This page tells you how to add a link to a Confluence page from within another Confluence page, using the Wiki Markup editor. Note that you can use the Rich Text editor instead.
Linking to a Confluence Page
In Wiki Markup, links are denoted by square brackets. Whenever you place text between square brackets, Confluence recognises it as a link.
You can display your own text instead of the page name: Inside the square brackets, insert the required text followed by a vertical bar and then the page name. The second example below shows this.
What you need to type |
What you will get |
|---|---|
| Unknown macro: {nomarkup} [Confluence User Guide] |
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| Unknown macro: {nomarkup} [User Guide Home] |
In the above examples, 'Confluence User Guide' is the name of the page you want to link to.
Using an Undefined Link to Create a Page
In Confluence, you can add a link which points to a page that you intend to create later. You might also use such a link to prompt other Confluence users to create pages. This type of link is called an undefined link.
To add an undefined link for later creation of a page,
- Add a link, specifying the name of a page which does not exist. See example below.
- Save the page which contains the undefined link. Confluence indicates undefined links by colouring them red.
- When you (or another user) click on the link, the 'Add Page' screen appears.
- You can then follow the steps outlined above to enter the page name, add content and save the page.
Here is an example of an undefined link:
What you need to type |
What you will get |
|---|---|
[Link to new page] |
[Link to new page] |
You can also create a link to any Confluence page by clicking 'Insert Link' when you are editing a page. A popup screen allows you to select pages from anywhere within Confluence. Selecting a page creates a link to that page.
RELATED TOPICS
Linking to Pages in Another Space
Linking to Web Pages
[Working with Links]
Including the contents of a page
Including an excerpt from a page
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