Users & roles

 

In a wiki space there are several types of users:

  • readers: visitors of the space, they can view all or some content, but they can not edit it!. However readers are authorized to post their feedbacks and points of view through the add comment function.
  • contributors: can view and edit all or some content. Contributors are invited to add new content and to enrich the content of their colleagues.
  • coordinators: can view, edit and delete the content. The coordinator role is crucial for the space life and for a successful collaboration. To participate (contribute) in a wiki space, a user has to get the necessary access rights
  • The wiki administrator is in charge of the platform management.

 

To find your user profile: 

Choose your profile picture at top right of the screen, then choose Profile, or choose the  Profile  link in the sidebar of your personal space. From your user profile, you can access the following

Profile

  • View and edit your personal details, such as your name and email address details and optionally, your photograph and other personal information. Note that as a security precaution, in order to change your email address, you will be required to re-enter your password.
  • Upload a profile picture (optional).
  • Change your password.

 

 

Favourites

  • View a list of your favourite spaces.

 

 

Watches

  • View a list of the pages and spaces you are currently watching.

 

 

Drafts

  • Retrieve any pages you were in the process of editing. 

 

 

Network

  • View the recent activity of users that you are following via the Network view.
  • Follow other users from this view.

 

 

Settings

  • Edit your General Settings (homepage, language and timezone).
  • Subscribe to email notifications.

 

 

 

Google Drive

  • Authorize Confluence to access data from Google Drive

 

 

Workbox

  • The workbox  displays all notifications collected from  page watches, shares, mentions, and tasks. From your workbox you can reply to comments, like a comment or page, watch a page, or open the relevant page or blog post.
  1. Choose the workbox icon  in the header.
    • A number will appear the workbox icon, to indicate the number of unread notifications waiting for your attention.
  2. Choose a notification from the list, to see the notification details. You can then:
    • Open the related page, blog post, or comment.
    • Like or Unlike the page, blog post, or comment.
    • Watch or Stop Watching to receive notifications, or stop receiving notifications, about a page or blog post.
    • Reply a comment, without leaving the workbox.