How to re-run the "welcome.action" in Confluence Data Center for existing users
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Summary
Your users may wish to re-run through the welcome screen when they first log into Confluence.
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Solution
Please follow these instructions to re-run the Onboarding module.
- Visit
<your_confluence_url>/dashboard.action?onboarding=true - View the welcome tutorial
For ease of re-use, you can add this link to the Application Navigator:
- Log in to Confluence as Adminsitrator
- Browse to General Configuration > Application Navigator
- Add a new link called "Welcome Screen Tutorial" and set the redirect as the URL -
<your_confluence_url>/dashboard.action?onboarding=true - Click Add
The hyperlink will then be available in the top-right burger menu for all users of Confluence