Update and Installation

This guidance will help you update the Page Tree Creator or Space Tree Creator to new Page Tree Creator:

Space Tree Creator → Page Tree Creator
Page Tree Creator → Page Tree Creator Pro

A special Migration Wizard explained in Migration to Version 8 will help you migrate your existing Page Tree Creator and Space Tree Creator data!

New

Only one app is needed to copy pages AND spaces
Introduced the PTC Template Macro
Introduced new macros for all configuration needs
Terminology: Tag becomes Placeholder, Consecutive Tag becomes Counter

Removed

Template Spaces Configuration → Included in PTC Template Macro
Category Pages → Included in PTC Template Macro
STC Tag Description Macro → Included in PTC Placeholder Macro

How to Install

Create a snapshot or backup of your current Confluence instance before installing, updating or migrating any data!

Test the migration on a snapshot or specialized staging environment before applying it to production!

If your are updating to the Page Tree Creator Pro, make sure to uninstall the Space Tree Creator first. If you skip this step, there might be some unexpected behavior. Take a look at the troubleshooting note below for further information on this.
Install the Page Tree Creator or Page Tree Creator Pro
Open the Migration Wizard in the General Configuration
Follow the steps explained in the Migration Wizard
Create some spaces and pages to verify the correct behavior

Troubleshooting

If you have problems after updating/upgrading to the new Page Tree Creator version, you may find the Troubleshooting chapter on the Migration to Version 8 page helpful.

Changes in Terminology

Topic	Before	Now
App names	Space Tree Creator	Page Tree Creator
	Page Tree Creator	Page Tree Creator Pro
Macros	PTC Default Value Macro	PTC Default Value Macro (PRO)
	PTC Tag Description Macro	PTC Placeholder Macro
	PTC Ignore Tags Macro	PTC Ignore Placeholder Macro
	PTC Jira Macro	PTC Jira Macro
	PTC Button	PTC Create Pages Button
	STC Button	PTC Create Space Button
		PTC Template Macro
		PTC Template Page Macro (PRO)
		PTC Multi Button (PRO)
		PTC Exclude Content Macro (PRO)
		PTC Template Statistics Macro (PRO)
General	Tag	PTC Placeholder
	Default Tag	Default Value Placeholder
	Consecutive Tag	Counter
	Cascaded Tag	Cascaded Placeholder
	Tag Marker	Placeholder Marker
	Tag Format	Placeholder Type
	Required	Required
	Tag Config	Placeholder Properties
	User Tag	User Type Placeholder
	Template Sticker	Template Marker
	Reuse Replacement	Reuse Value
	Template Configuration	Template Properties
	Template Page Configuration	Template Page Properties