluence Administration > Refined > Configuration.

  6. Press Click the Upgrade the theme data to Refined 7.1.x data button.

  7. When you have upgraded Refined for Confluence, advise your users to refresh their browser. Stylesheets and scripts have changed in new versions and need to be reloaded. 

Version 7.1.x or newer

  1. Go to the Confluence Administration > Manage apps.

  2. Install version 7.4.

Version 7.3 Release notes

9 February 2023

Compatibility updates

This release is compatible with Confluence versions 7.12 and newer.

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Version 7.2 Release notes

24 November 2022

Compatibility updates

This release drops some older versions of Confluence that have long since reached end of life from Atlassian’s side. With these the support for Internet Explorer 11 is also dropped.

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Theme Editor 2.0

We've made major improvements in the Theme Editor. It loads faster, looks better, and will automatically “bring along” and update themes for future versions of Refined for Confluence. Read more on creating your own themes.

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Introducing the Imagebank

You can now upload, organise, and store images in an Imagebank for quick and easy use across all portals and themes. Having one centralised location for your images makes it easy to manage them: you only need to upload images once and you can be sure that you are using the latest and approved content.

You can access the Imagebank in Theme Configuration > Images.

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Import themes from Refined for Jira & JSM

The new Theme Editor allows you to import your Refined for Jira themes into Refined for Confluence, and vice versa. This makes it easier to align your theming across all platforms.

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Removal of legacy libraries.

Refined for Confluence has been around since 2009! To ensure security and stability moving forward, we’ve migrated away from some old legacy libraries, and removed outdated material. You can find a detailed list of removed legacy items in the upgrade instructions.

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