That’s where come in. A theme isn’t just a coat of paint; it’s a strategic upgrade that improves readability, reinforces brand identity, and guides user behavior.
Page trees in the sidebar. Confluence’s native page tree is ugly and gets lost. Theme Press makes it sticky, searchable, and collapsible by section. best confluence themes
The best theme is the one your team actually wants to use. Start with a free trial of Refined or Scroll Viewport. If your team cheers instead of sighs when you share a page, you’ve found your winner. That’s where come in
The default light mode, the standard Atlassian blue sidebar, and the predictable white page background are fine for a small startup’s internal wiki. But once your company scales past 50 people—or if you’re using Confluence for external customer documentation—the vanilla look becomes a liability. It’s hard to navigate, boring to read, and it makes your brand feel generic. Confluence’s native page tree is ugly and gets lost
Don’t underestimate what you can do with Confluence’s built-in "Custom HTML" feature (under Look and Feel) and space-sidebar macros.
Built-in PDF generation . While other themes struggle with print, Scroll Viewport creates beautiful, branded PDFs of your documentation with a click.
If you buy only one theme, make it Refined. It is the gold standard for a reason.