How to track Confleunce pages by date for updates on quarterly basis?
Asked by Melody Josey:

I am looking for the best way to track content created in our Org's space. For example, we have pages older than 2018 and I want to easily be able to filter the last updated date to know what pages are more than likely out of date and need updating or retiring.   

With that, I would like to create a more robust tracking process so that when new articles, processes and docs are created - we can track the last updated date and be able to pull these documents on a quarterly basis for updating/reviewal of accuracy, etc.

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The only solution I have come up with is using tags/labels for new docs created and then 1 by 1 tagging all old material, to then filter by the label. Does anyone have ideas for how they've done this for their Org? Thank you!


Answers:
author: Aron Gombas _Midori_
body: The [Better Content Archiving](https://midori-global.com/products/better-content-archiving-for-confluence/cloud/) app is developed to solve this *exact* problem!

![content-status-overview-cloud.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/340691i7CAAFED77C707241/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "content-status-overview-cloud.png")

Some of the most important features related to your question:

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author: Mattia _bitvoodoo ag_
body: Hello [@Melody Josey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5556786)

Welcome to the community.

If you are not averse to manual processes, you can use the [Confluence Cloud databases](https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/database-fields/#:~:text=in%20the%20database.-,Page%20details,-The%20page%20details) to create an overview of the published content and the desired information, such as creation date, update date, etc.

As an alternative, I recommend our [Viewtracker](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/28637/viewtracker-analytics-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) app. It provides the [Content \& Usage Report](https://docs.bitvoodoo.app/viewtracker-analytics-for-confluence-cloud/content-usage-report), among others. With its [filters](https://docs.bitvoodoo.app/viewtracker-analytics-for-confluence-cloud/content-usage-report-content#Content&UsageReport:Content-Filters) and sorting options, you can easily access the information you seek at the desired frequency.

Kind regards,

Mattia


author: Marc - Devoteam
body: Hi [@Melody Josey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5556786)

You can use the audit feature build in in Confluence, or you can look at marketplace apps like; [reporting-for-confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/186/reporting-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)


author: Tom_Carrott_Adaptavist
body: Hi [@Melody Josey](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5556786)

The question you posed about Confluence is quite common, and there are several solutions available. Here are a few options that might help:

**Labelling:** This is a good starting point, although it requires a significant amount of manual input.

**Confluence page status:**These can be used to set the status of pages and highlight pages which require review

**Automation:**You can set rules for labels and page status's to be applied automatically using automation based on criteria you define. This reduces manual effort and ensures consistency.

**Atlassian Marketplace:** There are various options available on the [Atlassian Marketplace](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/) which tackle this problem in different ways. I recommend exploring vendor extensions there to see if any suit your needs.

On that note, we're developing a new app called **Panorama** that might be relevant to your requirements. Panorama offers comprehensive content management for Confluence and a centralised place to view, sort, filter and management your pages across multiple spaces. If you're interested in learning more, please visit our landing page - <https://www.kolekti.com/getpanorama>


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