Cloud Migration Guide

We recommend to manually migrate the settings for the blog posts on the dashboard. The Lively Blog Posts macros, unfortunately do not get migrated automatically, and have to be replaced manually in Cloud. The global “Blogs” page, custom categories and the “Dashboard” and “Overview” macros are not available in Cloud.

1. Prerequisites

Confluence Data Center instance with Lively Blogs Data Center app installed
Confluence Cloud instance with Lively Blogs Cloud app installed
Confluence administrator permissions on both instances
Access to both Confluence environments

2. Prepare for Migration

To migrate your Confluence spaces and content to Cloud, please refer to Atlassian’s official Confluence Cloud Migration Guide: Confluence Cloud Migration Guide by Atlassian
Ensure both your Data Center and Cloud instances are running the latest compatible versions of Lively Blogs.

3. Migrate Confluence Content

Lively Blogs macros and blog posts and pages are part of your Confluence content and will be migrated with your spaces.

4. Install Lively Blogs on Cloud

In your Confluence Cloud instance, go to Settings → Find new apps.
Search for Lively Blogs and install the app.
Configure the app as needed for your Cloud environment.

5. Review and Reconfigure Lively Blogs Settings

After migration, review your Lively Blogs configuration in Cloud:

Go to Apps → Lively Blogs in Confluence Cloud.
Open all pages where Lively Blogs macros are used.
Edit each page, click on the macro, and check or adjust the settings (such as filters, layout, and visibility).
Add new Lively Blogs macros as needed using the slash command (/Lively Blogs) or the macro browser.

6. Validate Migration

Verify that all blog posts, macros, and Lively Blogs features are working as expected in your Cloud instance.

Still Unclear? Reach Out to Us

If you need help with any of these migration steps, please create a ticket. We are happy to help! 🙂