Copying a Parent Page along with Child Pages (and Sub-Child Pages)
Asked by Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE):

I am trying to duplicate a Confluence Page along with all of its Child Pages from one Space to another. I found this article below, however, the information found within it is either improperly documented, or outdated.

<https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/copy-a-page-139013.html>

Is there any up to date information on how to accomplish this? I am trying to duplicate a Product Requirements page that has a ton of Child (and Sub-Child) pages, and copying/moving each individual one is beyond time-consuming (and needlessly so).

Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone can provide.

Reed


Answers:
author: Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)
body: Hi [@Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3539289) ,

I can see the checkbox when I select the copy option..See the screenshot. Can I know the version of the confluence you are using?

![community4.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/70612i20042E0D609339F7/image-dimensions/399x168?v=v2 "community4.png")  

This is Bobswift CLI example page <https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CSOAP/pages/10584066/Examples> .You can try the copypage example from the sample commands.

Let me know if you need help with this.

Thanks,  
Sravya

comments: author: Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)
body: Thanks again for your response. Unfortunately, my Copy Page screen does not show that option at the bottom. Upon digging into this issue further, it appears that I may not have the required permissions to see that (and perform that task). I will reach out to the Admin within my company to see if they can make the required adjustments.

Thanks so much for your help!

Reed


author: Kennet Korsgaard
body: Did you find a solution because I have the same problem on the cloud version?

Kind regards

Kennet


author: Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)
body: Unfortunately, I never found a solution that worked for me. I chalked it up to a permissions issue, but yesterday in a meeting I found that other Product Managers also were encountering the same issue. One said she had Admin privileges as well.

Reed


author: Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)
body: Hi [@Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3539289) ,

<br />

The one you have pointed in the description is the latest Atlassian documentation of copying a page. If you are looking for a moving of a page, [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/move-and-reorder-pages-146407727.html) is the document for the same.  

If you would like to check for a third-party app, here is the app [Confluence Command Line interface](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) that helps you to copy/move the pages and child pages along with the other contents of the page within no time. Please check this example page <https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CSOAP/pages/10584066/Examples> to know more about the functionality.

Thanks,  
Sravya

comments: author: Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)
body: Thanks for your response @\[deleted\]. I appreciate you taking the time to respond to me. The problem is that according to the documentation I mentioned [here](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/copy-a-page-139013.html), it states:

1. Go to the page and choose ![](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/files/704577869/704577870/2/1517274795952/ellipsis.png) \> **Copy**.
2. Choose a **Location** for the new pages.
3. Select **Include child pages**.

The issue is at no point when following the steps have I ever seen the "Include child pages" option. So either the documentation is wrong, or perhaps this is a Permissions issue?

Also, I appreciate the links to the Command Line... unfortunately I am not that advanced of a User.

Reed


author: Nafisah Bhatty
body: Hi [@Reed Van Rozeboom (DO NOT USE)](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3539289) , [@Nafisah Bhatty](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3695426) , [@Kennet Korsgaard](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3626857)

For the cloud environment, this feature is not available yet. Here is the Atlassian request [CONFCLOUD-2814](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-2814?_ga=2.152778367.795950299.1578305771-1612136317.1517228230) for the same and is in open state.

However, as mentioned earlier you can use the [Confluence Command Line Interface (CLI](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/284/confluence-command-line-interface-cli)) and is compatible with the cloud environment.  

Regards,  
Sravya

comments: author: Nafisah Bhatty
body: [@Ben Barden](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3695653)


author: Brandon CATLETT
body: ![Screen Shot 2020-11-18 at 3.26.07 PM.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/118736iEDF721F1DECEAF2C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Screen Shot 2020-11-18 at 3.26.07 PM.png")  

Doesn't seem to work with Cloud anymore...   

Followed CLI instructions to no avail


author: Nafisah Bhatty
body: Hello there

I am having the same problem. I thought it was a permission thing too.

I am unable to copy a whole page with the child pages, as I too, do not see a box that says Location and then the Include child pages box.

It simply copies the page and takes me to the 'Copy of...' editing page.

@\[deleted\]


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