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Blog posts are an easy way to share announcements, journal entries, status reports, or any other timely information. Others can join in by commenting on  and/or liking  your blog post and, if you get enough of either, your post might make it to the popular feed on the dashboard !

Each space in Confluence, including your personal space , has it's own blog. To view a space's blog, go to a space and choose  Blog  in the sidebar.  You'll see a list of the latest blog posts, and you can click through to earlier posts via the navigation area in the sidebar.

Create a blog post

You can follow the same process to create a blog post as when you create a Confluence page.

You can create blog posts from the Dashboard, but you'll need to make sure you choose the space it's going to appear in in the create dialog.

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Blog posts can be attractive and engaging in the same way a page can be, so go ahead and add images, YouTube clips (preferably of cats), and tables to your post to really grab your audience.

To create a blog post, you need the 'Add Blog' permission. See  Space Permissions .

Move a blog post

If you create a blog post in the wrong space, or want to reorganize your spaces, you can move an individual blog post to another space. 

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You'll need the 'Delete blog' permission in the current space, and 'Add blog' permission in the new (destination) space to do this. 

Restrict a blog post

You can restrict a blog post so that it is only available to specific users or groups. Blog post restrictions work in the same way as  page restrictions .  

To restrict a blog post prior to publishing it, choose the  Unrestricted  button in the footer and apply your restrictions.  To restrict a blog post after publishing, choose 

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Export a blog post .

You can export individual blog posts to PDF. This is useful, for example, if you want to email an internal blog post to people outside your organization. 

See  Export Content to Word, PDF, HTML and XML for more information on exporting blog pages to PDF. 

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Insert the blog posts macro

The Blog Posts macro allows you to display blog posts on a Confluence Cloud page. Selecting a title takes you to the blog post.

Use the Blog Posts Macro

To add the Blog Posts macro:

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Find the macro by name and select it

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You can also type / on the page to bring up the same list you'd see by selecting  from the toolbar. Continue typing the name of the macro to filter the list.

To edit the Blog Posts macro: 

Select the macro placeholder.

Select the Edit icon to open the configuration panel.

Configure the parameters. Your changes are saved as you go.

Resume editing the page, and the panel closes.

You can also select the centered , medium-width , and full-width icons to adjust the width of some macros. Select the trashcan icon to remove the macro.

Parameters are options that you can set to control what and how content from the macro appears on the page. 

If the parameter name used in Confluence Cloud storage format or wikimarkup is different than the label used when inserting macros using the browser or the slash command, it will be listed below in brackets ( example ).

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If you’re a Confluence Data Center or Server user, check out this tutorial on how to create and edit pages in Confluence.

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Your Confluence site is organized into spaces . Spaces are collections of related pages that you and other people in your team or organization work on together. Most organizations use a mix of team spaces , software project spaces , documentation spaces , and knowledge base spaces :

Use team spaces to encourage team members to work together toward large-scale goals and OKRs. For example, you might create a team space for your Marketing team to align on OKRs, stay up-to-date on brand guidelines and messaging pillars, and gain insight into your marketing organization’s high-level strategy.

Use software project spaces to keep track of individual initiatives and projects. For example, you might create a project space to serve as a single source of truth for everything related to a new feature your company is developing, from product requirements and feature specifications to meeting notes and retrospectives.

Use documentation spaces to create and organize technical documentation for your products and services, so it’s easy for anyone to use.

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Use your personal space as a sandbox to organize your notes, keep track of personal OKRs and goals, and draft proposals for projects before they make it to the roadmap. Connect with your team by writing blog posts to introduce yourself or share what you’re working on.

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Customize your space overview

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Try these tricks to make your overview pop:

For more information on how to craft a great overview page, check out the Confluence Cloud documentation or this blog post .

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Now that you’ve created your first space, it’s time to get organized. The goal is to make your space easy to navigate so team members and other stakeholders can find the content they’re looking for quickly.

To learn more about navigation, see Guide 4: Navigate Confluence .

Use parent pages to group similar content

In Confluence, you can nest pages underneath other pages, creating a hierarchy of content in each space. This hierarchy is reflected in the page tree, which appears in the space sidebar to the left of the active page.

To use the page tree to your advantage, create a page for each task or project your team is involved with and nest related child pages underneath it. For example, if your team conducts retrospectives every 2 weeks, you might have a top-level page called “Retrospectives” with a page for each retrospective you’ve conducted nested beneath it.

