3. Content by Author

Displays a list of pages created by one or more specified users. Use this macro on team profile pages, author portfolios, or anywhere you want to surface a person's contributions to a space.

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Fig 5 - Content by Author macro rendered on a published Confluence page (Table view)

3.1 Content & Filter Tab

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Fig 6 - Content by Author: Content & Filter tab

Required fields

Field

Type

Description

Required

Creator

User Search

Select one or more users whose pages you want to display. Type a name to search. Selected users appear as chips. At least one creator is required.

Yes

Optional settings

Field

Type

Description

Required

Exclude Current Page

Toggle

When enabled, the page the macro is placed on will not appear in results even if it matches the query. Default: off.

No

Add Filter

Filter Panel

Add one or more optional filters to narrow results. See Section 2 for all available filters.

No

Sort by

Dropdown

Sort results by: Title, Created Date, Last Modified.

No

Descending/ Ascending

Toggle

Toggle the sort direction. Default: Descending (newest first).

No

3.2 Display Tab

Content by Author - Display tab showing Table view selected, column drag list with Title/Space/Last Updated/Author, and table options toggles

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Fig 7 - Content by Author: Display tab

Tab

Section

Field / Option

Description

Display

View Mode

Table

Displays results in a structured table with configurable columns. Default view.

View Mode

Card

Displays results as visual cards with title, excerpt, author and date.

View Mode

Compact

Displays results as a dense two-line list: title on line 1, metadata on line 2.

View Mode

Bullet

Displays results as a simple linked list with optional date or space metadata.

Table Columns

Title

Required. Page title as a clickable link. Always the first column, cannot be hidden.

Table Columns

Space

Required. The Confluence space the page belongs to.

Table Columns

Last Updated

Required. When the page was last modified.

Table Columns

Author

Required. The name and avatar of the user who created the page.

3.3 Layout Tab

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Fig 8 - Content by Author: Layout tab

Tab

Section

Field / Option

Description

Layout

Heading Title

Macro Title

Optional text heading shown above the results on the page.

Heading Title

Title Level

Heading style for the title: None, H2, H3, or H4.

View Options

Result Per-page

Number of results to show per page. Default: 5. If results exceed this number, a pagination control appears below.

View Options

Show Border Around Macro

Draws a subtle border around the entire macro content area. Default: off.

3.4 Advanced Tab

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Fig 9 - Content by Author: Advanced tab

Tab

Section

Field / Option

Description

Advanced

Refresh

Auto-refresh interval

How often the macro content automatically reloads. Options: Never, Every 1 minute, Every 5 minutes, Every 15 minutes. Default: Every 5 minutes.

3.5 Use Cases

  • Team member profile page - show all pages created by a specific person in the Engineering space.

  • Author portfolio - embed on a personal page to list all documentation written by that author.

  • Onboarding pages - list all documentation created by the team lead to give new joiners a starting point.

  • Contribution tracking - add a Created Date filter set to "Last month" to see what a user published recently.