Confluence 9.3 release notes
4 February 2025
We're excited to present Confluence 9.3Highlights
- Display days in the Roadmap Planner macro
- Creating blog posts from templates
- Aligning editor shortcuts with Confluence Cloud
- New REST APIs
- Default time zone setting in General configuration
- Save time and space with more control over data pipeline exports
- Rotate your encryption keys like clockwork
This Confluence release supports only Data Center licenses. If you have a Server license, check out your options for upgrading.
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Read the upgrade notes for important info about this release and see the full list of issues resolved.
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Display days in the Roadmap Planner macro
For: END USERS
Zoom in on your roadmaps with the new ‘Days’ timeline option in the Roadmap Planner macro. Gone are the days when you could only view your roadmaps in weeks and months. Say hello to greater flexibility for all your planning needs.
Use this macro to craft a clear, visual timeline that’s perfect for organizing projects, software releases, and much more.
Learn more about the Roadmap Planner macro
Creating blog posts from templates
For: END USERS
We’re excited to bring you the ability to use templates in blog posts. Similarly to how this works in Confluence Cloud, you can create Confluence pages using templates, and convert these pages to blog posts.
See how templates can streamline your content creation
Aligning editor shortcuts with Confluence Cloud
For: END USERS
We're enhancing the editing experience in Confluence Data Center by aligning it with Confluence Cloud. This update aims to ease the transition if you have a dual license or are migrating between platforms. The new shortcuts include:
#to create headings. This replaces the current numbered list functionality.>to create quotes---to insert a horizontal rule-to create a circle bullet point instead of a square one⌘ + Enteron iOS orCtrl + Enteron Windows to save a page or a comment
New REST APIs
For: ADMINS
Access more REST APIs to help you automate, script, and scale the following tasks:
- monitor your Confluence cluster
- get trash contents
- update user details
- get a list of users counting towards your Confluence license
See the REST API documentation for the new methods to use.
Default time zone setting in General configuration
For: ADMINS
We’ve added the option to adjust the default time zone for all users in the General Configuration screen. Changing this setting doesn't affect individual users who have customized their individual time zones.
Find out how to change the default time zone
Save time and space with more control over data pipeline exports
For: ADMINS
You can now use an opt-out list to exclude CSV files from data pipeline exports. This may save disk space and time, especially if your Confluence site includes large CSV files that you don’t need to export. This opt-out feature was introduced in Data Pipeline version 3.2.0.
For more context, see the Data pipeline page.
For full details, including how to remove files from the opt-out list and get the list of files supported, see the Data pipeline REST API reference.
Rotate your encryption keys like clockwork
For: ADMINS
Confluence already automatically encrypts plaintext secrets through default secrets encryption. Now, you can further protect your system through encryption key rotation. Use API calls to re-encrypt your existing secrets with a new key, and to manage your inactive keys. This extra security is available for both single-node and clustered environments.
Details on encryption key rotation.
End of support for PostgreSQL 14 and MySQL 8.0
For: ADMINS
As previously announced, PostgreSQL 14 and MySQL 8.0 are no longer supported. To ensure ongoing database support, upgrade to the following:
- PostgreSQL 15 or 16
- MySQL 8.4
Check out the Supported Platforms page for the full list of supported databases.
Resolved issues
For full details of bugs fixed and suggestions resolved, head to our public issues tracker on Jira.
Get ready to upgrade
Before you upgrade, check out the Confluence 9.3 upgrade notes for important changes in this release, then follow the usual upgrade instructions to upgrade your site.
Been a while since your last upgrade? Check out our upgrade matrix for a bird's-eye view of the most important changes since Confluence 9.2 LTS.
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