Page restrictions can be applied to published and unpublished (draft) pages. True or false?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only published pages can have restrictions
• D. Only drafts can have restrictions

Answer: (A)

In Confluence, page restrictions control who can view or edit a page, and they are set on the page itself, not on its publication state. You can apply these restrictions to a page even while it’s still a draft, meaning you decide who can see or modify the content before it’s published. When you publish, those same restrictions govern access to the published page, and they continue to apply to future edits unless you change them. This lets you work on sensitive material in private and then release it with controlled access. The idea that restrictions only apply to published pages isn’t accurate, and restricting drafts is useful for keeping work in progress secure.