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How to search Confluence pages

Quickly and efficiently find the Confluence content you're looking for using the powerful search capability

Updated over a week ago

Our platform features a comprehensive search tool designed to help you locate content swiftly and efficiently. With advanced filters, sorting options, and customizable display settings, you can tailor the search interface to meet your specific needs.

Key features

  • Text-Based Searches: Quickly locate pages by searching for specific words or phrases within the title or the body of the page. Whether you're looking for a recent report or a project plan, just type in relevant keywords to pull up related documents instantly.

  • Macro Searches: Easily find pages that utilize specific macros, such as those formatted with Markdown. This feature is especially useful for identifying pages that follow certain formatting guidelines or contain dynamic content elements.

  • Approval Status: Streamline your workflow by searching for pages based on their approval status. Whether you need to review pending documents or access approved ones, our search tool makes it simple to filter your results accordingly.

  • Parent Page Filtering: Organize your search by hierarchy by finding pages that have a specific parent page. This is particularly useful for navigating structured content like project documentation or multi-part reports.

Enhanced Usability Features

  • Custom Filters: Apply multiple filters to refine your search results. Choose from options like last modified date, contributor, or specific labels to find exactly what you need.

  • Sort and Order: Prioritize your search results based on relevance, date updated, or alphabetically by title to help you find the most pertinent information first.

  • Adjustable Display: Customize which columns appear in your search results for a clearer overview. Tailor your interface to display only the information that's most relevant to your current task.

With Capable Search, you gain the agility to navigate vast amounts of data effortlessly, allowing you to focus more on your work and less on finding the information you need.

Animated guide

Follow along with this handy informational video to get started with search.

Step-by-Step

Follow the steps one at a time.

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1. Click on Apps

Click on Apps

2. Click on Capable

Click on Capable

3. Click on Search

Click on Search

4. Filter pages using the Filters section

Filter pages using the Filters section

5. Add more filters by clicking on 'Filters' on the right-hand side

Add more filters by clicking on 'Filters' on the right-hand side

6. Choose which columns to display in the table by clicking on 'Columns'

Choose which columns to display in the table by clicking on 'Columns'

7. Click on a page to show rich information in the sidebar such as any links, dates, attachments, content and more on the page or capability details like the pages' approval state

Click on a page to show rich information in the sidebar such as any pending approvals, content on the page or it's approval status.

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