New Page Error - Unable to Create New Page With Same Name

Question

In the Confluence space I am managing, I want to create several pages with the same sub-page structure. However, when I try to create a sub-page with an existing name in the space, I get the following error:

"A page with the title "xxxxx" already exists within this space. Enter a different title for your page"

Is there a way to undo this setting on Confluence and be able to give the same name to several pages?

The number of pages with the same structure that I have to create is big and I cannot keep changing names every single time.

Thank you!

Gaurav_0av1h6 · Accepted Answer

Hello @Valeria Faraone

Welcome to the community!!

We usually face this issue while capturing the minutes of meetings, or documenting similar details across teams and have not found a way to undo this setting. The alternative we have been using is to add the date or team name acronym, to the page title and that ensures the page is created without any issue.

Hopefully, you can also come up with minimal additional text which would enable you to make the page title unique while keeping the sanctity of your page structure intact.

Kindly accept the answer if this helps.

Pramodh M · Accepted Answer

Hi @Valeria Faraone

Welcome to the Community!!

We cannot create a Page with the same name in a Space

You could follow the naming convention of some sort in order to create the sub-task pages under a parent page!!

Thanks,
Pramodh

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted Answer

This is not a setting you can change, this is the way wikis are supposed to work!  Confluence is slightly-less wiki than most because it does allow duplicate names across spaces (so you can do "Space 1, page Bob", "Space 2, page Bob"

You will need to come up with a naming scheme that generates unique page names within a space.  Dates on meeting notes, putting your duplicated structures into different spaces, even just numbering them.