Learning Confluence Administration

2h 20mIntermediate2022-08-17

Authors

Rachel Wright

Entrepreneur, Process Engineer, and Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator

Course details

Confluence helps all types of organizations collaborate, plan, and store information. In this course, Rachel Wright guides new and experienced Confluence admins through application capabilities, options, data organization strategies, and more. Rachel explains what Confluence is, how it is used, and how to determine which deployment type you have. She shows you how to navigate the admin area, then walks you through important application settings and setting up a test environment. Rachel offers useful tips for managing global and personal spaces, as well as the default space settings, then goes into using blueprints, themes, and templates. She covers best practices for content management and ways to find, share, and protect information. Rachel steps through managing users and groups, then shows you how to extend Confluence by using and vetting apps, creating connections, and creating integrations. She finishes up with resources to help you keep learning.

Skills covered

ConfluenceAtlassianSoftware AdministrationPersonal Productivity SoftwareTeams and CollaborationServer AdministrationProjectNetwork AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Administration in Confluence
02 - What you should know
03 - Who is this course for
04 - What do you need for this course
05 - Important definitions

1. Using Confluence

06 - What is Confluence
07 - How is Confluence used
08 - Which deployment type do you have
09 - Navigating the admin area
10 - Important application settings

2. Setting Up a Test Environment

11 - Test environment tips
12 - Choosing a test environment
13 - Creating a test environment

3. Managing Spaces

14 - Using global and personal spaces
15 - Managing default space permissions

4. Building a Standard Structure

16 - Leveraging blueprints
17 - Utilizing themes
18 - Using and creating templates

5. Content Management Best Practices

19 - Creating content standards
20 - Organizing content
21 - Archiving content

6. Finding, Sharing, and Protecting Information

22 - Ways to find content
23 - Using advanced search
24 - Sharing content
25 - Collaborating in real time
26 - Restricting content

7. Managing Users and Groups

27 - Types of admin users
28 - Managing users
29 - Working with groups

8. Extending Confluence

30 - Using and vetting apps
31 - Creating connections
32 - Creating integrations

Conclusion

33 - Additional learning resources