Add Serial Number In Confluence Table [new] Guide

If you are a Confluence administrator with access to ScriptRunner (or similar automation tools), you can write a Groovy script or a REST API call to add serial numbers.

If your “table” is really a list with multiple data points, you can: add serial number in confluence table

Before we look at the solutions, it is important to understand why manual numbering (typing numbers into cells) is generally a bad idea for robust documentation. If you are a Confluence administrator with access

First, understand the limitation. Confluence (Cloud, Data Center, or Server) stores pages as wiki markup or XHTML. When you create a table using the default editor, you are creating a static grid of cells. There is no formula bar, no =ROW() function, and no native "auto-fill" handle like a spreadsheet. Confluence (Cloud, Data Center, or Server) stores pages

Now go ahead and number those rows without losing your sanity.

If you already have a numbered list in a spreadsheet, use it.