Create Confluence Blog Post

IMPORTANT: Always use this skill's Python script for creating Confluence blog posts. Blog posts are date-stamped entries that appear in a space's blog section, separate from regular pages.

Markdown Content Handling

CRITICAL: When uploading markdown content to Confluence, you MUST use the --markdown flag:

• Files with .md extension → ALWAYS add --markdown
• Content containing markdown syntax (headers with #, lists with -, code blocks with ```) → ALWAYS add --markdown
• User asks to upload/publish a markdown file → ALWAYS add --markdown

Without the --markdown flag, markdown content will appear as raw unformatted text in Confluence.

Quick Start

Use the Python script at scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py:

# Create blog post in a space
python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py --space DEV --title "Sprint 42 Retrospective"

# Create with content
python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py --space DEV --title "Release Notes v2.0" \
  --body "<p>We're excited to announce version 2.0!</p>"

# Create from markdown file
python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py --space DEV --title "Weekly Update" \
  --body-file update.md --markdown

# Create with labels
python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py --space DEV --title "Architecture Decision" \
  --labels "adr,architecture" --body "<p>We decided to use microservices.</p>"

Options

Option	Description
--space, -s	Space key (required)
--title, -t	Blog post title (required)
--body, -b	Post body in storage format (HTML) or markdown
--body-file	Read body content from file
--markdown, -m	Convert body content from markdown to Confluence format
--labels, -l	Comma-separated labels to add
--format, -f	Output: compact (default), text, json

Blog Posts vs Pages

Feature	Blog Post	Page
Date-stamped	Yes (published date)	No
Location	Space's blog section	Page hierarchy
URL format	/blog/YYYY/MM/DD/title	/pages/id/title
Navigation	Chronological feed	Tree structure
Use case	News, updates, announcements	Documentation, reference

Common Workflows

Create Release Announcement

python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py \
  --space DEV \
  --title "Release v2.5.0 - New Dashboard Features" \
  --labels "release,announcement" \
  --body "<h2>What's New</h2><ul><li>New dashboard widgets</li><li>Performance improvements</li></ul>"

Create Sprint Retrospective

python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py \
  --space TEAM \
  --title "Sprint 42 Retrospective" \
  --labels "retrospective,sprint" \
  --body-file retro-notes.md --markdown

Create Weekly Update

python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py \
  --space DEV \
  --title "Weekly Engineering Update - Jan 10" \
  --labels "weekly-update" \
  --body "<p>This week's highlights...</p>"

Create from Markdown File

python scripts/create_confluence_blog_post.py \
  --space DEV \
  --title "Technical Deep Dive: Caching Strategy" \
  --body-file caching-post.md --markdown \
  --labels "technical,deep-dive"

Output Formats

compact (default):

CREATED|123456|Release Notes v2.0|DEV|blogpost
URL:https://yoursite.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DEV/blog/123456

text:

Blog Post Created: Release Notes v2.0
ID: 123456
Space: DEV
Type: blogpost
URL: https://yoursite.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DEV/blog/123456

json:

{"id":"123456","title":"Release Notes v2.0","space":"DEV","type":"blogpost","url":"..."}

Environment Setup

Requires environment variables:

• CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL - e.g., https://yoursite.atlassian.net
• CONFLUENCE_EMAIL - Your Atlassian account email
• CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN - API token from Atlassian account settings