Unable to Access a Space Homepage

Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.

Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

*Except Fisheye and Crucible

Symptoms

Accessing a space goes to Recently Updated, Alphabetical or Tree View pages instead of the space's homepage.

Upon checking Browse >> Space Admin >> Space Details >> Home Page, you can see it is set correctly to point to the space's homepage.

Cause

View Space Goes to Browse Space is set to ON in the Confluence Administration console >> Site Configuration.

Resolution

In the Administration Console, changeSite Configuration >> View Space Goes to Browse Space to OFF.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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