# Publish a Confluence page automatically when it is approved

To publish a Confluence page automatically when it is approved, enable publishing for the space, then open Space settings for Approval, go to the **Overrides** tab and turn on **Publish on approval**. Every page approved from then on is copied to the target space, with its approvers recorded, and the page tree is kept whatever order approvals arrive in.

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## Before you start

| **You need**                             | **Why**                                         |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| An app with both Approval and Publishing | The standalone Publishing app has no approvals. |
| Space administrator of the space         | To change Approval and Publishing settings.     |
| Publishing enabled with a target space   | There must be somewhere to publish to.          |

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## Steps

1. Make sure publishing is enabled with a target space. See [Publish Confluence pages from a draft space to a live space](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/publish-confluence-pages-from-a-draft-space-to-a-live-space.html).
2. Open the space's Approval settings and select the **Overrides** tab.
3. Turn on **Publish on approval** and save.
4. When the next approval reaches Approved, the page is queued and published.

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## What happens next

The byline shows **Published** with the tooltip **Published via Approval**, and **Approved by** lists the approvers. If a parent page is not published yet, the page goes under its nearest published ancestor and moves under its parent once that is published. To turn it on for one page only, use **Publish on approval** in the approval's options instead.

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## Related

### [Publish on approval](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/publish-on-approval.html)

The full reference.

### [Approved page sits in the wrong place in the target space, or shows Failed with "Parent page is not published"](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/approved-page-sits-in-the-wrong-place-in-the-target-space-or-shows-failed-with-parent-page-is-not-published.html)

If a page is not under its parent yet.

### [Nothing publishes when approvals are approved, and there is no "Publish approved pages" button](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/nothing-publishes-when-approvals-are-approved-and-there-is-no-publish-approved-pages-button.html)

If nothing happens.

### [Publish only approved Confluence pages to another space](https://help.gocapable.com/publishing/publish-only-approved-confluence-pages-to-another-space.html)

Catch up on pages approved earlier.

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_Approved means published._