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Why am I not able to edit a page title?

Dr. Ernie

This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: Renaming a Page

I have Edit privileges on the page (and am an Administrator). But when I click 'Edit', it doesn't give me the option to edit the Page Title, only the contents. What are the possible causes why?

Accepted answers

Davin Studer

Here are some questions that would be helpful to know to try and figure out what is going on.

Do you see the title? Is it greyed out? Are there any wonky characters in the page title? Could you possibly post a screenshot?

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Milo Test

Can you edit the title of any page?

Dr. Ernie

Huh, apparently not. I'm sure I used to be able to do that. Is there a configuration setting somewhere that controls it? Or is it browser-specific (I'm on Safari)?

Milo Test

Can you create a page, save it, then edit it and its title?

Dr. Ernie

No, oddly enough. And for the record, I have the same problem on Chrome.

Davin Studer

Here are some questions that would be helpful to know to try and figure out what is going on.

Do you see the title? Is it greyed out? Are there any wonky characters in the page title? Could you possibly post a screenshot?

Dr. Ernie

The text appears in normal font. I can see it and select it, but not edit it. There's nothing unusual about the name.

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Davin Studer

And you are positive you cannot edit it. If you click right after "Test Page" and hit backspace it doesn't change? There is no permissions setting in Confluence to restrict editing the page title.

Sharon Weaver

I am having the same problem that started in last few weeks. It seems to occur when I copy a page and then try to edit title. I am able to delete but I am unable to type. If I save, I can then reopen and copy but I cant change title at first.