PDF Export: Missing Accessibility Metadata in Generated PDF

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    • Severity 3 - Minor
    • Accessibility

      Issue Summary

      The document title is not set in the metadata, and the PDF/UA label is missing.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Open the Confluence Cloud Homepage.
      2. From the Sidebar navigation, expand Spaces and open any space.
      3. Open a page.
      4. Navigate to the "More actions" menu button and activate it, then select "Export" and choose "Export to PDF".
      5. Navigate to the "Download PDF" link and activate it.
      6. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Checker or PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC) and run the accessibility check.
      7. Observe that the Title in the document’s XMP metadata is missing and the PDF/UA identifier is absent.

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      Actual Results

      When exporting a Confluence page to PDF and running an accessibility check using Accessibility Checker, the resulting PDF is missing key accessibility metadata:

      • Document Title: The PDF metadata does not have a title set. Screen readers rely on this to announce the document correctly.
      • PDF/UA Label: The PDF does not declare PDF/UA compliance and is untagged.

      As a result, screen readers cannot announce the document title, and automated accessibility checkers flag the PDF as non-compliant.

      Expected Results

      The PDF should include a document title in metadata and be properly tagged as PDF/UA compliant.

      Apply the following changes:

      • Configure Confluence PDF export to populate metadata from page titles.
      • Apply proper PDF tagging to support PDF/UA compliance, or use a plugin that produces accessible PDFs.

      Workaround

      Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available

      Environment

      MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
      macOS Tahoe 26.2
      Operations - Windows11
      Chrome - Version 144.0.7559.133 (Official Build) (64-bit)
      Safari- Version 26.2
      JAWS- Version 2023
      NVDA- Version 2025.3.2
      VoiceOver - Version Latest

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              Reporter:
              Chirag Goyal
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