Space Settings
Space Settings is where a space administrator turns classification on for a space, chooses the classification levels people can apply, and sets the banner size. You reach it from your space’s Classification settings page, or through the byline onboarding flow.
The page has three sections, top to bottom.
Status
Section titled “Status”A card showing whether classification is Enabled or Disabled for the space.
- When disabled, the only action is the primary Enable classification button. Until you enable it, page editors cannot classify pages.
- When enabled, the levels and other controls appear below.
Classification levels
Section titled “Classification levels”This is the heart of the space configuration: the list of classification levels page editors can pick from.
Where classification levels come from
Section titled “Where classification levels come from”You have two ways to populate levels:
- Apply a global template (recommended) — use Add from template to copy a ready-made set of levels published by your Confluence admin. This keeps your space consistent with the rest of the organisation. Once applied, the levels are copied into your space and you can adjust them locally.
- Build your own — use Add level to create levels from scratch.
A small hint shows the template origin when your levels came from a global template, so you know the source.
What is in a classification level
Section titled “What is in a classification level”Each classification level has:
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Name | For example Public, Internal, Confidential. Shown in the byline and banner. |
| Colour | The colour dot in the byline and the colour-band banner. |
| Description | Short explanation; shown on hover and on image banners. |
| View restriction groups | Confluence groups allowed to view pages at this level. |
| Edit restriction groups | Confluence groups allowed to edit pages at this level. |
| Label | The Confluence label added to classified pages (for example INTERNAL). |
| Page header style | image, colour, or none — see Page Banner. |
| Header image | The banner background, when the style is image. |
Reordering levels
Section titled “Reordering levels”Once you have levels, you can drag and drop to reorder them. The order is the order page editors see in the picker.
Header image editor
Section titled “Header image editor”When a level’s page header style is Image, you get a header image editor:
- Select background — choose from the built-in predefined header themes (no upload needed).
- Upload background — upload your own image; the level name and description are drawn on top and can be repositioned by dragging on the canvas.
- Remove — appears only for uploaded or previously saved custom images; clears the image.
Images are saved automatically when you save the level — there is no separate “save image” button.
Manage global templates
Section titled “Manage global templates”If you are also a Confluence admin, a “Manage global templates ↗” link appears in the levels section header, taking you to the global template library. It is hidden for non-admins and while you are editing a level.
Header image size
Section titled “Header image size”A secondary setting at the bottom controls the banner height for the whole space: small, medium (the default), or large. This applies to every image and colour banner in the space.
Unlinking from a global template
Section titled “Unlinking from a global template”If your levels came from a global template and you want to start fresh:
- Use the Unlink action.
- Confirm in the warning dialog.
- The space resets to disabled with no levels, and is removed from the template’s linked-spaces list.
After unlinking you can re-apply a different global template or build levels manually.
Blocked spaces
Section titled “Blocked spaces”If your Confluence admin has blocked this space via Space Access Control, the whole settings page is replaced with an informational message and all controls are hidden — you cannot enable classification here. See Space Access Control.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Global Templates — where global templates come from.
- Page Banner — how page header styles render.
- Classification Report — see what has been classified.