How to Add Page Numbers to the Table of Contents in Confluence PDF Export v2?

[Ray Mackaaij]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to add page numbers to the table of contents (TOC) in a Confluence PDF export:

div.toc a::after { content: leader('.') target-counter(attr(href), page); }

However, I’ve noticed that in PDF Export v2, these CSS properties (target-counter() and leader()) are no longer supported. This means that automatic page numbering in the TOC no longer works in the exported PDF.

My question:
Is there another way to add page numbers to the TOC in Confluence's PDF export system?

[Barbara Szczesniak · Accepted solution]

@Ray Mackaaij Welcome to the Atlassian Community.

I haven't had a need to generate a PDF from Confluence for a while, but I just tried it, and my TOC has page numbers.

My settings:

• Space Settings > Look and feel > PDF Export: I have nothing in any of these settings
• Space Settings > General > Export Space > select PDF:
  

To me, that indicates that something in the PDF Export settings is causing the page numbers to not appear in the output.

[Ray Mackaaij]

Hi Barbara,

Thanks for your reply! I didn’t realize there’s an export option within the space. I had been using the one on the page itself, accessed through the three dots.

Now I can see the table of contents with page numbers, which is really useful. However, I’m having trouble customizing the layout through CSS in the PDF stylesheet to fit my needs.

Have you worked with this before? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[Barbara Szczesniak]

@Ray Mackaaij No, I don't really make PDFs from Confluence. We decided to use the Scroll Viewport app to publish our content to a website accessible by our readers. I can publish an update of the documentation following our sprint/release schedule.