Move, copy, and hide content items

If you want to move a page or other content items to a different space than the one it’s currently in (or move the item somewhere else in the content tree), you can move the item while editing or viewing. You can also copy or hide items. These actions require specific permissions.

Reorder items within a space

When you move an item, all the incoming links will be maintained, and when you move a parent item, the entire hierarchy of child items move too.

To reorder items:

1. Go to the space home and expand the sidebar to locate the content tree

2. Expand the branches to locate the page or item you want to move

3. Drag the item to a new position in the tree

Move items

You can move items within a space, or you can move an item from one space to another. 

To move an item within the same space:

1. Go to the item you want to move.

2. Select the pencil icon () from the breadcrumb pathway at the top-left of the page. Or, select  from the top-right toolbar and then Move.  The Move dialog box appears.

3. Use the Browse tab if you need look at the page tree to find the new parent page or item for your content. After moving your item, select Start over if you need to reset the content tree and try again.

4. Use the Search tab to choose the exact parent item.

5. Select Move after you've chosen the new parent item.

The item – along with any attachments, comments, and child items – will move to your chosen location.

To move an item to a different space:

1. Navigate to and view the item you want to move.

2. Select the pencil icon () from the breadcrumb pathway at the top-left of the page. Or, select  from the top-right toolbar and then Move.  The Move dialog box appears.

3. Select the Browse tab if you want to find the new parent item using the content tree, or select the Search tab if you know the new parent item’s name.

4. Select the name of the new space.
   You'll only see spaces that you have access to.

5. Drag your item to the new location or select the new parent item.

6. Select Move after you've chosen the new parent item.

The item – along with any attachments, comments, and child items – will move to your chosen location. 

Copy items

If you need to duplicate the content of a page or other item, the easiest way is to copy the item.

When you copy an item, Confluence will rename the page by default — Copy of [originalItemName] — as items in a space must have unique names. You can rename the item after copying it; you just won't be able to publish the new item until it has a unique name in the space.

Copying an item duplicates all of the original item's attachments, labels, and restriction settings, but not its comments or the page history. Also, anyone who was "watching" the original item or had the original item "starred" will not automatically be set to watch the new item or have it starred.

To copy an item:

1. Go to the page or other item you want to copy.

2. Select the More actions (  ) menu.

3. Select Copy. 

4. Choose which space you want it to end up in.

5. Choose which parent item you want to create it under.

6. Select Copy.

The option to copy an item isn't available when editing.

When copying an item that has other pages or items nested underneath it in a hierarchy, you have the option to include all of them in a bulk copy action. Essentially, this will copy a whole section of your content tree.

To copy an item and all of its children:

1. Go to the page or other item you want to copy.

2. Select the More actions (  ) menu.

3. Select Copy. 

4. Choose which space you want these items to end up in.

5. Choose the new parent item. This is the item in the destination space under which you want to create this copied hierarchy.

6. Check the box to Include children.

7. Select Next.

8. Decide what to name the new items. All items in a given space need unique names. (You can do this in bulk.) 

   1. You can also decide here whether to copy over restriction settings and labels for each respective item.

9. Select Copy.

Hide items

You can hide a page or other items from the content tree by moving it to the root of the space — that is, rearranging the item in your content tree to put it at the same level as the space home page. This removes the item from your content tree so people can't find it by browsing through the tree. Hidden (and orphaned) items still show up in search results, and can be accessed if someone has the page URL.

For example, if you're creating a space for a client and there's a page on which you take notes, you can keep it in the space, hidden, and still link to it from elsewhere on your site.

If you don't want anyone to find a page, you don't need to hide it. Instead, you can just change the restrictions settings, archive it, or send it to the trash.

To hide an item:

1. Select Space settings from the sidebar.

2. Select Reorder from the Manage content card.

3. Open the content tree and move the item to the same level as the home page.

In this example, the page "memes" is hidden in the page tree because it's at the same level as Sami Peachey's Home.

If you do not have any incoming links, your page will be an orphan. Confluence lets you see a list of orphaned pages in your space. This is useful if you're using include page macrosto pull content from one page onto multiple other pages. As you add and remove content over time, you can see which pages aren't being referenced anywhere by checking Hidden pages. 

To view the orphaned and hidden items in a space:

1. Select Space settings from the sidebar.

2. Select Hidden from the Manage content card.

This image shows the Hidden items view. From here you can view, edit, or delete orphaned items.