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FAQ: Widget Carousel for Confluence — Image Sliders, Banners & Dashboards

· 15 min read
NGPilot
NGPilot

Confluence pages are powerful containers for knowledge, documentation, and team collaboration. But when it comes to displaying visual content -- product screenshots, event photos, marketing banners, or process walkthroughs -- the standard page layout falls short. Images stacked vertically create long, scroll-heavy pages that are difficult to scan, and Confluence's built-in gallery macro only offers a static thumbnail grid with no interactive slideshow behavior.

Widget Carousel for Confluence solves this by adding a fully interactive image carousel macro that you can embed on any Confluence page. You select images from page attachments or upload new ones directly, then display them in a customizable slider with configurable width options. The result is a polished, professional-looking carousel that transforms how visual content is presented in your Confluence workspace.

This FAQ covers the most common questions teams have about Widget Carousel for Confluence -- from basic setup and content types to advanced configuration, responsive design, and how it compares to Confluence's native gallery macro. Whether you are building a company dashboard, a project landing page, or a team portal, this guide will help you get the most out of the carousel.

Confluence Graphviz Diagrams: DOT Language FAQ & Examples

· 16 min read
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NGPilot

Graphviz has been the backbone of automated graph visualization for over three decades. Originally developed at AT&T Labs, it powers dependency graphs in build systems, call graphs in profilers, and database schemas in ORMs -- anywhere that diagrams need to be generated from structured data rather than drawn by hand. Graphviz Charts for Confluence brings that same engine directly into your Confluence pages, letting you write DOT language descriptions and get polished, auto-laid-out diagrams without leaving your wiki.

26 Mermaid Diagram Types for Confluence — Complete Guide

· 19 min read
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NGPilot

Mermaid gives Confluence teams access to 26 diagram types, all rendered from plain text inside a single macro. That breadth of choice is a strength, but it also raises a practical question: which diagram types should your team actually use, and when? Picking the wrong type makes documentation harder to read, not easier. This FAQ walks through every Mermaid diagram type, explains which ones matter most for software documentation, and helps you make the right call for each scenario.

Mermaid Syntax Cheat Sheet — Copy-Paste Code for All 26 Diagram Types

· 13 min read
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NGPilot

Mermaid is the most popular text-based diagramming language for technical documentation. One line of code generates a flowchart. A few more produce a sequence diagram, ER diagram, or Gantt chart. Teams using Confluence can embed Mermaid diagrams directly on their pages, keeping diagrams alongside the documentation they illustrate.

How to Change Fonts in Confluence (Google Fonts, Custom Typography & More)

· 18 min read
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NGPilot

Custom fonts in Confluence let you apply brand typography to your documentation. This guide covers Google Fonts for Confluence — 1,798+ font families, live preview, dark mode support, and customization options.

Who should read this
  • Teams with brand guidelines needing custom typography
  • Marketing/HR wanting branded Confluence pages
  • Anyone wanting to change default Confluence fonts
What you'll learn
  1. How to add Google Fonts to Confluence
  2. Choosing and applying font families
  3. Customizing size, color, and alignment
  4. Dark mode and theme considerations

Google Fonts for Confluence gives you access to over 1,798 Google Fonts directly inside your Confluence pages. You can customize font family, weight, size, color, and alignment with a live preview that shows exactly how your text will look before you save. This step-by-step tutorial walks through everything: installing the app, configuring fonts, applying them across spaces, and maintaining a consistent typographic system that respects accessibility and brand standards.

How to Add SVG Illustrations to Confluence Pages

· 17 min read
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NGPilot

Adding illustrations to Confluence pages transforms flat walls of text into engaging, professional content. Whether you are writing onboarding documentation, putting together a team wiki, or preparing a presentation, the right visual can communicate an idea faster than a paragraph of explanation. The challenge has always been finding high-quality illustrations that look good at any size, load quickly, and match your team's visual style.

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) illustrations solve all of these problems. They scale perfectly to any resolution, they are lightweight, and they integrate cleanly into Confluence pages. Content Craft for Confluence brings a curated library of SVG illustrations directly into the Confluence editor, so you can browse, search, and insert professional illustrations without leaving your workflow.

This tutorial shows you exactly how to add SVG illustrations to Confluence pages using Content Craft for Confluence. By the end, you will be able to transform any Confluence page from text-heavy to visually engaging in under a minute.

How to Build Better FAQ Sections in Confluence (Templates + Tips)

· 11 min read
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NGPilot

FAQ sections are one of the most practical elements you can add to a Confluence page. Whether you are documenting product details, building an IT help desk resource, or writing an onboarding guide, a well-structured FAQ section lets readers find answers without scrolling through walls of text or pinging someone on Slack.

The problem is that Confluence does not give you a built-in way to create FAQ sections. Teams typically resort to manual workarounds: bullet lists, tables, or toggles built from expand macros. These methods work, sort of, but they are tedious to maintain, hard to reorder, and look inconsistent from page to page.

Modern FAQ for Confluence solves this by giving you a dedicated macro for building FAQ sections with drag-and-drop reordering, WYSIWYG editing, and two display themes. This guide walks through the entire process, provides ready-to-use templates, and shares best practices so your FAQ pages actually help people find what they need.