# Change the status of many Confluence pages at once

To change the status of many Confluence pages at once, run a search in Capable Search, select **Bulk Change** in the footer and tick the pages. Open the **Change N pages** menu, choose **Change page status**, pick the status and select **Apply status**. Each page is updated in turn and failures are listed.

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## Before you start

| **You need**                 | **Why**                                                                 |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Capable Search installed     | The app is part of Capable Search for Confluence and the Capable Suite. |
| A wide enough window         | **Bulk Change** is hidden on narrow screens such as phones.             |
| Edit permission on the pages | Pages you cannot edit fail and are listed.                              |
| Page statuses in the space   | Content statuses must be turned on in the space settings.               |

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## Steps

1. Open Capable Search: select **Capable Search** in the space sidebar or the Apps menu (in the Suite, **Capable**, then **Search**).
2. Run a search that finds the pages you want to change.
3. Select **Bulk Change** in the footer under the table.
4. Tick each page you want to change.
5. Open the **Change N pages** menu and select **Change page status**.
6. Pick the status to apply. Each is marked **Space state** or **Custom state**.
7. Select **Apply status** and wait for every page to finish.

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## If it does not work

* The list offers the statuses of the first page you ticked. If your pages are in different spaces, change one space at a time.
* The status is set on the published page.

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## Related

### [Bulk changes and export](https://help.gocapable.com/search/bulk-changes-and-export.html)

Every bulk action.

### [Set a page status in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/search/set-a-page-status-in-confluence.html)

One page at a time.

### [Filters and sorting](https://help.gocapable.com/search/filters-and-sorting.html)

Find the right pages first.

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_Many pages, one status._