There are two types of space in Confluence: 'site' spaces and 'personal' spaces. This page is about site spaces. For help with personal spaces, see Setting Up your Personal Space.
Site spaces, sometimes called 'global' spaces, are areas on your site into which you can group content items (pages, attachments, news, etc) based on any subject or topic of your choice. For example, you may want separate areas on your site for each team or project within your organisation.
To set up a new site space, you need the 'Create Space' permission. 'Create Space' is one of the global permissions that can be assigned by a Confluence administrator.
To create a new space:
- Choose Add Space located above the list of spaces on the dashboard, or at the top right of the dashboard, or at the top right of the space directory. The 'Create Space' dialog appears.
Enter the following information about your new space:
Space name: A name for the space. Space names do not have to be unique.
Space key: A simple key to identify your space. It can contain any alphanumeric character (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and it can be up to 255 characters long. This key is a shorthand name for the space, used when linking content between spaces, for web URLs and for reports. For example, a 'Development Space' might have a space key of 'DEV'. The space key must be unique within the entire Confluence site.
Make this space private: A private space will be visible only to the person who created it. If you do not make it private, the space will have the default space permissions. The creator will have space administrator permissions on the new space, and can change the permissions at any time after creating the space.
- Choose Create. The home page for your new space is displayed. Note that the home page will automatically contain any default space content as defined by your Confluence administrator.
Next, you can choose a theme and start adding pages to your space. You can also add links to the sidebar, to help people find important content.
Screenshot: Adding a space to Confluence
Notes
A space administrator can change the permissions at any time after creating the space.
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