What is the markdown syntax for users?

[Jose Caballero Bejar]

Hi,

this is my first post here. I hope I am not asking anything too stupid :) 

I write a lot of draft notes in pure ascii, with certain syntax like # and ## to titles, or - for bullet lists. Then, a straight copy & paste into Confluence works, and everything is converted with the right layout. 

But I cannot figure out how to do it for the usernames, e.g. @neo Matrix. It just get copied as text, no link to the user's profile. 

Is there a way to achieve this?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Cheers,

Jose

[Marc - Devoteam]

Hi @Jose Caballero Bejar 

Welcome to the community

The markdown syntax for a user is: [~username]

See all Confluence Cloud markdown options here.

[Jose Caballero Bejar]

Hi @Marc - Devoteam 

Thanks a lot for the prompt response. However, I am not sure how to do it. If I just try with [~Jose Caballero Bejar] is doesn't get converted into @Jose Caballero Bejar 

I have also tried with my user id [~610bbda1ecaaaaaaaaaaa] but no luck either. 

What am I missing here?

Many of the things in that documentation https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/insert-confluence-wiki-markup/ don't seem to get converted automagicallly into Confluence style. They just get copied verbatim. 

Cheers,

Jose

[Sayed Bares _ServiceRocket_]

@Jose Caballero Bejar are you using  Legacy editor or a third-party app to add wiki markup? if not then I am afraid the new editor doesn’t support markup.

[Jose Caballero Bejar]

Not sure about the Legacy editor. How do I find out? But I guess the answer is no. We use the Cloud one, if that answer the question.

And I am not aware of any app being installed for our instance. 

[Sayed Bares _ServiceRocket_]

@Jose Caballero Bejar and what happens if you add [~accountid:610bbda1ecaaaaaaaaaaa] instead?

[Jose Caballero Bejar]

nope. It just stays as it is. No conversion. 

So I am guessing it is not possible. 

[Marc - Devoteam]

Hi @Jose Caballero Bejar 

That's probably, because "[" triggers the Confluence macro selector

Just copy and pasting this will not be seen as a trigger to select a Confluence macro, but just as verbatim.

I also see that the markdown option I provided where in relation to the old Legacy Editor in Confluence.

Markdown options in New Confluence Editor: https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/available-markdown-commands/ 

The new editor doesn't support user mentions in markdown.

See open request at Atlassian:

• https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-65756
• https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-69794 

I'm sorry I can't provide you with a solution

[Jose Caballero Bejar]

I see. Thanks a lot.