Classify overview

Classify helps Confluence teams visually classify pages and guide users around permissions and information sensitivity. It lets your organisation label pages with classification levels (for example Public, Internal, Confidential), apply the right view and edit restrictions automatically, and show a clear visual banner so every page reader knows how sensitive a page is.

This documentation is written for the people who use Classify day to day:

• Page editors — classify the pages you write.
• Space administrators — turn classification on for a space and choose its classification levels.
• Confluence administrators — manage the organisation-wide global templates and control which spaces can use the app.

What classification does

When you apply a classification level to a page, Classify does several things at once:

1. Shows a visual banner at the top of the page (an image header or a colour band), so readers see the sensitivity first.
2. Sets a coloured indicator and label in the page byline, next to the author and date line.
3. Applies view and edit restrictions so only the right Confluence groups can see or change the page.
4. Adds a label (for example CONFIDENTIAL) to the page for search and reporting.
5. Records the classification so it appears in the Classification Report.

All of this happens from one small dialog — the page editor picks a level, and Classify takes care of the rest.

A Confluence page with a visible classification banner.

Core concepts

• Classification level — a named sensitivity tier (for example Internal) with a colour, an optional banner image, a label, and the Confluence groups allowed to view or edit pages at that level.
• Global template — a reusable set of classification levels defined once by a Confluence admin and applied to many spaces. Keeps classification consistent across the whole site.
• Space configuration — the set of classification levels active in one space. Usually copied from a global template, but it can be edited locally afterwards.
• Visual banner / page header style — how a level is shown at the top of a classified page: an image header, a colour band, or none.
• Permission guidance — the view and edit restrictions Classify applies automatically when a page is classified.

The parts of the app

Part	Where you find it	Who uses it	Guide
Page byline	The author and date line at the top of any page	Page editors	Classifying a Page
Page banner	A header strip at the very top of a classified page	Page readers	Page Banner
Space Settings	Space → Classification settings page	Space admins	Space Settings
Classification Templates	Apps → Classification Templates	Confluence admins	Global Templates
Space Access Control	Inside Classification Templates → Manage access	Confluence admins	Space Access Control
Classification Report	A page in the space listing all classified pages	Space members	Classification Report

Note

Classification helps users understand how content should be handled, and it also applies real Confluence view and edit restrictions. Always make sure the groups attached to each classification level are correct before classifying important pages.

Next step

Start with Getting Started.