The passion for enhancing team performance never wanes, and if there's one product that's been central to this quest, it's Jira. And there is so much to learn! In our event coverage, we're thrilled to highlight JiraCon23 by Trundl. Get ready to transcend conventional knowledge and dive deep into the world of Jira and other apps. All in just one day on October 4th, 2023.

Atlassian's Jira and Confluence are integrating with Google Smart Chips, enhancing the user experience in Google Docs - no longer there is a need for users to switch between different tools or lose focus when reviewing Google Docs. 

Atlassian is introducing a new EAP for Priorities per Project to allow Jira Cloud admins to establish priority schemes, allowing distinct priorities for various projects.

Forge, Atlassian's extensibility platform, is compatible with products like Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Confluence, and Compass, and there's unmatched power in crafting code that can directly augment their functionality. That's what Forge can help you do.

Dark mode is an anticipated feature that will gradually be introduced across various Atlassian Data Center products. In collaboration with Atlassian app vendors, efforts are underway to ensure a consistent dark theme experience across products and platforms. 

The new Top-level planning template is being rolled out for Jira Software Premium customers. This template will help create a high-level overview of your organization's work - based on existing Jira Software data - by setting up a pre-configured project called "Initiative," placed above the Epic level. Plus, it enables users to create a pre-configured plan, making it the ideal place to create, plan, and track their initiatives. 

Insights in Jira Software enable data-driven decision-making, eliminating the need to switch contexts. It has recently been improved with "Issues for attention" insight with a better card layout, a new category called stuck issues, and blocked and flagged issues. All issue categories can be viewed together under the "All" tab, streamlining workflow. 

Jira Software introduced new security capabilities to help organizations prioritize security and address vulnerabilities more effectively. By partnering with security vendors like Snyk, Mend, Lacework, StackHawk, and JFrog, Jira Software now provides a centralized location within the Security tab to manage vulnerabilities identified by various security tools.

This new feature in Confluence enables you to create Jira Software issues directly from Confluence Automation. If your organization uses both Jira Software and Confluence, this integration allows you to seamlessly generate your issues without leaving Confluence.

Dark mode is now available in Jira, although it is still in open beta and will be officially released in mid-2023. 

The EAP (Early Access Program) involves being part of a small group of admins who receive an early release of the new workflow editor. Currently, Atlassian is looking for Jira Cloud admins who manage workflows in company-managed projects and use Jira Software Cloud or Jira Service Management Cloud. 

In this article, Gal Fatal, an Atlassian expert, discusses the challenges Jira administrators face in managing the growing complexity of Jira instances over time. By following recommended steps he outlines in this article, Jira administrators can ensure a smooth implementation of configuration changes and prevent any unexpected issues or errors that may arise.