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You are able to can use the Hide If macro to hide specific content from only specific users you choose.

This would be useful in situations where when you have a lot of content on the page and you want to make sure ensure the right people get to see the information they need while not unnecessarily confusing others unnecessarily.

Note

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helpful in preventing certain content from being seen by

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specific users,

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this macro is not a comprehensive security solution

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note

. The user may be able to view the content easily via other means, such as editing the page.

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Be aware that content is only hidden in the Confluence page view , and that the content is still available when editing a page, viewing page history, email notifications, etc. In addition, other macros, such as Table of Contents (a standard Atlassian macro), can still retrieve the information inside the Show-if/Hide-if macro.

To truly secure sensitive information, consider using use the Security & Encryption app instead. 

Ingredients

Apps

Visibility for Confluence Server

Macros

Hide If

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Steps

  1. Create a Hide If macro on your page.

  2. When the Insert 'Hide If' macro dialog box appears, choose the user(s) or group(s) you intend to target and click Insert.

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  3. Within the macro, enter the content you want to hide from the user(s).

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  4. Now, when you save the page, the user(s) will not be able to cannot see the hidden content, but everyone else will.

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Notes

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