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.

  • Via 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.
  • Via the Page History — this allows you to look for a specific version of the page.

To view an older version of a page via the 'View Change' link,

  1. Go to the page in the space and click the 'view change" link (displayed after the '*last edited by' information).
  2. Click the 'Version ##' link in the top left-hand box to show the page content of the previous version.
    (info) If you want to view an earlier version of the page, click the '<< view previous version' link.
  3. 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 via the Page History

To view an older version of a page via the page history,

  1. Go to the page in the space, open the 'Tools' menu and select 'Page History'. The 'Page History' view will open.
    (info) 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:
    • Click the 'View the current version' link to view the content of the latest version of the page.
    • Click the 'Compare with Current' link to compare the content of the page version currently being viewed with the content of the latest version of the page.
    • Click the 'Restore this Version' to restore the version] of the page that you are viewing as the current version.
    • Click the 'View Page History' link to view the history for the page.
    • Click the '<< Previous' link to view the page content for the previous version of the page.
    • Click the 'Next >>' link to view the page content for the next version of the page.
  3. 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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