Macros
Macros are page elements that an admin or author embeds in the body of a Confluence page to surface data from the workflow attached to it. Where the byline appears automatically above every page under a workflow, macros are placed deliberately in the editor at the exact spot the information should appear — beside a heading, inside a table cell, or anywhere else content can go. Reach for them when readers benefit from seeing status, reviewers, or metadata in context, not only at the top of the page.
Each macro reads from the workflow instance on the page it lives on. There’s no setting that points it at a different workflow — the macro picks up whatever is currently applied and updates as the page transitions. Macros render only for users who already have view access to the page, so embedding one never widens visibility, and the data they show is read-only. Approvals, transitions, and metadata edits still happen through the byline and the workflow controls.