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New features and improvements in Approval for Confluence, newest first.

#2026

# (10.46.0)

  • Retry failed imports or undo previously imported pages in batches when migrating approval data.

  • Reopen a finished migration to import again, with guidance on when importing is available.

  • The Approval byline title is now shorter, without the Capable prefix, and approval history labels are simpler.

# (10.45.0)

  • Approval search tables remember column widths you set manually.

# (10.44.0)

  • Site admins can open Global settings from the Approval sidebar and change site-wide settings without going to Confluence administration.

  • Approval search tables size columns to their content and keep headers visible while scrolling.

# (10.43.0)

  • Readers without an Approval licence, including anonymous visitors, now see a page's approval status in the byline if they can view the page.

# (10.41.0)

  • Move your approval data to Capable for Confluence with a built-in migration: export from Approval, then import in Capable for Confluence.

# (10.39.0)

  • Show a page's approval status in a prominent banner at the top of the page, enabled in Global settings.

# (10.35.0)

  • Approve, reject or comment on approval requests directly from Slack, available as an opt-in phased rollout.

  • Send approval notifications for chosen events to Slack channels mapped to Confluence spaces.

  • The app is now available in a Capable Advanced edition.

# (10.32.0)

  • Include participants' email addresses, such as raised by, assigned, approvers and commenters, in the approval view and CSV exports.

# (10.31.0)

  • Route approvals to the right team automatically using Confluence labels combined with templates.

  • Make global approval teams always available in every space, without per-space setup.

# (10.29.0)

  • Slack is now connected once for the whole site, and only Confluence administrators can connect or disconnect it.

# (10.27.0)

  • The Inbox page has a new design.

  • See when each page was approved in the new Approved on column.

# (10.26.0)

  • Space admins can create Space Approval Teams from space settings, with membership applying only to that space.

  • Back approval teams with Confluence groups, so membership changes update approvers automatically.

# (10.16.0)

  • A refreshed interface aligned with the latest Atlassian Design System brings cleaner colours, typography and more familiar components.

# (10.14.0)

  • Set an approval expiry interval as a specific number of days, weeks, months or years.

# (10.7.0)

  • Export approval data to Excel, up to 5,000 pages per file, with page and approval fields for audits and reporting.

  • Filter, sort and find approvals on a new search page.

#2025

# (10.3.0)

  • See how many pages need approval from item counts in a more compact sidebar.

# (10.0.0)

  • Require two-factor authentication, such as an authenticator app, for sensitive approvals.

  • Set approval permissions and add watchers to approvals.

  • Track approvals on an enhanced dashboard with clearer charts.

  • Show a page's approval status within the page using the Approval Metadata macro.

  • Approval status data is now integrity-checked, keeping records audit-ready.

  • Migrate from AppFox Approvals for Confluence.

# (9.114.0)

  • Approval requests now show who requested them and when.

# (9.113.0)

  • Navigate the Capable page menu with the keyboard.

# (9.111.0)

  • Space settings have a refreshed, more consistent layout with improved navigation and built-in help links.

# (9.101.0)

  • Publish many pages at once with bulk publishing.

# (9.98.0)

  • Clearer messages now show when you don't have the access needed to perform an action.

# (9.93.0)

  • The Getting started screen is improved.

# (9.86.0)

  • Admins can turn off email notifications, AI integrations or the Slack integration for everyone from Feature toggles in settings.

# (9.84.0)

  • Request approval from a whole team in one click, with rules requiring any, all or specific members.

  • Create reusable teams from a central dashboard and use them wherever you would select individual users.

# (9.77.0)

  • Capable has a new set of cleaner, more consistent app icons.

# (9.74.0)

  • Publishing preserves Confluence folder structures, recreating page trees in the destination space and keeping them in sync.

# (9.69.0)

  • See published, unpublished, outdated and failed pages at a glance on the Publishing Status dashboard.

  • Track approved, pending, rejected and expired approvals, including those you requested or are assigned, on the Approvals Status dashboard.

# (9.59.0)

  • Publish pages manually, mark updates ready for release, request approvals and schedule publication times.

  • Set up space mappings for publishing and manage published pages from Capable Search.

# (9.57.0)

  • Set default approvers for a space so new and updated pages get them assigned automatically.

  • Configure minimum approvals and rejections, auto-approval, expiry and who can edit approvals in space approval settings.

# (9.6.0)

  • Email notifications for requesting, responding to and tracking approvals are now on by default.

# (9.3.0)

  • Manage your email notification preferences, including opting out, in Capable settings.

#2024

# (9.30.0)

  • A redesigned hub page puts each capability in its own tab, with a sidebar that supports folders.

# (9.19.0)

  • Capable Approval launches as a standalone app for requesting and managing approvals directly in Confluence.

  • Only the person sending an approval request needs to connect Slack; recipients need no extra setup.

  • Get notified when someone else updates your approval requests.