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      In Confluence 6.15 and earlier you can see a list of all pages that Confluence considers orphaned pages (not a child of a space homepage, and not linked to by any other page). Since the introduction of the Confluence 5 default theme, the orphaned pages screen has been less useful because it's always possible to see all pages in a space via Space Tools > Reorder pages.

      We removed the Orphaned pages screen in the default theme in Confluence 7.0.

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            [CONFSERVER-57601] Plans to hide the orphaned pages screen

            This has had a significant impact for our new users in particular.  Having a clearly defined tab helped them tremendously when they were reorganizing spaces and importing data.  I really hope it gets brought back.

            Janet Coffey added a comment - This has had a significant impact for our new users in particular.  Having a clearly defined tab helped them tremendously when they were reorganizing spaces and importing data.  I really hope it gets brought back.

            I don't like it either; however, Sharepoint isn't any better at this. If an upgrade broke any of your customizations, you'd have to get a developer involved to get it working again. 

            Southwest Reinsurance added a comment - I don't like it either; however, Sharepoint isn't any better at this. If an upgrade broke any of your customizations, you'd have to get a developer involved to get it working again. 

            So they take away a feature you paid for, then tell you to go buy it back from a third party. In what world does this make sense? 

            Gregory Muir added a comment - So they take away a feature you paid for, then tell you to go buy it back from a third party. In what world does this make sense? 

            They want you to go to the Atlassian store and buy a plugin now. Thankfully, there is one available called Cleaner.

            Southwest Reinsurance added a comment - They want you to go to the Atlassian store and buy a plugin now. Thankfully, there is one available called Cleaner.

            I would have to concur that the removal of this feature represents a mistake of staggering ignorance. how, pray tell, are we supposed to find orphans now? Foolishness. 

            Gregory Muir added a comment - I would have to concur that the removal of this feature represents a mistake of staggering ignorance. how, pray tell, are we supposed to find orphans now? Foolishness. 

            Cyrille Martin added a comment - - edited

            Hi Rebecca,
            I confirm you that the tab has been removed on the 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 even if the documentation for those versions are still mentioning it

            Cyrille Martin added a comment - - edited Hi Rebecca, I confirm you that the tab has been removed on the 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 even if the documentation for those versions are still mentioning it

            The documentation for 7.0 indicated that this tab would be removed. However, the documentation for 7.1 and 7.2 include info on the orphaned pages tab. Did Atlassian decide to leave the tab in place? We need to know before we plan an upgrade.

            Rebecca Brooks added a comment - The documentation for 7.0 indicated that this tab would be removed. However, the documentation for 7.1 and 7.2 include info on the orphaned pages tab. Did Atlassian decide to leave the tab in place? We need to know before we plan an upgrade.

            If you are going to remove this functionality then Atlassian should create some replacement tools instead of continuing the trend of offloading features to the Marketplace or just deprecating more functionality.

            Southwest Reinsurance added a comment - If you are going to remove this functionality then Atlassian should create some replacement tools instead of continuing the trend of offloading features to the Marketplace or just deprecating more functionality.

            But i do not see if a page has no incoming links on the reorder pages screen. This is a helpful information. Will you display this in any other way or have the space admins open every single "maybe orphaned" page and open the page information to check this manually?

            Tobias Ravenstein added a comment - But i do not see if a page has no incoming links on the reorder pages screen. This is a helpful information. Will you display this in any other way or have the space admins open every single "maybe orphaned" page and open the page information to check this manually?

            We use the orphaned pages screen frequently. It is an easy way to identify and edit orphans. Please retain access to this page.

            Rebecca Brooks added a comment - We use the orphaned pages screen frequently. It is an easy way to identify and edit orphans. Please retain access to this page.

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