The example below shows how one Atlassian team utilizes this strategy to organize their space:

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Create shortcuts for important pages

Confluence lets you create unique space shortcuts – links that are pinned to the space sidebar, above the page tree – for every space in your site. Use these to highlight important content so it’s easy to find.

To create your first space shortcut, navigate to your space and select + Add shortcut in the sidebar. For more information on space shortcuts, including how to edit or remove existing space shortcuts, see Customize your space .

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Labels make it a breeze to identify related pages and attachments, so team members and other stakeholders can find what they’re looking for.

*If you’re editing the page instead of viewing it, select the more actions menu (•••) in the top right, then select Add labels .

Give labels transparent and meaningful names. For example, the label you use for meeting notes might be called meeting-notes or meetings . If you add that label to every page you use to capture meeting notes, then you can browse all your meeting notes – within a single space or across your entire Confluence site – just by selecting the label. You can also display all pages with the same label on a page or search content by label to find relevant pages and attachments more easily. For more information about labels, see Use labels to organize your content .

If you apply a label to a page template, that label will automatically be applied to any page you create with that template.

Keep content organized

Set aside time to review the content in your space, delete or archive obsolete content, and move pages around to maintain the structure you want. If you’re a site admin, set up rituals around maintaining your space with people on your team and encourage space admins to carve out time to review and update their spaces with the people who use them.

For more information, see this blog post .

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As a Confluence admin or site admin with a paid subscription to Confluence, you can manage users, groups, and permissions manually, or you can turn on public signup and let users create their own accounts. For information about permissions in the free plan, see our documentation .

Manage global permissions

To manage global permissions, you must have the Confluence administrator permission.

Global permissions  apply to your entire site and let you control:

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To edit global permissions for licensed users:

Changes to global permissions aren’t active until you click Save .

You can search and filter user groups while in edit mode.

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There are two ways to manage users on Confluence who don’t have Confluence licenses:

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To edit space permissions, you must be a space administrator. If you are a Confluence administrator, you can recover space administrator permissions for any space on your site. For more information, see What are space permissions ?

Space permissions let you control:

Confluence is open by default. That means that unless you make space permissions more restrictive, everyone with access to your Confluence site can access content in any given space. Space administrators can set permissions when they create a new space and adjust them later. Anyone who can edit a page can edit its restrictions.

To get to space permissions:

*The Permissions tab will only appear if you're a space admin in that space.

You can manage space permissions for individuals or for entire groups. If your site is public, you can also grant anonymous access to an individual space. For more information, see  Set up public access .

To learn more about all you can do with space permissions, see  Assign space permissions .

How should I set up space permissions?

While some Confluence customers use the same permissions scheme for every space on their site, others set space permissions differently for spaces with different purposes or use cases.

Invite team members to your site

Once you’ve set up your site and configured overall permissions, it’s time to invite team members to start using Confluence Cloud (along with any other Atlassian products on your site).

*This only applies to team members with the Basic role.

As a site admin, you can update roles, access, and groups for users at any time. You can also remove a user by revoking site access, deactivating their account, or even deleting it (for example, when an employee leaves your company). For more information, see Invite and remove users .

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Companies worldwide often hire project management experts to oversee projects and ensure success. For you to internalize project requirements, make plans, monitor deadlines, execute tasks, provide deliverables, you need visualization tools. These visualization tools include charts, Kanban boards, calendars, and other options.

As a product manager, project manager, or team member, you need not worry, as these tools are available on Confluence. To help you execute your job better, we shall discuss five charts most popular among Table Filter and Charts for Confluence users, their benefits, and how to create them in Confluence.

5 Powerful Confluence Charts for Project Managers and their Benefits

1. column chart.

A column chart is a graphical representation tool. It works for visualizing two or more pieces of information about a particular concept.

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2. Bar Chart

In Confluence, you can create a bar chart to visualize project data for team members, company executives, or external stakeholders. Similar to a column chart, a bar chart presents data in rectangular bars across two axes. It could be in a vertical or horizontal form. The length of the bars is often proportional to the values they represent.

Data presentation and analysis get better with bar charts. It interprets data and clarifies trends or changes. Suppose your team has a task to write a report on ‘May 2023 office supplies.’

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3. Stacked Column Chart

Stacked column charts display data both in vertical or horizontal bars. The data presented often relate to several variants. This chart type works effectively for comparing different variants. In this case, each variant takes a different color for easy analysis and identification.

While your team oversees projects, a stacked column chart is handy for comparing different variables without lengthy texts or crowded tables. You can measure and analyze quantitative data without stress or difficulty.

