# Building better Confluence pages with macros

Most people come to Capable Formatting with one page to fix: a status that keeps going stale, a page that is too long, a link nobody notices, a table nobody can sort. These guides take you through each one in a few minutes.

---

## Common tasks

| **You want to**                               | **Go to**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Show a status people can change from the page | [Add a status badge to a Confluence page](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/add-a-status-badge-to-a-confluence-page.html), then [Status badge](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/status-badge.html) for every setting |
| Break a long page into sections               | [Add tabs to a Confluence page](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/add-tabs-to-a-confluence-page.html), then [Tabs](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/tabs.html)                                                       |
| Give readers an obvious next action           | [Add buttons to a Confluence page](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/add-buttons-to-a-confluence-page.html), then [Buttons](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/buttons.html)                                           |
| Let readers sort, filter and search a table   | [Create a table you can sort and filter in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/create-a-table-you-can-sort-and-filter-in-confluence.html), then [Table](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/table.html)       |
| Learn how every macro works first             | [Your first macro](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/your-first-macro.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

---

## Guides in this section

[Add a status badge to a Confluence pagePut a clickable status badge, such as DRAFT, IN REVIEW or APPROVED, in a Confluence page, a table cell or a sentence.](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/add-a-status-badge-to-a-confluence-page.html)[Add tabs to a Confluence pageSplit a long Confluence page into tabs with the Tabs and Tab macros, so readers jump straight to their section.](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/add-tabs-to-a-confluence-page.html)[Add buttons to a Confluence pageAdd a row of styled buttons to a Confluence page that link to a website or another Confluence page.](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/add-buttons-to-a-confluence-page.html)[Create a table you can sort and filter in ConfluenceTurn an ordinary Confluence table into one readers can sort, filter, search and page through, with the Table & Charts macro.](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/create-a-table-you-can-sort-and-filter-in-confluence.html)

---

## Related

### [Macros](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/macros.html)

All 38 macros, grouped by what you are trying to do.

### [Building a page](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/building-a-page.html)

The systems every macro shares.

### [Branding and site-wide macro settings](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/branding-and-site-wide-macro-settings.html)

For site administrators.

### [Frequently asked questions about Confluence macros](https://help.gocapable.com/macros/frequently-asked-questions-about-confluence-macros.html)

Quick answers to common questions.

---

_Fix one page. Then the next one is easier._