Turn Confluence into a Blog with dedicated Blog Themes for Scroll Sites

Introduction

Start blogging directly from Confluence

Confluence is great for documentation and team knowledge, but it is rarely seen as a blogging platform. In this post we will talk about our Blog Themes for Confluence, a simple way to transform your Confluence pages into a polished, public facing blog. If you have ever been keen to start a Confluence Blog or make blogging with Confluence possible without switching tools, our Blog Themes combined with Scroll Sites by K15t are the way to go. Watch the webinar below to get an idea about how blogging from Confluence works.

Scroll Sites

What is Scroll Sites for Confluence?

Scroll Sites is an app by K15t that turns your Confluence content into full, branded websites, fast and without coding. You pick which Confluence spaces or pages to publish, select a theme, and you get a responsive, SEO-friendly website ready to go. Scroll Sites for Confluence supports public or protected access, custom domains, content versions, translations, and integration with other tools. All while using Confluence as your content hub. You can try K15t Scroll Sites within a 30-day free trial from the Atlassian marketplace.

Blog Themes

Why blog directly from Confluence?

Most teams keep their content in Confluence but publish updates somewhere else. That split creates extra work and makes it harder to keep information up to date. Blogging with Confluence solves this by letting you write and publish from a single source of truth. You can plan, draft, and organize your content right where your team already collaborates. With our Confluence Blog Themes, you can:

• Publish blog posts straight from Confluence without copying content to another CMS
• Keep knowledge and announcements in one place for easy updates
• Use familiar Confluence tools such as labels and specific macros
• Customize the look of your blog to match your brand

For this, we created two unique Confluence blog themes to match different publishing styles.

Key features

• Content Source Control
  Pull content directly from your Confluence space without extra integrations.
• Categories and Tags
  Organize posts into categories and let readers filter or browse easily.
• Featured and Highlighted Posts
  Showcase key updates or big announcements on your blog homepage.
• Post Series Support
  Group related articles together using Confluence labels for easy navigation.
• Custom Branding
  Adjust colors, fonts, and logos so your Confluence blog matches your visual identity.
• Call to Action
  Add banners or teaser blocks that encourage readers to subscribe, try a demo, or explore related posts.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions about blogging with Confluence and Scroll Sites

Getting started

How to get started

1. Install Scroll Sites for Confluence, which powers these blog themes.
2. Choose a Confluence Blog Theme and connect it to the space you want to use.
3. Configure your blog design, branding and navigation.
4. Publish your first blog and start sharing content directly from Confluence.

Both themes, Knowledge Blog and Product Blog, are flexible and can support company news, engineering blogs, product updates, and more.

Conclusion

If your team already writes and stores knowledge in Confluence, you no longer need a separate blogging platform. Confluence blog themes allow you to publish beautifully designed blogs from the same tool you use every day. It saves time, keeps content consistent, and turns Confluence into a true publishing hub. If your main goal is making your existing Confluence blog content available outside your workspace, read our guide on how to publish Confluence blog posts publicly.