Metadata for Confluence Cloud allows admins to define globally available Content Categories. Each of them has a name, can have a description, has one or more Metadata fields and is linked to a Confluence page template.
When creating a new Confluence page you can use such a template to assign the page to the linked Content Category and provide values for the Metadata fields.
1️⃣ Assign a Content Category
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In case you prefer to focus on the page content first, you can also close the dialog right away. The Content Category will still be assigned and you can fill the Metadata later as described in the next section.
2️⃣ Edit Metadata while creating the page
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To do so you just have to click “Edit Metadata fields” and the dialog will open again.
3️⃣ View and edit Metadata after publishing the page
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