I’m trying to figure out how to show the complete details of a specific Jira ticket inside a Confluence page. I know it’s easy to add lists of tickets to Confluence, but what I really need is to display all the information from one particular ticket.
The background is that I’m working on setting up a process for project planning documentation. Right now I have to export tickets from a project version to Word files and then edit those files to create proper project documents. I want to move this whole process into Confluence instead.
Has anyone done something similar? Any suggestions would be really helpful.
hey! just use the jira macro. type /jira in confluence and then add the ticket link. it shows all the info in one spot - desc, comments, attachments. way simpler than exporting to word!
Try the Jira Single Issue macro if you want more control over how things look. I switched to it because the regular Jira macro was too cluttered for formal docs. The Single Issue macro gives you a much cleaner, professional look for project planning. Best part? You can pick exactly which fields show up and how they’re ordered. Makes a huge difference when presenting to stakeholders who don’t need all the technical noise. I usually just show summary, description, acceptance criteria, and status - keeps it focused but still pulls live data from Jira.
The Jira Issues macro is exactly what you need. I dealt with the same thing - constantly copying ticket details into project docs was a total nightmare to keep updated. Once you’ve got the macro in there, definitely spend time configuring the display options. You can pick which fields to show and hide the useless ones to keep things clean. The best part? When tickets get updated, your Confluence page updates automatically. No more manual work. For project planning, I just make a template page with the ticket macro already set up, then duplicate it for each feature or epic. We’re probably saving 10+ hours every sprint since we ditched manual exports.