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4. Time Line Chart 

Whether you manage projects, work with finances, or plan marketing campaigns, you have to deal with various costs, expenses, and profits. And once in a while, it is essential to see the trends. That’s when a time line chart comes in handy.

Since a time line chart visually represents how data changes over time, you can also use it to track various product-related things, such as app purchases, the number of leads, and other valuable parameters.

Conveniently, you can use a time line chart for comparison, and if the data changes drastically over time, you can add a trendline to understand the overall tendency. With these capabilities of a time line chart, you can spot even minor changes early on.

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5. Gantt Chart

Gantt charts are among all teams’ most popular project management planning and visualization tools. As a project manager, a Gantt chart helps you present a series of project-related processes in a simple diagram. On the Gantt chart, you can enter information such as task type, task description, start date, end date, milestones, and dependencies.

It summarizes complex project information in a simple, colorful diagram for concerned persons. It removes the complexity associated with going through several written pages. Confluence helps you customize your Gantt chart to suit your project plans and goals.

Confluence also supports alterations. As an automated tool, it maximizes time and saves effort, as it does not require making manual designs, creating diagrams, or making changes. With a Gantt chart, your team will view workflow, collaborate & communicate better.

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How to Create Charts in Confluence

Now let’s discuss how to create the charts mentioned above with the Chart from Table Macro from the Table Filter and Charts for Confluence app.

Pick a table you want to turn into a chart. Click the funnel icon at the top of the page. Select the Chart from Table macro. It will automaticaly generate suggestions for chart types available based on your source table. Pick the most suitable one, but keep in mind that you can also adjust the look of the chart afterwards.

In the view mode, you can change chart type, its size and color scheme, add or remove columns used to create a chart.

However, if you go to the edit mode, you can find even more settings there. All macro settings are divided into three tabs:

Note that editing options in the ‘Look’ and ‘Adjustments’ tabs differ for all chart types. For example, the Time Line chart requires adding date(s). This option is not available for a bar chart.

If you want to try creating charts in Confluence with the help of the Table Filter and Charts app, follow the instructions below.

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How to Write a Great Blog Post (Structure + Examples)

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Do you want to write a great blog post, but aren’t sure how to structure it?

You can write a compelling and helpful blog post, but without the right structure, only a few people may read it. The people who do visit your blog might even get lost and give up without finishing the post.

In this article, we will show you how to write a great blog post, even if you’re a beginner.

How to write a great blog post (structure + examples)

Why is Structure So Important in Blog Posts?

According to our blogging statistics research , there are over 600 million blogs. With so much competition, you’ll need to do everything in your power to make your blogs stand out, including using the right structure.

A well-structured blog leads the reader from one point to the next in a logical way that’s easy to follow and understand. Many people simply skim blogs, so the right structure also helps people find the parts they’re interested in reading.

A clear structure doesn’t just help visitors understand your content. Search engine bots will also find it easier to crawl your blogs and then show them to the right people. This will improve your search engine rankings and get more visitors to your WordPress blog .

You might be a world-class writer, but without a clear structure your blog posts may still be difficult to read.

With that in mind, let’s look at how you can write a well-structured blog post, even if you’re a complete beginner. Simply use the quick links below to jump straight to the topic you want to read about.

Create a Descriptive and Compelling Headline

Write a clear and concise introduction, break up content with headings, add a table of contents, keep paragraphs and sentences short, add images, video, and other media, wrap up blog posts with a conclusion, end with a compelling call to action (cta).

Your post’s headline is usually the first thing people see. No matter how good your blog’s content is, you’ll struggle to get readers with a boring title.

A compelling headline will catch a person’s attention no matter whether they spot it on social media , an RSS feed , in their search engine results, or some other location.

That said, the headline should describe what the post is about, while also making people want to read it.

With countless blogs on the internet, it’s hard to cut through the noise. While there’s no magic formula for creating the perfect headline, BuzzSumo analyzed over 100 million articles and concluded that the ideal headline length is between 11 words and 65 characters.

If you include numbers in your headlines, then research suggests people prefer to share headlines that have single-digit numbers.

An example of a great number-based headline

BuzzSumo also found that more people engage with headlines that include the current year.

Even simply adding a year to the end of a title may be enough to increase your blog traffic .

An example of a great blog headline

People are also more likely to share headlines that suggest newness, so you may want to try including phrases like ‘for the first time.’

