Confluence 4.1 : How do I Configure an Automatic Refresh of the Recently Updated List

To have the dashboard refresh automatically:

  1. Modify the Main Layout at Administration->Layouts->Main Layout.
  2. Add in the <META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT="5"> tag in the html header tag
  3. This example will refresh the browser in every 5 seconds
<html>
      <head>
      <META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT="5">
      ........................................................