Definition of child page, page family, wiki Space
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What is a "child page"?
A child page is a page that is subordinate to another. When you are viewing any page, you can see if it has one or more child pages.
- Scroll down to the bottom. If there is a list of links under the heading Children, the page has child pages.
- If necessary click the link to Show the child pages.
- To create a child page, click the Add Page link at the upper right of the page.
You create child pages for content that is related to the content of the higher level page, but more specific.
What is a wiki Space?
A Confluence wiki Space is a group of pages that are administered together. For readers and users who author and edit content, the Space serves to organize pages on closely related topics in one place.
To navigate to and browse a wiki Space:
- Click the link for a Space in the list on the left side of the Dashboard.
A Space opens at its "wiki home page." Like every Confluence page, this "wiki home page" can have "child pages."
- Scroll down to see the links to the "child pages."
What is a "page family"?
Typically the child pages of a "wiki home page" are "home pages" for major activities in the Space. The FAQs, Tips and Guidelines page is an example of a "wiki home page" with child pages, each a "home page" that is is the top level page of a "page family." A Space can contain many "page families."
Each home page on a topic can have any number of "child" pages. Each "child" page in turn can also have "child" pages. This forms a hierarchical grouping of pages (page family) on one topic. To see the page hierarchy:
- Click the Pages option on the Browse menu at the top right of any page.
- Then click each link to see the ways you can view listings of the content of a Space.
