Automating content updates between two confluence spaces

[Sarah SERKHANE]

Hello,
I would like to duplicate pages from one Confluence space to another Confluence space, automating when there are updates on this page shared on both Confluence spaces without having to do it twice.
Can you tell me how to use the automated content update feature between two Confluence spaces?
Thank you very much.

[Kristian Klima]

Hi @Sarah SERKHANE 

To expand on @Yulia Lenina _AppFox_'s answer, there's also Space Sync for Confluence by Ricksoft.

It does exactly what the names says - it syncs content between two, or among more, spaces - including spaces on multiple Confluence sites.

It does so on per page / or per space basis, you can set it as single or omni-directional and you can control when and under which conditions to sync pages. You can also utilize Confluence native page-status feature.

There's also Comala Publishing by Appfire which is offers one directional sync.

All these apps (including the one that Yulia mentioned) provide one crucial feature - they also sync links that you create between pages in your source space.

[Yulia Lenina _AppFox_]

Hi @Sarah SERKHANE and welcome to the Community!

Confluence doesn’t have a built-in way to automatically sync pages between spaces, but you can automate parts of the process.

If you're using Confluence Premium or Enterprise, you can set up Automation Rules to copy pages when they are updated. However, this only creates a duplicate - it won’t keep them in sync.

A better option is Workflows for Confluence by AppFox. It lets you automate approvals and trigger actions when content reaches a specific status, ensuring updates happen smoothly across spaces. Plus, it helps introduce other useful things like multi-level workflows, structured approvals, compliance, and document controls.

If you'd like to see how it works, feel free to book a demo here.

[Adrian Hülsmann - B1NARY]

Hi @Sarah SERKHANE

What would be your use case behind duplicating Confluence pages and then keeping spaces in sync?

Is it for separating concerns between page editing, publishing, and reviews/approvals?

In that case, you might check out Breeze. It's a full-fledged document management solution and provides review and approval workflows that allow separating concerns between page editing, publishing, and approval but without the need to keep pages in sync.

It's a clever and simple-to-use concept called "working copies," which is explained here.

If you are interested to see how this works, feel free to schedule a personal demo with me.

All the best,
Adrian from B1NARY (we are the developers of Breeze)

[Aron Gombas _Midori_]

@Sarah SERKHANE How about this naive approach?

You factor out the common content to its own "include" snippet, that is actually a third page. Then include it from both (or even more) actual locations. This way you totally avoid the problem caused by syncing.