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title: "Add a simple read confirmation"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CRCCL/655757507/Add%20a%20simple%20read%20confirmation"
format: markdown
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> Macro (aura-html)

## Overview

A user with Confluence view and edit permission can add a [simple read confirmation](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRCCL/pages/655986317) request to a page or blog post.

Once added, users can be assigned as readers.

Any user with view permission can confirm reading a page or blog post if assigned as a reader to the page or blog post read confirmation.

## Add a simple read confirmation

Choose **Read Confirmation**  in the page tools menu

![image](media://86c3db40-2db1-439f-bf25-bd77ba702964)

In the read confirmation popup choose **Confirm.** 

An on-screen message confirms the addition of the read confirmation.

Refresh the page to view

- the read confirmation byline breadcrumb added to the page sub-title
- the read confirmation bar added to the page footer

![image](media://79e31069-7f4c-4fdd-81d4-43cba2d5b927)

> ℹ️ One or more users can be assigned as readers to the read confirmation.

Choose the **Assign** button or the **Read Confirmation breadcrumb** to open the [read confirmation popup](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRCCL/pages/655756829).

![image](media://bd35b5c2-1ed0-4605-934d-f3a72b38ca4f)

- search for a user or Confluence group to add to the assignment box
- then choose** + (plus) **to add as a reader

Read confirmation status is **PENDING** if no reader has yet confirmed.

![image](media://c30f3c89-3df4-4001-b335-cdf38fb9e7e2)

Read confirmation status changes to **PARTIAL** once at least one reader confirms.

![image](media://9d0ec63a-ca70-43a5-9340-e86204cbba4d)

> ℹ️ On the page, the status of the read confirmation status is updated in the read confirmation byline breadcrumb and the read confirmation bar.

![image](media://75a29936-8838-478f-b926-d7a9d5ee228a)

Read confirmation status is changed to **CONFIRMED** when all readers have confirmed. 

- any user with view permission, once assigned as a reader can confirm reading the content
- a user with edit permission for the content can add and remove a user as a reader
- all readers can be removed using the **Clear list** option in the popup

> ℹ️ Adding a new reader to a **CONFIRMED** read confirmation changes the status to **PARTIAL**.

### [Working with Read Confirmations](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRCCL/pages/656576150)

> Macro (children)