Automation action: How do i change the status of a page when it's edited?
Asked by rob al:

I have a custom status "approved". When someone edits a page, i'd like to automatically change the status from "approved" to "requires review". How do i do this?


Answers:
author: Levente Szabo _Midori_
body: [@rob al](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5184032)

Currently, it's [not possible to use the content status](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-questions/Update-content-status-with-Confluence-automation/qaq-p/2286531) in automation rules, since Automation for Confluence doesn't cover all content lifecycle management needs. Even the built-in [Confluence page status](https://www.midori-global.com/blog/2023/04/28/confluence-page-status?utm_source=cac&utm_medium=cac-comment-2316334&utm_campaign=gh) feature is quite limited to 5, static statuses.

A core feature of [Better Content Archiving for Confluence Cloud](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/123/better-content-archiving-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_source=cac&utm_medium=cac-comment-2316334&utm_campaign=gh) is automatic content status updating.

[Watch this video about how it works.](https://youtu.be/Oexyx8Uwa7s?t=159) You can implement the same easily today.

![content-status-indicator-cloud.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/252383iF00A2433675038E2/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "content-status-indicator-cloud.gif")

*(Please note that I'm part of the team working on Better Content Archiving for Confluence Cloud.)*


author: Adrian H?lsmann - B1NARY
body: Hi [@rob al](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5184032)

If your use case is **identifying outdated pages and establishing review and archiving workflows** , then you might consider [Breeze](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1227647/breeze-content-archiving-made-simple-for-confluence-cloud?tab=overview&hosting=cloud), available via the [Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1227647/breeze-content-archiving-made-simple-for-confluence-cloud?hosting=cloud&tab=overview).

It automatically switches page status according to custom review and archiving workflows and provides dedicated views for outdated pages to review or archive.

![3.gif](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/257534i3E22DF3FB36ED9CD/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "3.gif")

In addition, its feature set includes

* automated content analyses,
* page review and archiving [workflows](https://b1nary.io/docs/breeze/workflows/),
* page and space [ownership](https://b1nary.io/docs/breeze/ownership/),
* [reports](https://b1nary.io/docs/breeze/reports-notifications/) and notifications,
* bulk archiving and deletion,
* [analytics](https://b1nary.io/docs/breeze/analytics/),
* [data export](https://b1nary.io/docs/breeze/data-export/) for all your content, ownership, and status information
* and more to update outdated pages quickly and enhance collaboration.

? Feel free to [**give it a try**](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1227647/breeze-content-archiving-made-simple-for-confluence-cloud?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) or schedule an appointment with me for a [personal demo](https://calendly.com/adrianhuelsmann/breeze-demo).

Cheers, Adrian from B1NARY (the developers of Breeze)


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