Another trick is teasing must-have information by saying things like ‘need to know,’ ‘you need to,’ or ‘the best.’

How to write a great blog post, with examples

If you’re writing a ‘how to’ post, then think about the problem your blog solves. What might someone type into a search engine when they’re facing this problem? This is often a great starting point for a compelling ‘how to’ headline.

After drafting a title, you can enter it into a headline analyzer such as AIOSEO . This plugin will use real data to score your headline and suggest ways to improve it. In this way, even beginners can write a compelling blog headline.

The AIOSEO headline analyzer

If you don’t want to install a plugin, then you can use WPBeginner’s free Headline Analyzer .

For more information, please see our guide on how to use a headline analyzer in WordPress to improve SEO titles .

Every great blog post needs a clear introduction that tells visitors what the post is about. This helps people decide whether they’re interested in the topic.

Just like the headline, it’s not enough to simply state what the blog is about. You also need to make the visitor want to carry on reading.

People don’t want to waste time on blogs they’re not interested in. Having said that, your introduction should be short and to the point. Ideally, you should aim for 1-3 paragraphs.

When it comes to creating a tight, focused introduction, a good trick is to try and include your blog’s keyword as early as possible. By sticking to this goal, you’ll be less likely to go off-topic.

Depending on the kind of blog you’re writing, you may get good results by sharing interesting or surprising statistics in the introduction. This example from MonsterInsights is guaranteed to catch the attention of any online store owner who wants to get more sales.

An example of a great blog intro

Another option is to talk about a problem and promise a solution.

This RafflePress post discusses a problem the user may have: promoting your business on Instagram can be expensive and not everyone has a big budget.

It then promises a solution: get noticed on Instagram for free.

An introduction, on the RafflePress website

Many introductions also use FOMO , or fear of missing out. By adding time pressure, you can make people want to read the post now, rather than risk missing out on a giveaway, event, trip, or anything else the post is talking about.

This travel blog takes a pretty standard ‘Top Places to Visit’ listicle and turns it into a race against time.

A time-sensitive blog introduction

We’ve also seen blogs draw the reader in by sharing a humorous personal story. If this anecdote resonates with the target audience, then it can be a powerful hook.

For example, this introduction makes it very clear that the author knows exactly what the reader is going through.

An introduction, with a humorous introduction

No matter what approach you take, if you’re going to hook your audience, then you need to know all about them. The best way to learn about your audience is by using Google Analytics.

For step-by-step instructions, please see our guide on how to install Google Analytics . If you’re already a GA user, you may also want to see our ultimate guide to Google Analytics 4 .

A 2022 study by the Policy Institute and Centre for Attention Studies found that most people feel their attention span is shorter than it used to be.

No matter how good your writing is, all your hard work will go to waste if readers can’t concentrate on more than a few paragraphs.

That’s why we recommend using headings to break your post into bite-sized chunks.

Headings help readers skim the post and find the content they’re interested in reading. It also makes it easier for them to revisit sections they want to read again.

Before you start writing, it’s a good idea to map out all the headings you’ll use and the content you’ll add to each section. This will keep you focused as you write the post.

Ideally, your headings should summarize each major point you want to make. In fact, readers should be able to understand the flow of your blog simply by scanning the headings.

Let’s look at an example. Here, we have some tips on how to store coffee beans correctly. Although each paragraph provides useful extra information, you can get all the tips just by reading the headings.

An example of headings and subheadings in a blog

After creating your headings, organize them so your content flows logically. For example, if you’re writing a fitness blog then you shouldn’t tell readers how many times to repeat an exercise before showing them how to do it.

When it’s time to add these headings to your WordPress website , there are six built-in heading tags that you can use.

The built-in WordPress header styles

Similar to bullet points and numbered lists , you can use these headings to create a nested structure of headings and subheadings.

However, we recommend keeping the heading hierarchy as simple as possible, to avoid confusing your readers. This means using H2 headings for main sections, and then H3 for subsections, and so on.

A table of contents lists the post’s main points and provides links to specific sections. This gives visitors an overview of what the blog covers while allowing them to jump straight to the content they’re interested in.

An example of blog's table of contents

This can keep visitors on your website for longer, even if they’re only interested in part of a blog post.

A table of contents can even improve your WordPress SEO , as Google often uses the table to automatically add ‘jump to section’ links in search results.

Table of contents links in Google search results

The easiest way to add a table of contents to your WordPress blog is by using AIOSEO.

AIOSEO is the best WordPress SEO plugin and comes with a built-in table of contents block.

