The Cosmos Navigation simplifies finding one's way around Confluence, providing quick access to important content and features. This enhances work efficiency and improves team collaboration.
Navigation entries can be customized to be visible in specific Confluence spaces and to particular user collections, defining a personalized experience by controlling where and to whom the navigation appears.
Steps to activate and customize the Cosmos Navigation
Follow these simple steps to enhance your Confluence workspace with the Cosmos Navigation:
From your Confluence navigation bar, access Cosmos by selecting it from the Apps dropdown.
Within Cosmos, proceed to the Settings area.
In the Settings menu, locate the Navigation section and click on Configuration.
Ensure the “Published” toggle remains OFF during setup, until you are ready to publish your navigation.
Select the “Add Menu Option'“ button to explore a variety of navigation styles available for your choice. Hover over each style to identify the best match for the intended use case.
After finalizing all menu entries, adjust the design to accommodate both light and dark modes.
Begin adding subentries to each menu entry, incorporating the appropriate content.
For each entry and subentry, additional layout and design options are available. Adapt these according to the specific use case and verify the changes in the live preview.
Configuration options
Customization of the Cosmos Navigation bar includes a variety of options, facilitating the creation of a navigation interface that aligns with the identity and requirements of an organization.
Design styles → Explore diverse styles like London, Sydney, Denver, Palo Alto, Hum, and Houston, each offering unique design elements and layout options.
Design options → Cosmos Navigation features a broad selection of layout and design options for the main navigation, menu entries, and subentries, according to the design style. The goal is to provide numerous customization possibilities for adjusting and personalizing Cosmos navigation.
The Design tab, powered by Optics, is accessible for users holding a valid Optics license and offers a suite of options to make the Cosmos Navigation Menu fit your brand identity.
All colors in the navigation can be customized for both light and dark modes, ensuring optimal personalization. This flexibility is essential, as more than 80% of our customers prefer using Confluence in Dark mode.
Personalization
Admins can control who sees navigation entries by using Collections to set view permissions for specific user groups. They can also choose which Confluence spaces to show each navigation entry in, making navigation fit the organization's unique needs better.
For personalizing a specific navigation entry, simply click the edit button.
Find and click on the lock button located in the right upper corner.
Set the visibility options:
Determine if the navigation entry should be visible to anonymous users. (Only applied if the Confluence instance is opened for anonymous access)
Specify the Confluence spaces where this navigation entry will be displayed.
Use collections and additional filters to define which users can view the navigation entry.
Publish navigation
In the navigation settings, there's a simple toggle to turn navigation on or off for the whole Confluence site. This lets admins set up everything first and then easily make the navigation live for users once it's ready.
Please note an important consideration regarding the navigation feature and Atlassian's native PDF export functionality. When navigation is enabled within Cosmos, it becomes part of the content exported using Atlassian's built-in page PDF export feature. This behavior has been identified, reproduced, and formally reported to Atlassian's technical team for review and resolution.