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1. Which versions of Atlassian Confluence are supported?

Talk Plugin supports Confluence starting from version 4.0. Confluence 3.x is not supported.

2. How to install Talk

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You can install it manually or using the Universal Plugin Manager. To start using Talk Plugin, generate  generate a 30-day evaluation license or purchase a commercial license.

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Yes, Talk has rights management from v1.8.0.

5. Is it possible to restrict access only to certain Talk

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features, for example, editing comments or resolving discussions?

No. Users who can edit a discussion, have full access to it.

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No. You can post comments of any length.

7. Can I use Talk

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inside standard Confluence comments?

No. You can use Talk only to comment a content posted on a Confluence page or blog.

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Yes. Type the @ symbol and select the watcher from the list. Repeat this for all persons you want to add as watchers.

12. Will I get any Talk

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notifications in my Workbox?

Yes. You'll get Workbox notifications about new and resolved discussions and added comments. This feature is not available for Confluence versions earlier than 4.3.3.

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Are there any known problems with Talk? 
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  • Some emoticons aren't rendered in Talk comments in Confluence 4.0 - 4.1. This is a Confluence bug which will be fixed in Confluence version 4.1.1.
  • In the Edit mode, it is not possible to edit already added comments. Please, edit discussions in the View mode only.
  • If there are too many discussions on a page, the discussion clouds can overlap the Confluence buttons in the upper right corner of the page (Edit, Tools, etc.)
  • Talk Plugin can't be run on Confluence instances that use IBM JRE/JDK.