The AIOSEO table of contents block

This block saves you a ton of time by automatically generating a table of contents based on the post’s headings, while also allowing you to customize the table.

For complete step-by-step instructions, please see our guide on how to create a table of contents in WordPress posts and pages .

Imagine opening a blog post just to find a wall of text. Chances are, you’d leave the page immediately. That said, it’s important to break your blog into short paragraphs and sentences. These are easier to skim and look much less daunting, especially on mobile devices.

A good trick is to avoid long and complicated words, intricate metaphors, and flowery language. All of that to say: keep it simple. You’ll lose people if you try to be too clever.

Ideally, you should aim to make a single point per sentence, using as few words as possible.

Often, you can break grammatical rules if it gets your point across in fewer words. This may mean starting sentences with things like ‘Or,’ ‘And,’ or ‘But,’ or using more casual language and fragments rather than full sentences.

How to write a great blog post

You should also organize your sentences and paragraphs to give the reader the most important information first, and then go into finer detail from there. This makes it easier for the reader to skip sections they’re not interested in.

In this TrustPulse blog, the writer starts by explaining what eCommerce email marketing is. Then, they give Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign as examples of popular email providers.

How to write a blog post for beginners

The next paragraph talks about why email marketing is important, before exploring specific features. As you can see, the section starts with the most important point and then gets more and more detailed.

Visitors don’t want to feel like they’re reading a novel when they visit your blog. With that in mind, it’s a good idea to add visual content like photos, infographics, screenshots, graphs, and diagrams.

Immediately, this breaks up your text, but it also helps visitors see what each section is about, at a glance. Each piece of visual content is also another opportunity to grab the reader’s attention as they scroll through your post.

It even seems like blogs with visual content are more popular. According to our blogging statistics research , posts with more than seven images get 116% more organic traffic compared to posts that have no images. Similarly, blogs with videos get 83% more traffic than those without video.

If you’re writing ‘how to’ blogs, then images help visitors understand what they need to do. For example, this PushEngage blog uses screenshots to show readers what to click next in order to create a landing page in WordPress .

How to write a blog post for beginners, with examples

If you’re promoting an affiliate product , then visuals like images and videos are a great way to show that product in action. This can often get you more affiliate revenue.

Let’s look at an example. This post about soil-less indoor garden kits shows lots of photos of the different kits available to buy on Amazon, complete with Amazon affiliate links.

Adding affiliate links to a blog

Just be aware that lots of high-resolution media can add to your site’s loading time, so it’s important to optimize your images and other media. Readers will also need to scroll past any media they’re not interested in, which can be particularly frustrating for smartphone and tablet users.

With that being said, all visuals should add value for the reader.

A good conclusion summarizes all the points you’ve made throughout the blog, without introducing any new information.

Depending on the topic, you may sometimes want to suggest an actionable solution or share your top pick of all the products, WordPress plugins , travel destinations, and anything else you’ve compared or reviewed throughout the blog.

However, as a general rule conclusions tend to be pretty short, so don’t worry if your conclusion is one or two sentences.

When the reader reaches the end of the post, you need to tell them what to do next. This should be an action that keeps them engaged with your blog or gets them to convert, which is known as a call to action .

In the following Easy Digital Downloads post, you can see several calls to action on the page.

An example of a call to action

A good call to action is clear, asks for the user to take a precise action, and has a sense of urgency. For example, you might ask them to download a PDF or subscribe to your email newsletter .

Even if you use the same call to action, it’s a good idea to customize it for the individual post. In the following image, interior design blog Decorilla is using its standard call to action, which encourages readers to schedule a free consultation using a booking form .

However, they’ve tweaked the messaging to suit the blog’s topic, which is how to decorate a child’s bedroom.

An example of a compelling CTA at the end of a blog

If you’re not sure what call to action to use, then ask yourself why you’re writing this blog. If you want to get more comments , then you might ask readers to share their opinion or answer a question by posting it in the comment section.

You might even offer a reward for commenting, such as entering the reader into a giveaway or contest . For example, the example below gives readers a list of books and asks them to comment on which one they want to win.

An example of a blog, with a competition CTA

Another option is to suggest some posts the visitor might want to read next.

For the best results, include links that relate to the current blog in some way, which is exactly what AffiliateWP does on their affiliate marketing blog.

The AffiliateWP blog

We hope this tutorial helped you learn how to write a great blog post. You may also want to learn how to make money online blogging , or check out our list of the best SEO plugins and tools you should use .

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