Platform Fundamentals
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Platform Fundamentals
This course is part of Confluence Mastery with AI Integration Essentials Specialization
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What you'll learn
Create Confluence spaces, pages, and page trees
Apply page formatting, labels, and content organization methods
Structure Confluence spaces for projects and teams
Configure and test Confluence settings for usability and stability
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There are 12 modules in this course
In this course, you will build foundational Confluence skills for navigating, creating, and organizing content before moving into more specialized workflows. You will learn how to use the Confluence interface, create personal spaces, build page trees, and structure pages for clarity and discoverability. You will also explore page formatting, tagging and labeling, space organization, and system configuration. As you progress, you will practice creating pages, organizing hierarchies, improving readability with formatting elements, and applying labels to support search and navigation. You will also examine how Confluence spaces can be structured for teams and projects and how configuration changes can affect usability, performance, and stability. This course establishes the platform literacy required for the rest of the program.
This module will ground you in how Confluence is actually used across IT organizations. Rather than teaching features in isolation, you will connect Confluence to real operational workflows such as documentation, collaboration, task tracking, and knowledge sharing.
What's included
1 video1 reading1 assignment
1 video•Total 3 minutes
- Four Everyday Business Uses of Confluence•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 7 minutes
- Atlassian Confluence for Project Management•7 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Onboarding: How Your Department Uses Confluence•15 minutes
This module moves from conceptual understanding to hands-on platform navigation. You will practice creating a personal Confluence space, adding pages, and confirming structural elements that support long-term usability.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
2 videos•Total 9 minutes
- Why Structure Matters: Pages, Trees, and Findability•3 minutes
- Adding Pages and Building a Page Tree•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 7 minutes
- Customize your personal space•7 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Confluence Basics: Structuring Spaces and Pages•20 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Build Your Personal Confluence Space•15 minutes
You will explore how page hierarchy shapes breadcrumb navigation in shared workspaces. You will also examine how parent-child page relationships determine breadcrumb trails and practice predicting how breadcrumb paths change when pages are moved or reorganized. Through walkthroughs and exercises, you will learn to anticipate navigation impacts before restructuring pages.
What's included
2 videos1 reading1 assignment
2 videos•Total 6 minutes
- Navigate Pages & Trees•2 minutes
- A Real-World Page Move: Predicting Breadcrumb Changes Before They Break•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 6 minutes
- Understanding Page Hierarchies and Breadcrumb Trails•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Breadcrumb Prediction Exercise•15 minutes
You will design page trees and apply sidebar shortcuts to create clear and scalable navigation. You will also explore how thoughtful page hierarchy supports discoverability and trust in shared workspaces. Through guided examples and a hands-on activity, you will practice structuring page trees and adding shortcuts that improve access without breaking navigation structure.
What's included
1 video1 reading2 assignments
1 video•Total 4 minutes
- Designing a Clear Landing Page Structure•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 6 minutes
- Designing Scalable Navigation with Page Trees and Shortcuts•6 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Applying Navigation Structure and Hierarchy•20 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Build the Product Launch Page Tree•15 minutes
You will identify and distinguish core Confluence formatting elements and understand when each should be used to improve page clarity and scannability.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
2 videos•Total 8 minutes
- How Readers Scan Pages (Not Read Them)•3 minutes
- Key Formatting and Structure Elements in the Confluence Editor•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 8 minutes
- Formatting Elements Explained: Purpose, Pitfalls, and Page Scalability•8 minutes
2 assignments•Total 21 minutes
- Hands-On Learning : Lunch-and-Learn Worksheet: Identify Formatting Components•15 minutes
- Practice Quiz : Identifying the Right Formatting Element•6 minutes
You will apply formatting techniques to transform a text-heavy SOP into a structured, professional page using tables and a blue Info panel.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
2 videos•Total 14 minutes
- What a Well-Formatted SOP Looks Like•4 minutes
- Adding Tables and Info Panels Step by Step•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 8 minutes
- Common SOP Formatting Patterns That Scale•8 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Formatting Pages Like a Pro•15 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Add an Info Panel for SOP Prerequisites•15 minutes
You will explore how labels improve search results in team workspaces. Through workplace examples, you will build a clear understanding of how labels make content easier to find, improve search accuracy, and help teams find the right content faster.
What's included
1 video1 reading1 assignment
1 video•Total 5 minutes
- How Labels Improve Search Accuracy and Speed•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 6 minutes
- Labels, Metadata, and Findability at Work•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Explain the Value of Cross-Team Labels During Audit Season •15 minutes
You will apply consistent labeling practices by adding three relevant labels to an existing page and verifying that it appears in label-based search results. Through guided practice, you will build confidence in selecting meaningful labels, applying them correctly, and checking that labeled content can be found reliably.
What's included
1 video1 reading2 assignments
1 video•Total 5 minutes
- Add Labels and Validate Search Results•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 7 minutes
- Best Practices for Consistent Team Labeling•7 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Apply Smart Tagging•20 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Label the “Incident Response Playbook” Page and Validate Search Results •15 minutes
In this module, you will learn how to design Confluence spaces intentionally so your documentation remains clear and scalable as your organization grows. You will explore common structural pitfalls, compare project-based and team-based space models, and practice building a structured Confluence environment using templates and standardized space design.
What's included
4 videos2 readings2 assignments
4 videos•Total 16 minutes
- Structure Confluence Spaces with Confidence•3 minutes
- When One Space Becomes Too Many•4 minutes
- Project-Based vs. Team-Based Organization•4 minutes
- Creating a New Confluence Cloud Site and Core Spaces•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 18 minutes
- Core Building Blocks•8 minutes
- Using Template Packs to Standardize Project Documentation•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 26 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Build the “Mobile-App” Confluence Program Structure•20 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Structuring Spaces for Scale•6 minutes
In this module, you will shift from building structure to diagnosing and improving it. You will identify structural anti-patterns, evaluate navigation health, and analyze space-tree reports to uncover problems. Through guided analysis and a hands-on audit activity, you will propose a governance-driven restructuring plan for an existing Confluence workspace.
What's included
2 videos2 readings2 assignments
2 videos•Total 7 minutes
- Common Structural Anti-Patterns•4 minutes
- Exporting and Interpreting a Confluence Space-Tree Report •3 minutes
2 readings•Total 16 minutes
- What “Good Navigation” Looks Like in Enterprise Confluence•10 minutes
- Audit Checklist: What to Flag Before You Move or Delete Content•6 minutes
2 assignments•Total 40 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Confluence Structure Setup and Audit Decisions•15 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Confluence Structure Audit and Reconfiguration Proposal•25 minutes
You will configure core Confluence performance settings, focusing on plugins, caching, CDN usage, and space-level design choices that directly impact page load speed and user experience.
What's included
1 video1 reading2 assignments
1 video•Total 4 minutes
- Key Performance Levers in Confluence •4 minutes
1 reading•Total 6 minutes
- What Slows Confluence Down •6 minutes
2 assignments•Total 21 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Tune for Faster First Paint•15 minutes
- Practice Quiz: Performance Basics Check •6 minutes
You will validate performance improvements through load testing, interpret response-time metrics, and make rollback decisions to protect system stability.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
2 videos•Total 9 minutes
- Why Testing Matters After Every Change •4 minutes
- Running Load Tests and Reading Results •6 minutes
1 reading•Total 6 minutes
- Understanding Response Time and Stability Metrics •6 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
- Graded Quiz: Confluence Performance Tuning•20 minutes
- Hands-On Learning: Test, Decide, and Roll Back •15 minutes
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