Watch Pages, Spaces and Blogs
You can choose to watch all the pages and blog posts in a particular space.
The quickest way is to use the Watch option on a page or blog post, as described above.
To stop watching the space, deselect the relevant check box.
Alternatively, choose Pages in the space sidebar, then choose Watch this space at the top right.
Watch for new blog posts in a space
You can choose to receive a notification whenever someone adds a blog post in the space. You will not receive notification when a blog post is updated, deleted or commented on.
To watch for new posts:
- Go to a blog post in the space.
- Choose Watch and select Watch for new blog posts in this space.
To stop watching for new blog posts, deselect the relevant check box. Alternatively, choose Blog in the space sidebar, then choose Watch this blog at the top right.
Watch all spaces on the site
You can receive notifications about changes to the content of pages, blog posts and comments from all spaces on a Confluence site.
To start watching for content changes across the whole site:
- Choose your profile picture at top right of the screen, then choose Settings
- Choose Email.
- Choose Edit then choose Subscribe to daily updates.
- Choose Submit.
Watching for all new blog posts on the site
You can choose to watch for all new blog posts in all spaces on the Confluence site. You will not receive notification of updates to or deletions of blog posts, nor of comments on the blog posts.
To start watching for all new blog posts:
- Choose your profile picture at top right of the screen, then choose Settings
- Choose Email.
- Choose Edit then choose Subscribe to all blog posts.
- Choose Submit.
Manage watches from your user profile
The 'Watches' page in your user profile displays a list of all pages and spaces you are currently watching.
To manage your watches:
- Choose your profile picture at top right of the screen, then choose Watches.
- Choose Stop Watching for any unwanted spaces or pages.
Manage watches from the email message
The email notifications that you receive from Confluence have some useful links at the bottom of the email message. The links in each message vary, depending on the context. In general, the links allow you to view the page online, reply to a comment, and so on.
In particular with respect to setting your notification preferences, you will see one or more of the following links:
- Stop watching page – Click this link to stop watching the page that triggered the email notification.
- Stop watching space – Click this link to stop watching the space that triggered the email notification.
- Stop following this user – Click this link to stop following the user whose update triggered the email notification.
- Manage Notifications – Click this link to go to the email settings page in your user profile.
Screenshot: Example email notification footer showing links
Autowatch and other notification options
By default, Confluence will assign you as a watcher of any page or blog post that you create or edit. This behavior is called 'autowatch'. You can turn autowatch on or off, and set other notification options, in the email settings section of your user profile. See Edit Your User Settings.