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Moving a Page

Added by Sarah Maddox, last edited by Sarah Maddox on Jun 15, 2008  (view change)
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This page tells you how to move a page which you are currently adding or editing. When you move a page, all attachments and comments on the page will be moved with the page. All child pages will move as well.

These instructions are for moving a single page

Using the method described below, you can only move the page which you are busy adding or editing. Alternatively, you can follow the instructions to move pages on the space's Tree view.

Copying a page is different

If you want to copy rather than move a page, please refer to the instructions on copying a page.

To move a page, you need the following permissions:

  • Edit permission on the page you are moving, and
  • View permission on the page's parent page. So if you are moving the page to a different parent, you need 'View' permission on the new parent.

On this page:

Moving a Page

To move a page within the tree,

  1. Make sure your page is in edit mode:
    • If you are creating a new page or copying a page, your page is already in edit mode.
    • If you want to move an existing page, view the page then click the 'Edit' button.
      Alternatively, you can go to the 'Tools' menu and select 'Move'.
  2. Click the 'Edit' button next to 'Location'.

  3. A tree view opens, highlighting the current page in its current position. See screenshot below. Holding down your left mouse button, click and drag the page up or down the tree.

  4. Now you see one of the following:
    • A thin line between existing pages — This indicates the potential new position for the page. Release the mouse button when the page is where you want it.
    • A wide highlight over one or more existing pages — This indicates that you can drop the page into a page family. Release the mouse button to add the page to the family. The page will appear either in alphabetical sequence or as the last page in the family, depending on the family's sequential order as described below.

  5. Optional: Click the 'Done' button if you want to continue adding content to your page. This will close the tree view while leaving the page in edit mode.

  6. Click the 'Save' button.
    Note: The new position of the page is not saved until you click the 'Save' button.
    To cancel the move while still holding down the mouse button, press the 'Esc' key on your keyboard.



To move a page to a different space,

  1. Make sure your page is in edit mode:
    • If you are creating a new page, your page is already in edit mode.
    • If you want to move an existing page, view the page then click the 'Edit' button.
      Alternatively, you can go to the 'Tools' menu and select 'Move'.
  2. Click the 'Edit' button next to 'Location'.

  3. A tree view opens, with a 'Space' dropdown list. Select the space where you want to move the page.

  4. The tree view is rebuilt, now showing the pages in the new space, and the current page is highlighted in its new position.

  5. You can move the page to any position in the new space, as described above.

  6. Optional: Click the 'Done' button if you want to continue adding content to your page. This will close the tree view while leaving the page in edit mode.

  7. Click the 'Save' button.
    Note: The new position of the page is not saved until you click the 'Save' button.
    To cancel the move while still holding down the mouse button, press the 'Esc' key on your keyboard.



Screenshot: Moving a page

About the Sequential Order of Pages

Confluence allows you to present your pages in any order (sequence) you choose. The position of a page is reflected in the following places:

Alphabetical versus Manual Order

By default, Confluence will present your pages in alphabetical order. When you move a page to a different position, the order becomes manual for the affected page family.

When ordering pages alphabetically, Confluence actually applies a more sophisticated 'natural' order rather than a straight alphabetical order. The natural order handles numeric values correctly when doing string comparisons.

Now let's consider what happens when you add a page to a page family, by creating a new page or by moving or copying a page into the family:

  • If the page family's order is alphabetical, the new page will appear in alphabetical order too.
  • If the page family's order is manual, the new page will appear at the bottom of the list of pages in the family.
Changing the Page Order

You can change the order of the pages by moving pages within the page family — simply move the page to its new position while editing the page (see Moving a Page) or while viewing pages in the space's 'Tree' view (see Moving Pages within a Space).

You can also change the order of a page-family from manual to alphabetical (see Setting a Page Family to Alphabetical Order).

RELATED TOPICS

Sequential Order of Pages
Overview of Pages
Overview of Page Families
Moving Pages within a Space

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Comments (8)

 

  1. Aug 13

    Anonymous says:

    This does not work with 2.9\! None of the pages are highlighted. you can drag th...

    This does not work with 2.9! None of the pages are highlighted. you can drag things around but there is no line to indicate where it's going. it will just reset to what it already is.

    1. Aug 13

      Sarah Maddox says:

      Hallo there, Please would you raise a support ticket

      Hallo there,
      Please would you raise a support ticket describing this problem and giving the details of your installation. The 'move page' functionality is working OK for me, here on this Confluence 2.9 instance, so I think there may be some installation-specific problem.
      Cheers — Sarah

      1. Aug 23

        Tim Eddelbuettel says:

        THX Sarah, i create a case CSP22665. We will enjoy

        THX Sarah, i create a case CSP-22665.

        We will enjoy

  2. Aug 15

    Tim Eddelbuettel says:

    Same problem her with 2.9. The first children unter "home" can moved but not sec...

    Same problem her with 2.9.
    The first children unter "home" can moved but not second children.
    It's strange.

    When i'm creating a new page, it can be moved?!?

    1. Aug 18

      Azwandi Mohd Aris says:

      Hi Tim, Would you be able to lodge a support ticket at

      Hi Tim,

      Would you be able to lodge a support ticket at http://support.atlassian.com and attach some screenshots to it? Thanks.

      Cheers,
      Azwandi

  3. Aug 22

    Anonymous says:

    I have a similar problem, though with 2.8.2. Even as admin, I am not able to mov...

    I have a similar problem, though with 2.8.2. Even as admin, I am not able to move pages in the space hierarchy. 

  4. Aug 27

    2t says:

    Hi, we're having the same issues when we upgraded to 2.9\!

    Hi, we're having the same issues when we upgraded to 2.9!

    1. Aug 28

      Azwandi Mohd Aris says:

      Hi, Please take a look at the bug report CONF12868

      Hi,

      Please take a look at the bug report CONF-12868 that addresses this issue. Please add your comments and assign yourself as a watcher so that you will be notified on the progress. Thanks.

      Cheers,
      Azwandi

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