I changed the name on a page I can edit, but a link to that page name did not update elsewhere.

[D Catanzaro]

I am updating some existing Confluence pages and when I changed a linked page name, the linked-to page did not automatically update the page name in the link.  I do not have editing rights on the main page, is that why the link did not update?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

My guess is that you embedded a URL link to the page that has moved (https://myorg.org/wiki/display/SPACE/old+page+name), instead of using Confluence's internal page linking [SPACE:Old Page Name].

Confluence would have to search and replace every page in it to be able to do that with a URL when you change the name of a page, and that is not practical.  If you move to using internal links instead, the problem goes away - they use a fixed id in the background, and read the current name of the target page when rendered.

[Craig Nodwell]

Hi @D Catanzaro welcome to the community.  Could you please include a screenshot having a bit of a time trying to understand your ask.  Thanks

[D Catanzaro]

Unfortunately, company policy does not allow me to send screen caps for security reasons.

The example I am talking about is where I have a page of content.  I changed the page name, as evidenced by the URL change.

Another page that is being used as a sort of TOC Landing page, linked to the original page.  When I changed the name, the link did not update.

One of the first things I found on the Confluence site, is that if you change a page name, Confluence automatically updates all links to that page with the new name.  That did not happen.  I DO have editing rights to the page I changed, obviously.  But the Edit option does not appear for me on the page containing the link.  when I click the link it sends me to this page

Page Not Found

The page you were trying to reach could not be found: it may have been renamed or moved to another space, or the name you requested may be incomplete.

In This Space

The page you were looking for may have been renamed to the following:

[The Name I changed the page to.]