Below are the issues resolved in Confluence 5.1, ordered by number of votes. For the full details of the fixes, improvements and new features, please take a look at our issue tracker. The Confluence 5.1 Release Notes describe the new features in this release.

Features and Improvements

Type Key Summary Status Resolution votes
Improvement CONF-23547 Allow users to specify alt and title for images in the WYSIWYG editor Resolved Fixed 25
Improvement CONF-18371 Auto-complete feature in the page restriction should include group names Closed Fixed 8
Improvement CONF-24739 add templates to editor Resolved Fixed 4
New Feature CONF-24318 Administration Quick Search in Confluence Resolved Fixed 4
Improvement CONF-27032 Nested Group option on Delegated LDAP for Confluence 3.5 and above Resolved Fixed 3
Improvement CONF-23884 Can't create page based on template through link Resolved Fixed 3
Improvement CONF-28475 Application logo link always goes to the dashboard, even when a custom home page is configured Resolved Fixed 2
Improvement CONF-24371 Breadcrumbs collapse badly Resolved Fixed 2
Improvement CONF-16472 Page Restrictions: Add quicksearch to Enter user/group name(s) Resolved Fixed 1
Improvement CONF-28492 Documentation for Creating PDF in Another Language doesn't state that users don't have access to it Closed Fixed 0
Improvement CONF-28476 Allow @mentions in template variables Resolved Fixed 0
Improvement CONF-28360 As a plugin developer, I want to be able to modify the generated property panel after creation Closed Fixed 0
New Feature CONF-23925 Support of Nested Groups for Internal Directory with LDAP Auth. Resolved Fixed 0
Improvement CONF-23755 Homepage link in header Closed Fixed 0
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Bugs Fixed

Type Key Summary Status Resolution votes
Bug CONF-23575 Links to filesystem are lost after upgrade to Confluence 4.x or upon saving the page in the new editor Resolved Fixed 17
Bug CONF-27300 Confluence always displays "Error While Sending" message when sharing a page with multiple users, although the notifications are sent without problem Resolved Fixed 13
Bug CONF-25329 Renaming Application Links cause rendering problem: "Couldnt find an application link with the name {0}." Resolved Fixed 13
Bug CONF-27181 Support Internet Explorer 10 Resolved Fixed 10
Bug CONF-28517 Every page load produces a stack trace and warnings Resolved Fixed 5
Bug CONF-28307 Unable to add or edit the description of templates Closed Fixed 2
Bug CONF-28250 Stacktrace upon page creation in Confluence (Hibernate operation: Could not execute query; uncategorized SQLException for SQL) Resolved Fixed 2
Bug CONF-26828 Confluence 4.3 source distribution has some critical problems that prevent it from building Resolved Fixed 2
Bug CONF-28577 Drafts do not save when adding or editing a page unless you close the tab or window and click "Leave this Page" Closed Fixed 1
Bug CONF-28411 Confluence users are always redirected to the Dashboard Resolved Fixed 1
Bug CONF-25926 Highlighting merged cells is buggy Resolved Fixed 1
Bug CONF-25268 Autoformat and certain autocomplete functions do not work when preceded by a parenthesis Closed Fixed 1
Bug CONF-28526 Invalid Unicode Characters in German Translation in UPM Resolved Fixed 0
Bug CONF-28459 bad french message in page history Resolved Fixed 0
Bug CONF-27543 Confluence Mobile page causing Safari to crash with memory error Resolved Fixed 0
Bug CONF-27024 If I type too much text into the share dialog, the Share button scrolls off screen and is unclickable Closed Fixed 0
Bug CONF-26570 web panels defined for atl.footer don't get shown on admin pages Resolved Fixed 0
Bug CONF-26152 Safari - backspace multiple lines in Info/Warning macro nests another macro Resolved Fixed 0
Bug CONF-26143 Navmap Macro should not include deleted pages Resolved Fixed 0
Bug CONF-24977 Disabled users are shown when sharing an article Resolved Fixed 0
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