How to add navigation macro in Confluence page templates
Problem
Link the pages with related content (e.g. meeting notes, release notes, guides and tutorials), so the user can navigate back and forth easily.
Proposed Solution
Add CQL Navigation Macro in the Confluence page template
When you create a page using this template, the macro will add the previous and next button
Benefits
Users will be able to read the content (meeting minutes, deployment plans, etc) chronologically with a single click
The user can easily recap what happened during the previous meeting
The users can update the agenda/notes for the next meeting
Direct the users through the content (e.g. user guides, tutorials or training materials) topic by topic
There is no need to edit the pages to add the links in manually
Video Guide
Example
The image below shows is a page template for Meeting notes Blueprint, and we added the CQL Navigation Macro at the top.
To edit the Meeting notes Blueprint, click Space tools > Content Tools > Meeting notes > Edit
The CQL Navigation Macro is configured as follows:
Navigate By | Label within same parent page |
|---|---|
Labels | meeting-notes |
Order By | Created date |
Previous Button Text | Previous meeting notes |
Next Button Text | Next meeting notes |
Button Color | Blue |
Arrow Style | None |
Button Position | Side |
Button Size | Large |
Now, when you are creating a page using this template, click on the previous and next buttons will take you to another meeting notes page.
To create a page from template, click … in the Confluence header > select Meeting notes
