How to Build Modern Confluence Pages in 2026: Hero Sections, Medium-Style Articles, QR Codes, Surveys, and More
· 9 min read
Who should read this
- Confluence admins and space owners who want their intranet, portal, or knowledge base to look professional
- Marketing and product teams building landing pages, announcements, and product updates in Confluence
- Anyone who has ever thought "I know what I want this page to look like — I just can't make Confluence do it"
What you'll learn
- How to make a Confluence page read like Medium (drop caps, clean typography, bilingual mode)
- How to add a proper hero section with CTAs — something the native editor doesn't have
- How to style tables without fighting the editor
- How to add QR codes, collect survey responses, and define glossary terms inline — all without external tools
Take a look at your most-visited Confluence page right now. Does it look like it belongs on the modern web — or does it look like internal documentation from 2015?
If your answer is the latter, you're not alone. Teams across thousands of Confluence sites tell us the same story: "I know exactly what I want my page to look like. I just can't make Confluence do it."
In this guide, we'll show you six concrete ways to level up your Confluence pages — from Medium-style reading layouts to interactive surveys — all without leaving your editor.