While you follow these steps to migrate the site, don’t make changes to the site and its settings.
We’ll notify you in the last step of the migration process if someone made changes to the site or settings since you started the migration. If this happens, we recommend closing the dialog and starting the migration process again, to ensure all choices you make are based on the latest version of the site and its settings. |
If elements on your site such as modules contain links to pages, you can update them in this step. Create rules to update multiple links at a time, or enter new links manually.
Configure how you’d like these features to be handled on Cloud. The migration assistant will only show the features that apply to your site.
Layout modules
Some modules aren’t available on Cloud. They can be replaced with similar modules:
The My Work module will be replaced with an Activity Stream module. It’ll have CQL set up to show Confluence pages the user has worked on.
The Search module will be replaced with a Search Highlight module.
User Details, Users in Category, and Users modules will be removed. You can create similar user overviews manually with Image and Text modules.
The Confluence Content module will be removed.
Option | Description |
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Replace unavailable modules when possible | Unsupported modules that don’t have a viable alternative on Cloud will still be removed. |
Exclude all unavailable modules | The unavailable modules will be removed and left empty in the Cloud layout on Cloud. |
To get more granular control over the modules, you can always migrate layouts individually. Read how to do this under “Migrate single layouts” further down on this page. |
View permissions on categories and links
If your site includes categories or links with manual view permissions, you’ll see a list. You can download the list as .CSV file, to keep it for future reference.
Option | Description |
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Keep manual view permissions | The same users or user groups needs to exist on Cloud. If they don’t, those specific permissions won’t be included in the export: standard Atlassian permissions apply to the category or link. |
Remove manual view permissions | Standard Atlassian permissions will apply. |
Uncategorized spaces
If your site contains uncategorized spaces, you’ll see a list. You can download the list as .CSV file, to keep it for future reference.
Option | Description |
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Include uncategorized spaces in menu folder | Menu folders function similarly to a category. The menu folder will be hidden from the site's navigation menu, but users can still access the spaces through search functionalities and with a direct URL. |
Exclude uncategorized spaces | The uncategorized spaces will still be available in your Confluence instance, but they aren’t included in this Refined site. |
Archived spaces
If your site contains uncategorized spaces, you’ll see a list. You can download the list as .CSV file, to keep it for future reference.
Option | Description |
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Exclude archived spaces | The archived spaces will still be available in your Confluence instance, but not included in this Refined site. |
Include archived spaces | The archived spaces are still included in the navigation menu, but users can’t find them through search functionalities. |
These settings aren’t available on Cloud or need to be set up manually. Read this information carefully to assess your next steps after migration.
Feature | Differences between Server/DC and Cloud |
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Single space sites | On Cloud, single space sites don’t exist. All sites are full sites: you’ll see your space in the site navigation menu instead of in the Site Switcher. |
Site administrators | For security reasons, site administrators aren’t included in the export. Reconfigure the site administrator rights on Cloud. The migration assistant will show a list of the current site administrators, which you can download as a .CSV file. |
Site access permissions | By default, migrated sites aren’t available to anonymous users. You can change the site access permission manually on Cloud. |
Layout module filters | The Activity Stream module’s Filter for contributor setting and News module’s Filter for author setting aren’t migrated. These filters need to be set up again on Cloud. |
Themes | Themes can’t be migrated to Cloud, and need to be re-created manually. See step 7 down on this page for instructions. Note that Cloud doesn’t support advanced theming or themes made with third party apps. |
Site switcher | Site Switcher settings aren’t migrated. You’ll need to enable and configure it on Cloud after migration. You’ll have same site list for all sites you create. |
Logos | Structure logos, link logos, space logos, and category logos aren’t supported on Cloud sites. The site logo in the navigation menu won’t be migrated and needs to be set up manually on Cloud. |
Blog spaces | Blog spaces become regular spaces on Cloud. Point users to blog posts with News modules or direct links instead. |
Users connected to spaces | On Server/DC, it’s possible to connect users to spaces. Certain macros can automatically display these users and their roles on pages, user dashboards, and space layouts. On Cloud, it’s not possible to connect users. You can still manually highlight users on landing pages instead, for example by creating an Image module per user. |
Category administrators | Category administrators don’t exist on Cloud. If your site has category administrators, you’ll see a list which you can download as a .CSV file. |
Custom category modules | Blog modules, HTML modules, and Confluence Questions modules don’t exist on Cloud and are therefore not migrated. |
Users connected to categories | On Server and Data Center, it’s possible to connect users to spaces. The Users in Category module can automatically display these users and their roles on on a site or category home. On Cloud, it’s not possible to connect users. You can still manually highlight users on landing pages instead, for example by creating an Image module per user. |
Categories with custom URL | A category with a custom URL is essentially a link with child items. On Cloud, links can’t have child items. How the category with custom URL is migrated to Cloud depends on whether it has child items:
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Footer | The footer won’t be migrated, your site will get the default Cloud footer instead. |
Click the Download button to export the site. See step 5 below for instructions on importing and setting up the site on Cloud.
