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Customizing Confluence Space Menus<\/h1>\n

For those of us who spend some, or perhaps almost all of our day within a mix of Confluence pages and Spaces, we often hear a siren song of change. The ability to customize the look and feel of Confluence, even just slightly from time to time, can bring a welcome sigh of relief to you and your colleagues. This includes details that some may overlook or consider minor, such as the navigational menus themselves.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be honest, when it\u2019s a comparison of engaging with a tool or site that appears dull, boring, or static vs. one that brings some style and great design, users will choose the latter. It\u2019s a more positive experience overall and this then draws users back to use it more often and most effectively. The work doesn\u2019t just get done, it gets accomplished. It can imbue a sense of pride and fulfillment at the team level, all the way up to the company itself.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to bring some pizzaz to your long dreary Winter of boring Confluence space menus, adding some pizzaz with color and branding customization.<\/p>\n

Think Globally, Act Locally<\/h1>\n

What do we mean by that in this context? Simply to start, there are differences between customizing settings for the Confluence global look and feel of an instance versus that of a specific Space within it.<\/p>\n

When a new Space is created, the theme applied to the whole site will be applied by default to this new Space. To change colors for individual Spaces, you'll need to download a theming app from the Atlassian Marketplace.<\/p>\n

You can change the appearance, or look and feel of Confluence Cloud for the whole instance (globally) or respective individual Spaces. Changes you make to the whole site trickle down and apply to all Spaces within it. Those with administrator permissions can further customize the appearance and override the global settings.<\/p>\n

Customize That Confluence Look and Feel<\/h1>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll get you headed in the right direction on the basics like the logo, changing colors, and overall making it look more in tune with your organization and its branding. To note, these require admin rights to your instance.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start at the global level with a few key settings and then drill down to the Space level with some options that will make Confluence more in tune with your company or brand identity.<\/p>\n

Navigate to the Confluence administration<\/strong> button in the top right of your window. Then, from the left navigation window, scroll down to the Look and Feel<\/strong> section to find the options you\u2019ll need; color scheme, logo and favicon, header and footer, and many more.<\/p>\n

Color Scheme<\/h2>\n

In this section, you\u2019ll be able to customize the color scheme of your site. This includes both background and access colors using either standard HTML\/CSS3 codes, or using the color-picker from the palette provided. When changes are made here, they will immediately be cascaded across all of the Spaces within your Confluence instance. Not happy with the results? No worries, you can use the Reset<\/strong> option to switch back to the default setup.<\/p>\n

Site Logo and Favicon<\/h2>\n

One of the most important elements of your brand is the logo, so adding that element to your Confluence site helps reinforce the image throughout the organization. In this section, select your site logo and customize the site title with just a few clicks. Furthering the customization, change the site favicon by uploading an image in either PNG, GIF, JPEF, or ICO format.<\/p>\n

Header and Footer<\/h2>\n

Here you can add a custom header and footer every page within your Space. You have the option of using Confluence\u2019s wiki markup syntax to indicate either Headings (H1, H2, etc.), Lists (bulletted, numbered, or a combination of both), Tables, and more.<\/p>\n

Other Options - Themes, PDF Export, Default Space Logo<\/h2>\n

While we won\u2019t be touching on these customization options here, just know you can further refine the look and feel of your Space.<\/p>\n

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This will now give your Confluence instance a more familiar look on that is more in tune with your company or brand\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n

At the Space level to refine the look further, navigate to the space in your Confluence Cloud instance you\u2019d like to work with and then;<\/p>\n