What is not available

Every product has a shape people expect it to have, and this page covers where Capable Publishing differs. Nothing here is promised for a particular release; it is simply not offered today.

The page exists so you can plan around it rather than spending an afternoon looking for a switch.


#Not available

  • Macros. Publishing has none. You work with it through the page byline panel, a Publishing space page, a global page, a space settings tab or a Confluence admin settings tab.

  • Scheduled or timed publishing (publishing at a specific time). It is an idea for the future, with no setting for it today.

  • Same-space publishing, and the configurable suffix for published titles that would go with it.

  • Automatic publish-on-page-update (the "Automatic" method).

  • Clearing the source page's link when the published copy is deleted.

  • Any screen that lists pages with missing links. Publishing keeps track of them behind the scenes, but nothing shows them to you.

  • A setting for which content types may be published.

  • A setting for "publish as user", the fallback user that publishing would run as.

  • A setting for publishing child content (all, attachments or custom content) alongside a page.

  • A "publish rejected" search field.

  • Notifications of any kind. Publishing sends no email, Slack or in-product notifications.

  • An unpublish or delete-the-copy action. There is no such action anywhere in the product.

  • Group-based allowed publishers. The list accepts individual users only.

  • Separate publishing queues. Bulk publishing and maintenance tasks share a single background queue.


#A few things worth knowing

  • If one of these is the reason you are evaluating the product, say so before you buy rather than after.

  • The list changes with each release, so check the release notes before assuming it still applies.

  • Where the app's own wording differs from this page, trust the app.



Better to know now than hunt for a switch.