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Confluence keeps a history of all page changes. You can see what any of the previous versions of the page looked like, as well as link to them.

There are two ways that you can view an older version of a page.

  • Using the 'View Change' link — this allows you to quickly check the most recent change to a page and the most recent version of the page, prior to the current version.
  • Using the Page History — this allows you to look for a specific version of the page.

On this page:

To view an older version of a page using the 'View Change' link:

  1. Go to the page and click view change (displayed under the page title).
  2. Click the Version ## link in the top left-hand box to show the page content of the previous version.
Notes
  • If you want to view an earlier version of the page, click the < link at the top left.
  • If you want to send this page version to someone, simply copy and paste the URL from your browser. The link will look something like this: http://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=12345.

Viewing an Older Version of a Page using the Page History

To view an older version of a page using the page history:

  1. Go to the page and choose Tools > Page History. The 'Page History' view will open. Read more about viewing the page history on Page History and Page Comparison Views.
  2. Click a version number's link to view the contents of that page version. The following header will display across the top of the old version of the page:

When you are viewing a specific version of the page, the following functions are available:

Function

Description

current version

View the latest version of the page.

Compare with Current

Compare the differences between the version of the page you are viewing and the current version.

Restore this Version

Restore the page version you are viewing to be the current version.

View Page History

Return to the list of page versions.

<< Previous or Next >>

View the previous or next page version, respectively.

If you want to send this page version to someone, simply copy and paste the URL from your browser. The link will look something like this: http://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=12345.

Related Topics

Page History and Page Comparison Views
Restoring an Older Version of a Page
Recording Change Comments

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  1. Sep 14, 2010

    Anonymous

    When viewing an older pversion of a page which has images, the latest version of the image is shown. This is quite confusing. because when I want so see the verion dated 1st of March 2010, I expect to see also the version of the attachments present at that time, and not a later one. A relationship between page history and Attachments history should manage this issue.