
Go to the space and choose Space tools > Look and Feel from the bottom of the sidebar If you are using Confluence to generate a static website, for example, you will need to modify these layouts. Export layouts: These control the appearance of spaces and pages when they are exported to HTML.They do not change the way the pages themselves are displayed, but they allow you to alter the way the surrounding comments or attachments are shown. Content layouts: These control the appearance of content such as pages and blog posts.For example, if you want to make changes to the header and the footer, you will need to modify these layouts. Site layouts: These are used to define the controls that surround each page in the site.

The decorator files in Confluence are grouped into the following categories: Once you become familiar with Velocity, you can edit the decorator files to personalize the appearance of Confluence. vmd file and is written in a very simple programming language called Velocity.

To edit the layout of Confluence, you will need to modify these decorator files. SiteMesh works through 'decorators' that define a page's layout and structure. Ĭonfluence is built on top of the Open Source SiteMesh library, a web-page layout system that provides a consistent look and feel across a site. Please take this into account before proceeding with any customizations.įor more information on updating your customizations, please refer to Upgrading Customized Site and Space Layouts. The more dramatic the customizations are, the harder it'll be to reapply your changes when upgrading.

#Layouteditor manual update
If you modify the look and feel of Confluence by following these instructions, you'll need to update your customizations when you upgrade Confluence.
