To copy a space you will need to
have space admin permission in the space you want to copy
have at least View, Edit and Delete permission for pages, blog posts, and attachments in the target space
to be a member of the Confluence user group added to the Copiers Group in the Copy Space - global configuration
Copying a space
To copy one space to another:
Choose Publishing in the space tools menu
Close the popup option box for setting up a Published Space.
The display will confirm the current Publish Space statusChoose Copy Space option.
Select the Target Space for the content to be copied to using the dropdown menu.
You will need view and edit permissions for the target space.Choose the Copy Options.
If you want to replace the target space home page with the source space home page you can do this
set the Copy Options to Delete Pages added in the Target Space
Choose Advanced Options for the copy.
Choose Copy Space when you have set the required copy options and selected a target space.
Choose Confirm Copy Space.
A successful copy of the space content displays a confirmation message.
Copy Options
Copy Options | Description |
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Copy Pages | Pages are included in the copy. If not selected, pages are ignored. |
Ignore Top-level Pages | The space home page and other orphan pages are not published. |
Copy Labels | Include labels when copying pages or blog posts. |
Copy Blog Posts | Blog posts are included in the copy. If not selected, blog posts are ignored. |
Delete Pages added in Target Space | Delete existing pages in the target space. |
Replace Labels Exactly | Add missing labels on the target space, and do an exact copy of all labels on all pages/blog posts. |
Advanced Copy Options
Advanced Options | Description |
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Replace modification date with copying date | For copied pages, blog posts and attachments the modification or creation date will match the date the copying occurred. By default, the modification date will be taken from the item in the source space that is being published. |
Copy Properties | Page properties are attributes associated with pages usually defined by other plugins. See the specific plugin's configuration for determining the prefix of the properties to be published. Properties with prefixes specified in Confluence Admin only are published. |
Copy Version Update Comments | The most recent comment is published as the page update comment on the target space. |
Replace Local Space References | Replace all the local space references (i.e. [SPACEKEY:PageName]) with the public space key. |
Copy Scaffold Data | Copy the scaffold data. Only the latest version data will be copied. |
Copy Comala Document Management final state version | Copy the version of the page corresponding to the Comala Document Management workflow final state. Pages that do not have a final state will not be copied. |