If you manage Confluence spaces, you probably know this pain:
You open a process page, no owner assigned.
You check a policy, no review date.
You look at a how-to article. no category, no context.
And when it’s time to filter, report, or prepare for an audit?
You hit a wall.
This isn’t because your team doesn’t care , it’s because Confluence (by default) doesn’t force people to fill in critical metadata. And manual reminders only go so far.
We’re excited to announce that Metadata for Confluence Cloud now lets admins mark specific fields as mandatory.
This means:
You can ensure Process Owner, Review Date, or Category fields are always filled before a page is saved.
Users get clear guidance with a red asterisk (*) and an error message if they try to skip required fields.
If someone closes the dialog without saving, the Content Category won’t be applied — preventing incomplete records from slipping into your system.
It’s simple, but it solves one of the biggest gaps in Confluence page governance.
Here’s where the magic really happens.
With the new integration between Metadata for Confluence and Workflows for Confluence:
✅ When you assign or change the Process Owner and change the content in the wiki page, Workflows can automatically notify them when it’s time for review or approval.
✅ When you capture set the interval review date in Workflows can trigger reminders, no more setting up separate tracking systems.
✅ Together, they transform Confluence into a real quality management tool - structured, automated, and ready for ISO 9001 or other standards.
One of our customers shared:
“We draft policies as wiki pages, but before sending them for approval, we need to guarantee all key metadata is set.”
Their flow:
1️⃣ Draft policies internally.
2️⃣ Before finalizing, ensure mandatory fields like Owner, Compliance Category, and Review Date are filled (with Metadata).
3️⃣ Move to a public space, where Workflows takes over — notifying owners and managing review cycles automatically.
The result?
Cleaner pages, less manual follow-up, and better compliance and governance.
… this combo of Metadata for Confluence+ Workflows for Confluence might be the upgrade your Confluence setup needs.
Yuze Li- Communardo
Product Marketing Manager
Communardo
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