Update a published Confluence page after editing it

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To update a published Confluence page after editing it, open the source page, select the Publishing byline item, which shows Outdated or Moved, and select Update. The existing copy in the target space is overwritten with a new version; no second copy is made. To update many pages, use the Dashboard.

#Before you start

  • The page has been published before.

  • You can edit the page and manual publishing is allowed.

#Steps

  1. Open the edited page in the source space.

  2. Select the Publishing item in the byline. It reads Outdated after an edit or Moved after a move.

  3. Select Update, add a comment if asked, and confirm.

  4. To update every outdated page, open the Publishing space page and select the Update button next to Outdated on the Dashboard.

#What happens next

The copy gets a new version with your changes, and moves to its new parent if the source moved. The byline returns to Published. If someone edited the copy directly in the target space, the source shows Desynced; updating overwrites their changes.

Edit the draft, update the copy.