Confluence Markdown Editor FAQ: Syntax, Tables & Code Blocks
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Confluence is one of the most widely used knowledge management platforms in the enterprise world, but its built-in editor is strictly WYSIWYG. For developers, technical writers, and content teams who already live in Markdown -- writing README files, documentation repos, pull request descriptions, and API references in plain text -- the absence of native Markdown support in Confluence is a daily frustration. You end up copying content from your Markdown files and manually reformatting it through toolbar buttons and dialog boxes, losing time and introducing inconsistencies along the way.