Move page to the root of a space
Asked by Stephen Kairys:

Hi,

I have a page located below another page in our hierarchy.

I'd like to move it to the root of USER GUIDE space but when I try this, the MOVE button is grayed out.

Pls advise how to work around this issue. Tks.![MovePageToRootOfSpace_Scrubbed.PNG](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/335386i7F4562F956FECD58/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "MovePageToRootOfSpace_Scrubbed.PNG")


Answers:
author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: If you want a page to become the root of a space you need to re-assign the home page of the space.

Then be sure to re-order the other pages so you can see them, otherwise they won't show up under the context menu.

comments: author: Stephen Kairys
body: Hello Shawn,,

Looks like I didn't clearly phrase my question.

I don't want to replace the root. I need a hierarchy like this, with the page in question boldfaced.

SPACE: USER GUIDE

* Page: Main Menu
* **Page: Platform Certification**
* Page: FAQ
* Page (Category): Vendors
  * Page: Add Vendor
  * Page: Modify Vendor
* Page (Category): Accounts
  * Page; Add Account
  * Page: Modify Account
  * Page: Link Account to Vendor
  * Page: Platform Certification

"Platform Certification" currently incorrectly resides under Accounts and I need to move it.

Thanks.


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: As [@Kristian Klima](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5074962) mentioned, just drag and drop the page to where you want it in the tree. It can be tricky when trying to drop it to a page just under the root, you need to drop it directly on top of the page you want it to live under.


author: Pablo Alliende
body: What do you mean by drag and drop? I attempted many ways of drag and drop and all of them show a "forbidden" sign.

I was able to move it using the Search tab.


author: Scott Beeson
body: Disregard.


author: Kristian Klima
body: Hi [@Stephen Kairys](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/544726)

In space settings \> manage space \> edit space details, you can re-assign the new root.

In space settings \> reorder, you have some other options of moving pages around, including move a page ABOVE the root page, effectively hiding it from view :) This will also give you a better understanding of the root page concept and the overall Confluence hierarchy.

comments: author: Stephen Kairys
body: Hi Kristian,

Looks like I didn't clearly phrase my question.

I don't want to replace the root. I need a hierarchy like this, with the page in question boldfaced.

SPACE: USER GUIDE

* Page: Main Menu
* **Page: Platform Certification**
* Page: FAQ
* Page (Category): Vendors
  * Page: Add Vendor
  * Page: Modify Vendor
* Page (Category): Accounts
  * Page; Add Account
  * Page: Modify Account
  * Page: Link Account to Vendor
  * Page: Platform Certification

"Platform Certification" currently incorrectly resides under Accounts and I need to move it.

Thanks.


author: Kristian Klima
body: OH!

Well, just drag and drop the page wherever you like :)

(you can do that from Reorder menu but why would you...)

![2024-07-14_09-18-54.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/335475iF22AB487D7049B84/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2024-07-14_09-18-54.gif")


author: Stephen Kairys
body: OK I've been having issues dragging the page farther up the page tree, it seems to end up as a sub-page of another page.

Accordingly, pls advise where the Reorder menu is.

Thanks.


author: Kristian Klima
body: Space settings \> Manage content \> Reorder

![2024-07-15_15-58-59.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/335666i37501BBC966E8CD3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2024-07-15_15-58-59.png")


author: Stephen Kairys
body: OK I'm really blanking out here.

Where can I find Space Settings?


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: Are you an admin of the space? If not it won't show up in the left menu.


author: Stephen Kairys
body: Not an admin.


author: Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
body: You'll need to befriend the admin. They can do this for you or grant you admin for you to do this. Buy them lunch, most admins enjoy lunch.


author: Kristian Klima
body: Then you need to work with your admin to reorder pages - if drag and drop doesn't work for you.


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