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  2. CONFSERVER-3191

Easily create a copy of an entire space

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      Atlassian Update – 26 May 2023

      Hi everyone,

      We are excited to announce that with the release of Confluence 8.3, the ability to copy spaces is now bundled and supported for all customers on Confluence versions 8.3 and later. The updated Copy a Space includes functional improvements such as the ability to copy over templates, an improved UI, and better progress tracking. Read more about the improved feature in our Copy a Space documentation and the Confluence 8.3 release notes.

      The existing Copy Space marketplace plugin will continue to work for earlier Confluence versions and will remain supported until the end of life date for the Confluence 7.19 Long Term Support release (currently 28 Jul 2024).

      We look forward to hearing your feedback and continuing to improve Confluence Data Center.

      Kind regards,

      Kalvin Xu
      Confluence Data Center

      It'd be really very handy to be able to duplicate a space. Export/import only works on 1 space I think (it seems to have lots of integer ids in there so I dare not try exporting, twiddling things and reimporting).

      What would be really nice would be a 'copy space' option where you can duplicate an entire space as a different name/key.

      e.g. setting up projects at codehaus; it'd be good to use an existing space as a base, then copy the entire thing, then after that either export/import to search/replace, or just manually modify pages after that. 

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            [CONFSERVER-3191] Easily create a copy of an entire space

            Miles Doe added a comment -

            I'm always glad to see next gen companies implementing customers feedback. It only took you 18 years.

            Miles Doe added a comment - I'm always glad to see next gen companies implementing customers feedback. It only took you 18 years.

            Kalvin Xu added a comment -

            Hi 267d2797fc4b, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. I'm happy to confirm that copying page templates during a space copy is included in the roadmap. This will be added in an upcoming Confluence version, where copy space will be bundled into Confluence natively without the need for a separate marketplace app. 

            Kalvin Xu added a comment - Hi 267d2797fc4b , thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. I'm happy to confirm that copying page templates during a space copy is included in the roadmap. This will be added in an upcoming Confluence version, where copy space will be bundled into Confluence natively without the need for a separate marketplace app. 

            Lars Fessler added a comment -

            First tests confirm that the app works good

            Could only test in Confluence 7.19.1 - so not every feature of the app works - just like it is already described in its documentation.

            What I am still missing - regardless of Confluence Release:

            Copying of the original spaces page's templates

            I find this very important.

            • Because if not copied we have to copy them all manually via the Source Editor app to conserve all template properties.
            • Source Editor is not approved for Data Center!!!
            • Every Create From Template macro anywhere inside the new space must be edited manually for its Template name property. This is lost during the space copy process.
              The goal here should be that the reference of this macro property is changed to the corresponding template in the new space.

            Is this allready within the scope of the roadmap for Q2/2023 mentioned in the issue description?

            Lars Fessler added a comment - First tests confirm that the app works good Could only test in Confluence 7.19.1 - so not every feature of the app works - just like it is already described in its documentation. What I am still missing - regardless of Confluence Release: Copying of the original spaces page's templates I find this very important. Because if not copied we have to copy them all manually via the Source Editor app to conserve all template properties. Source Editor is not approved for Data Center!!! Every Create From Template macro anywhere inside the new space must be edited manually for its Template name property. This is lost during the space copy process. The goal here should be that the reference of this macro property is changed to the corresponding template in the new space. Is this allready within the scope of the roadmap for Q2/2023 mentioned in the issue description?

            Lars Fessler added a comment -

            That is great news. I will test it soon!

            Lars Fessler added a comment - That is great news. I will test it soon!

            Kent Rogers added a comment -

            I tried the Copy Space for Confluence functionality and it didn't copy attachments, even though I had the Copy attachments checkbox checked.

            Kent Rogers added a comment - I tried the Copy Space for Confluence functionality and it didn't copy attachments, even though I had the Copy attachments checkbox checked.

            Michael Andreacchio added a comment -

            Hi 267d2797fc4b, yes in the fullness of time we wish to have the plugin Datacenter compatible, bundled within Confluence, and I'm happy to say, free for all of our customers to use. Bundled and fully Datacenter compatible may not be the first step we're making but it is the overall destination we wish to reach within the coming months.

            Hi cdf10c660068, thanks for highlighting the need to give our current marketplace listing description an update. I've flagged this internally so we'll see this fixed by the team shortly.

            Thanks for taking the time to provide your thoughts to the ticket, hope I've been able to shine a light on our current plans a little more.

            Michael Andreacchio added a comment - Hi 267d2797fc4b , yes in the fullness of time we wish to have the plugin Datacenter compatible, bundled within Confluence, and I'm happy to say, free for all of our customers to use. Bundled and fully Datacenter compatible may not be the first step we're making but it is the overall destination we wish to reach within the coming months. Hi cdf10c660068 , thanks for highlighting the need to give our current marketplace listing description an update. I've flagged this internally so we'll see this fixed by the team shortly. Thanks for taking the time to provide your thoughts to the ticket, hope I've been able to shine a light on our current plans a little more.

            Kent Rogers added a comment -

            The Marketplace listing for the Server plugin also says it is "not compatible with Confluence 7.x and later, and there are currently no plans to implement compatibility with newer versions of Confluence".

            Kent Rogers added a comment - The Marketplace listing for the Server plugin also says it is "not compatible with Confluence 7.x and later, and there are currently no plans to implement compatibility with newer versions of Confluence".

            Lars Fessler added a comment -

            I just read the Atlassian update regarding this ticket. There you link to an existing marketplace listing. But this app is only for Confluence Server, not Datacenter. Will it be Datacenter approved after the planned update it will receive? Will it still be free of charge?

            If so I am really looking forward to the planned update.

            Lars Fessler added a comment - I just read the Atlassian update regarding this ticket. There you link to an existing marketplace listing. But this app is only for Confluence Server, not Datacenter. Will it be Datacenter approved after the planned update it will receive? Will it still be free of charge? If so I am really looking forward to the planned update.

            Adamekbp added a comment -

            It looks like Atlassian do not want to do it for server or data center.  "Copy Space" plugin for cloud is already on the Marketplace

            Adamekbp added a comment - It looks like Atlassian do not want to do it for server or data center.  "Copy Space" plugin for cloud is already on the Marketplace

            akshay.kg added a comment -

            I have been waiting for the feature for an year now, I don't think it's moving any where. Atlassian developer have created a plugin for this called 'copy space' which is free but I could not get it to work and ULA won't clime and responsibility as well.

            As an alternative we have settled for 'Page tree creator' plugin.

            akshay.kg added a comment - I have been waiting for the feature for an year now, I don't think it's moving any where. Atlassian developer have created a plugin for this called 'copy space' which is free but I could not get it to work and ULA won't clime and responsibility as well. As an alternative we have settled for 'Page tree creator' plugin.

              5378c34e9c28 Kalvin Xu
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