Labels are key words or tags that you can add to pages and spaces. You can define your own labels and use them to categorise, identify or bookmark content in Confluence.

For example, you can assign the label 'accounting' to all accounts-related pages on the site. You can then browse all pages with the label 'accounting' in an individual space or across the site. You can do a search based on the label, and even use it to filter information when you subscribe to a Confluence RSS feed.

Because labels are user-defined, you can add any word (or even make up your own) that helps you identify the content in the site.

You can add or remove labels without affecting the page content.

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Page Labels

There are two different types of labels that you can apply to a page:

  • Global labels. See Adding a Global Label. A global label is available to all users across the site. Once a global label is added, any user with permission to view a page can also view its labels. Any user with permission to edit a page can add a global label to a page.
  • Personal labels. See Adding a Personal Label. A personal label is only available to the user that created it. Any user with 'view' permission can add a personal label to a page. The personal labels start with 'my:'.

Screenshot above: Labels at the bottom of the page

Space Labels and Space Categories

You can also apply labels to spaces and use them to categorise your spaces. See Using Labels to Categorise Spaces.

Advantages of Labels

Here are some of the advantages of using labels:

  • Labels are user-defined which means that you decide what information is relevant to you and how you are going to label it.
  • You can group pages and spaces without having to restructure the site.
  • Labels are easy to add and edit, and do not affect the actual content of the page.
  • You can use labels to filter information during a search.
  • You can add as many labels as you like to a page or space.
  • The RSS feed builder allows you to create a news feed based on labels.
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