Labels help keep related pages together, for reference by the page owners and to help other users of the site. This page includes the following topics:
Add a label to a page
- Using the Labels option that follows the editing window, enter the label or labels in the text box.
- Click Done.
You can enter any text you want for a label. To separate words, use the underline character, for example: separate_words. Labels are all lowercase.
Global and personal labels
- To add a label, type the label and click Add or select the label.
- Note that personal labels in the form my:label are deprecated and will be removed from Confluence.
Remove a label
- Click the link to edit the label and click the link or icon to remove it.
Add a space label
If you have the needed permissions, you can add a label to a space. If you do not have these permissions (can't see the links described in these steps), and want a space label, ask an administrator.
- Select Browse Space Admin.
- Select Space Labels.
- In the Labels area, type the label and click Add, or select a label.
Add a category label
You can add a Category label to a space, to associate all the spaces associated with that category.
- To see spaces with a Category label, click the Space Categories tab on the Dashboard.
To add a Category label
- Select Browse Space Admin.
- Select Space Labels.
- In the Space Categories area, type the label and click Add, or select a label.
Display a list of content with a particular label
- Search for the label; the matching label, if any, will be shown on the search results page.
- If you are in a page that has a label or labels, click a label to view a list of all content in the space with that label.
- Use the Content by Label macro to display a list of content having a particular label.
- Type { cont and when the list of macros opens select Content by Label.
- Complete the parameters and select Insert.
An example follows, listing the pages that have the label "finding_information."
Browse Labels to display lists of available labels and content with those labels
- Select Browse Labels.
- Select Popular Labels to see a "tag cloud" of the most often used (popular) labels; select the link to sort alphabetically or by popularity.
- Select All labels to view an alphabetical list of all labels in the space.
- Select global popular labels or labels from all spaces to view a list of labels in use on the entire site.
- Select a label to list all content with that label and any existing Related Labels (that frequently appear on the pages).
Use labels to categorize content and view the result
Refer to the Atlassian website for more information about how to use labels 