How do I use Recipes that use the Storage Format with the Confluence Source Editor?

Owned by Ted Mahsun (Deactivated)
Last updated: Sept 27, 2023 by Elena Amandola (Deactivated)
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Our recipes are shared using Confluence Storage Format, the XHTML-based format that Confluence uses to store the content of pages, page templates, blueprints, blog posts and comments.

For more information on the Confluence Storage Format, view the documentation by Atlassian.

Using our recipes with the Confluence Source Editor

  1. To use the recipes in your pages, you (or the Confluence admin) will need to install the Confluence Source Editor app on your Confluence. We have provided some quick steps.


    1. Installation

      1. Log into your Confluence instance as an admin.

      2. Go to settings ⚙ and choose Manage Apps .The Manage Apps  screen loads.

      3. Click Find new apps from the top of the page.

      4. Locate Confluence Source Editor via search. Results include app versions compatible with your Confluence instance.

      5. Click Install to download and install your app.

      6. You're all set! Click Close in the Installed and ready to go dialog. To find older Confluence Source Editor versions compatible with your instance, you can look through the app's version history page.

    2. You can now check that it has been installed under User-installed apps.


  2. Once installed, create a new page and save it.

  3. Then Edit the page again

  4. You will then see the < > Icon in the top right corner of the Editor:


  5. Click the icon and the Confluence Source Editor will then load.

  6. Paste the Recipe storage format into the editor and save the page.