Move, copy, and reorder pages in Confluence Cloud
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Holly Aspinall
28th April, 2023
Move, copy, and reorder pages in Confluence Cloud
Explore these simple steps to move, copy, and reorder Confluence Cloud pages, keeping your spaces organised and easy to navigate.
Do pages that once made sense in a Confluence space no longer fit and seem out of place?
If this is something you've noticed, you're not alone. As a company evolves, how a team uses Confluence will change too. But before you worry about copying and pasting content into new pages and spaces, we're here to make it easy for you.
Our guide shows you how to quickly move, duplicate, and reorder pages in Confluence Cloud - helping you to keep your spaces organised and easy for users to navigate.
Let's get started!
🚨 Note: This is a guide for Confluence Cloud. If you're a Confluence Data Center or Server user, check out this guide for more information. 🚨
How to move a page to another Confluence space
- Open your page in Confluence.
- Click on the ellipsis icon (three dots) in the top-right corner and select Move.
- In the Move Page window, choose a space by clicking the Select space dropdown.
- Choose where your page will sit in the new space. To set it up as a standalone (non-child) page, click on the space name in the Pages list to move your page there.
- Press Move.
- You've now moved your page!
You'll be able to tell that your page is in a new space because the new space name will appear in the top-left corner of the page.
View the steps in the gif below 👇
How to move a Confluence page to a new space
👉 Tip: Want to nest your page beneath a parent page in the new space? Once you've clicked on the space name in the Pages list, drag your new page name over an existing page name to set it up as a child page.
Can you move multiple Confluence pages at once?
Yes, but only in one specific situation. If your page is a parent page (it has pages nested under it), all of its child pages will also move to the new location. This is currently the only built-in way to move Confluence pages in bulk.Â
To make moving several pages at once as quick as possible, you can either nest all of your pages under a parent page (scroll down to find out how) and then reorder them in the new space, or you can use a plugin like ScriptRunner for Confluence to the hard work for you.
How to copy a Confluence page
It's easy to duplicate a Confluence page, thanks to the Pages section of the space sidebar. You can create copies within the same space or copy pages to a new space.
Here's how you do it:
- Open your Confluence space.
- In the space sidebar, scroll down to Pages and find the page you want to copy.
- Hover over your page, click the ellipsis icon (three dots), and click Copy.
- In the pop-up window, choose the space and the parent page. If you don't want the page to have a parent, keep it as the space home page.
- Press Copy. And there you have it!
View the steps in the gif below 👇
Choose where to copy Confluence pages via page options in the sidebar
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How to reorder Confluence pages
You can reorder your pages through the Manage pages option in your space sidebar. Here's how to do it:
- Open your space in Confluence.
- In the sidebar, go to Space Settings > Manage pages.
- You should be on the Reorder tab. Click on the little arrow beside the space home page to view your pages.
- Click and drag your pages until they're in the order you want. That's it!
View the steps in the gif below 👇
Reorder pages using the Manage Pages option in the sidebar
Confluence automatically saves your page order as you make changes. When you navigate back to your pages, they'll already be in the new, updated order.
How to nest Confluence pages under a parent page
If you have pages with a similar theme, you can nest them under a single page called a parent page. Keeping these pages together is also a great way to help users find what they're looking for.
One way to do this is via the Pages section of your space sidebar. You can drag a page on top of another to nest it underneath the page. You can also drag it back out to remove it from the parent page.
This method is quick, but it can get annoying to close the notification pop-ups (particularly if you're moving or nesting many pages). To do this more smoothly, follow the steps below.
View the steps in the gif below 👇
It can be painful to nest pages when notifications keep popping up!
How to add multiple pages under a parent page
- Open your space in Confluence.
- In the sidebar, go to Space Settings > Manage pages.
- You should be on the Reorder tab. Click on the little arrow beside the space home page to view your pages.
- Click and drag the pages you want to nest over the page that will become the parent page.
- That's it! Your pages will update automatically without the flurry of distracting pop-ups.
View the steps in the gif below 👇
A much smoother way of nesting (and un-nesting!) Confluence pages
What next?
Now that you know how to move, copy, and reorder pages, keeping your Confluence spaces organised will be a breeze, and users will find it easier to navigate your content.
The next step: learning how to do the same to your pages!
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