Inserting a Page Tree macro between strong XHTML tags breaks its functionality
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Symptoms
Page Tree fails to render content, keeps spinning and loads no content.
In a section of text formatted in bold, inserting the Page Tree macro may fail if it gets in between two <strong> </strong> tags.
Diagnosis
A similar tag excerpt to the following can be seen after opening the Storage Format view into the "Tools > View Storage Format"
<p><strong>Bold</strong></p>
<p><strong><ac:structured-macro ac:name="pagetree" /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Bold</strong></p>
Cause
The <strong> tag appears to break normal macro rendering when it is encapsulated into a couple of them.
Workaround
Use the Confluence Source Editor to remove the enclosing <strong> tags.
Resolution
- There is a bug report on the subject filled for this item CONF-29930