Admin Configuration
This guide covers administrative settings for Confluence and space administrators.
Global Settings
To configure global Community Questions settings:
- Click the cog icon in Confluence
- Go to Community Questions → Settings
Global Questions
Enable Global Questions in the top navigation bar Apps menu
- When enabled, users can access the global Q&A from Apps → Questions
- Global questions are stored in a dedicated Q&A space
- Click Change space to use a different space
Show questions from all other spaces with Questions enabled
- When enabled, the global Q&A view also displays questions from individual spaces
Space Questions
Enable Questions in the space sidebar for all spaces
- When enabled, Questions section appears in every space sidebar
- Turn this off to enable questions only for selected spaces
Import Questions
Bulk import questions and answers from CSV. See CSV Import for details.
Space Settings
Space administrators can configure Q&A for their individual spaces.
Enable/Disable Questions
- Go to Space Settings → Content → Questions
- Toggle Enable Questions for this space
- Click Open Questions page to access the Q&A section
Connected Apps
Connect chat integrations to receive notifications about Q&A activity:
- Go to Space Settings → Content → Questions
- Under Connected Apps, click:
- Connect Slack
- Connect Microsoft Teams
- Connect Google Chat
Connected integrations appear in the table with their status.
See Integrations for detailed setup instructions.
App Permissions
Configure granular Q&A permissions for users and groups.
- Go to Space Settings → Apps
- Select Community Questions for Confluence from the dropdown
- Click Edit to modify permissions
Permission Categories:
| Category | View | Add | Delete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questions | See questions | Ask questions | Remove questions |
| Votes | See vote counts | Upvote content | Unvote (remove your vote) |
| Tags | See tags | Create/add tags | Remove tags |
Note: For voting, users need both Add and Delete permissions enabled. Having only Add is not sufficient to upvote.
Assign permissions to individual users or groups as needed.
Moderation
Space administrators can delete any question or answer:
- Navigate to the content
- Click the Delete button
- Confirm the deletion
Warning: Deleting a question removes all of its answers permanently. This action cannot be undone.