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Cloud Migration Hub: SubSpace Navigation for Confluence

Cloud Migration – SubSpace Navigation for Confluence

Atlassian is ending support for Confluence Data Center by March 2029.
This page explains how SubSpace Navigation for Confluence will be migrated from Data Center to Confluence Cloud, what you need to prepare, and what you can expect.


🔎 Quick overview

Question

Answer for SubSpace Navigation for Confluence

Migration effort and automation level

Migration effort: Low

Automation Level: Fully automated

Main risks/limitations

All contents (internal links) from spaces that won’t be migrated to the cloud instance will appear in the SubSpace Menu as “Inaccessible item”.

Key prerequisites

Confluence Data Center

All Confluence versions supported by Atlassian

Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant, version 3.11.3 (or higher)

SubSpace Navigation for Confluence 3.5.9 or 4.0.2 (or higher)

Confluence Cloud

SubSpace Navigation for Confluence Cloud 2.0.0 (release date 21.01.2025) (or higher)

Best practice

Available Cloud types

Available on Commercial Cloud.


info What SubSpace Navigation for Confluence does

SubSpace Navigation adds a structured, space-specific navigation layer on top of Confluence, and allows you to:

  • Create custom menus tailored to your brand

  • Display different menus in different spaces

  • Add structured items like folders, spaces, internal links, external links, and CQL-powered dynamic content

  • Control and maintain navigation centrally as an admin


🔄 How to migrate

Please unfold the sections below to view the complete, detailed instructions for the upcoming migration.

Before you start

Make sure the preconditions are met:

Confluence Data Center

All Confluence versions supported by Atlassian

Confluence Cloud Migration Assistant, version 3.11.3 (or higher)

SubSpace Navigation for Confluence 3.5.9 or 4.0.2 (or higher)

Confluence Cloud

SubSpace Navigation for Confluence Cloud 2.0.0 (release date 21.01.2025) (or higher)


How the migration works
  1. Use the Atlassian Cloud Migration Assistant for Confluence.

  2. Connect your Data Center instance to Confluence Cloud.

  3. Select SubSpace Navigation for Confluence during app migration.

  4. Run the migration process.


After Migration

After the migration, the configured SubSpace Menu will be set as the default and will appear on the SubSpace Navigation - Menu Configuration administration page.


🤝 Support & resources

❓ FAQ for SubSpace Navigation for Confluence migration

Can users work while the migration is running?
Read-only mode for affected spaces is recommended to avoid inconsistencies.

What is not migrated automatically?

  • All contents (internal links) from spaces that won’t be migrated to the cloud instance will appear in the SubSpace Menu as “Inaccessible item”.

What are the biggest changes compared to Data Center?

  • In the cloud version, admins have a lot of customized options to create the menu and to style the menus.

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