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Matt Hodges

Aussie in SF. Avid skiier. Beer lover. Wannabe chef. Collaboration. Marketing. Confluence. HipChat. Atlassian.

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The Wait is Over – Your Favorite Add-ons Are Even Better in Confluence 4

Confluence 4 was designed to enable constant innovation and improvement. Our amazing partners have been working hard updating their add-ons to take advantage of the power of the new Confluence editor. You’ll find they provide a more natural, richer, and intuitive experience in Confluence 4. There’s something for everyone Formatting and Reporting Diagramming and Wireframes […]

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Mission Control: Advanced Attachment Management in Confluence with Arsenale Lockpoint

This is a guest post by David Goldstein of Arsenale, developer of the Arsenale Lockpoint and Arsenale Invisible Ink plugins for Confluence. (Update: in November 2018, the Lockpoint product was acquired and it is now Cenote Lockpoint.) The Cow, The Pig, The Rooster and the Tipping Point Confluence excels as a rapid and lightweight content creation and sharing platform. […]

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Countdown of the Top 11 Team Calendars Features in 2011

It’s barely been six months since we released Team Calendars 1.0 for Confluence and we’ve been thrilled by its uptake. 2,635 teams around the world – including Facebook, Skype, and Sony – now have a single source of truth for managing team leave, tracking projects, and planning events. 8 Releases in 6 Months A new […]

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The Starting XI of 2011 – Confluence Edition

While 2011 might be known as the ‘Year of the Rabbit’, many will remember it as the year Confluence paved the way for the future of online collaboration. 2011 was the year we satisfied more than 2,235 of our customers’ votes for new features and improvements with three of our biggest releases, ever. 2011 was […]

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New Features in Confluence 4.1 – Available Today

It’s the season of giving and the Confluence Team decided to splurge this year, bringing you Confluence 4.1 just in time for the holiday season. It’s jam packed with new features and improvements that make everyone look like an editing pro. Edit Like a Pro Take the completely redesigned editor that we gave you in […]

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$63,210, 100 Moustaches & an Oompa Loompa

A record 100 Atlassian’s grew a moustache during the month of November to heighten awareness for men’s health issues. Collectively they raised US $31,605 along the way in support of inspiring initiatives in Sydney, San Francisco, and Amsterdam. Thanks to matching from the Atlassian Foundation we’ll be donating a grand total of US $63,210. Not […]

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There’s Something for Everyone in Confluence 4.1 – Coming Soon

Who doesn’t like a big Christmas stocking packed with goodies? It’s the season of giving and next week you’ll be able to rip open Confluence 4.1 and get your paws on all the new features packed into this big release. Ryan already peeled back the covers on Image Effects – in this post I’ll give […]

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Why We Removed the Wiki Markup Editor in Confluence 4.0

UPDATE: July 2013 Since this post was published back in November 2011 there have been a number of improvements to working with wiki markup in the new editor in addition to two plugins released on the Atlassian Marketplace that provide source and wiki markup editing capabilities in Confluence 4 and above. For a quick reference […]

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Writing a Confluence Plugin for a SaaS Product

This is a guest post by Brian Pugh of LucidChart, an online diagramming solution that makes diagramming fast and easy. In this post, Brian talks about the process of writing a Confluence plugin for LucidChart.   As you probably know, Confluence has a flexible plugin model that allows third parties to add new functionality and […]

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100 Moustaches Can Make a Difference to Men’s Health

Did you know… 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime? Crazy right. What about the fact that 1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and 1 in 3 women will be. Nuts, I know. How about that four times as many men commit suicide […]

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Create Custom Intranet Designs with RefinedWiki Original Theme 3.0

This is a guest post by Jimmy Lundström, CEO of RefinedWiki, one of Atlassian’s official partners. This post highlights the new features shipped in the latest release of RefinedWiki Original Theme, a plugin which enhances the user interface and functionality of Confluence.   We’re excited to announce that the Original Theme 3.0 release is compatible […]

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Integrate Confluence & Jira into Your Performance Review Process

Small Improvements is a cloud service for easy performance reviews and peer feedback. It’s being used at Atlassian and feedback has been great. This guest blog post is by Per Fragemann, founder of Small Improvements.

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Watch a Recording of Introducing Confluence 4.0

Did you miss this morning’s Introducing Confluence 4.0 Webinar? Don’t fret – we recorded the whole session for you! Sit back, relax, and watch as Sherif and I walk you through what’s new in Confluence 4.0, and answer your frequently asked questions along the way.

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Webinar: Introducing Confluence 4.0 – Your Questions, Answered

Join myself and Confluence Product Manager, Sherif Mansour, on Tuesday September 27th for a in-depth look into our latest release, Confluence 4.0

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What are people saying about Confluence 4.0?

Yesterday we dropped our biggest release to-date, Confluence 4.0. A brand new editor that’s brilliantly simple to use, yet packed full of pwerful features, combined with Twitter-like @mentions sets a new standard for content collaboration. So, what’s the word on the street about Confluence 4.0?