Center-justified table is now left-justified

[Emmanuel Jose]

Hello Atlassian,

We have some knowledge base articles with full-width settings, but they contain tables set to a wide setting (the selection handles were adjusted to a width in between fixed-width and full-width). In edit mode, the tables are centered. In published mode, the tables used to be centered on the page.

This morning (December 10, 2024), the tables are now all left-justified, with no edits to adjust the table justification. The tables were previously centered on articles before this date.

The left-justified tables are now off center from centered text (that aren't in the tables) in the same article.

Is there a way to revert the tables back to center justification (this is how they appear in edit mode)?

Thank you.

Update: The tables are all currently set to center-align when editing the table macro, but they are left-justified in published mode. The current workaround is to make the page fixed-width to center all tables. The question remains, if tables are set to center-align, why doesn't published mode reflect that?

[Dan Breyen]

Hi @Emmanuel Jose I took a quick look at Atlassian's Jira site and ran across CONFCLOUD-78990 is it possible the pages in question were created with the legacy editor and converted to the new editor?

Also, for testing, if you create a new table on that page, do you experience the same behavior?

Does creating a new page for testing have the same behavior? If not, and it's that ticket, I would recommend voting for and watching that ticket for further updates. 

You can always request assistance from support to get further clarification.

Hope that helps.

[Emmanuel Jose]

Hi @Dan Breyen ! The pages were created with the new editor. The team noticed that on multiple pages, the previously centered tables on full-width pages became left-aligned on December 10.

If a new table is created on a full-width test page, the table is initially left-aligned in edit mode. However, if I switch back and forth between full and fixed width, the table will become centered in edit mode (with a center-align setting), but it will become left-aligned if the page is published in full-width (even with the table's center-align setting). 

Essentially, fixed-width publishing will center the table, but the center-align setting of the table is overwritten in full-width publishing.

Thank you for that ticket link; will definitely follow it!

Emmanuel

[Dan Breyen]

@Emmanuel Jose I'd probably contact Atlassian Support and have them weigh in.  I can see something going on with my instance, but I can get a full blown workflow to replicate it. 

[Emmanuel Jose]

Thank you, @Dan Breyen ! I have submitted an Atlassian Support ticket.