Will anything break if I change the Space Category of an existing Space?

[Sheila Glass]

I'm rationalizing & cleaning up our Confluence environment - I would like to change some of the existing space categories (i.e. from blank to knowledge base or from knowledge base to documentation or knowledge base to documentation). Will anything break or be lost in the space if I change the space category?

(Or, am I better off to create a new space with the proper category and move all the documents to the new space).

Thanks!

Sheila 

[carlosughini · Accepted solution]

Hi Sheila,

If you've got lots of related spaces, you can use labels to group them together into categories in the Space Directory.

For example, if you're in an IT team who work on a number of projects, each in a different space, you could label each space 'IT-projects-open'. Then in the Space Directory you could select IT-projects-open to see all your current IT project spaces. 

You can add as many space categories to a space as you need, so that if, for example, two different teams are working on a project together, you can add labels for both teams and space will appear under both categories.

Labels are easy to add or remove, so if your needs change, you can always recategorize your spaces. 

You need space administrator permissions to add categories to a space. Then, you can follow the steps below:

1. Go to the space and choose Space tools > Overview from the bottom of the sidebar
2. Choose Edit next to Space Categories.
3. Under Space Categories, enter your category name and choose Add.
   Alternatively, choose a category in the list of Suggested Space Categories.
4. Choose Done.

By adding/updating the category it won't break or change anything in the space, do not need to worry about it.

Please let me know how it goes.

Kind regards,

Carlos

[Sheila Glass]

Thanks Carlos! 

"adding/updating the category it won't break or change anything in the space"

I appreciate you reply to my question and the additional info!

Cheers,

Sheila