Which of the following statements about the XML site export is true?

• A. The XML site export includes spaces (including pages, blogs, comments, attachments, and unpublished changes), users and groups.
• B. The XML site export includes spaces (including pages, blogs, comments, attachments) but excludes unpublished changes.
• C. The XML site export includes spaces (including pages, blogs, comments, attachments, unpublished changes), users and groups. Essentially everything in your site except add-ons.
• D. The XML site export includes only spaces and blogs.

Answer: (A)

A site XML export is designed to be a comprehensive snapshot of your Confluence instance, capturing both the content and the access controls so you can restore or migrate smoothly. It exports spaces with all their content—pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments—along with unpublished edits, so you don’t lose in-progress work. It also includes user and group information, which is essential for preserving permissions and access when you import the backup elsewhere. Add-ons aren’t part of this export, so they would need to be reinstalled after import.

That’s why the statement describing a full export that includes spaces with pages, blogs, comments, attachments, unpublished changes, and users and groups best fits what the XML site export provides. The other options fall short by omitting unpublished changes, omitting user/group data, or restricting the export to a narrower set of content.