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title: "Page Approval is not showing in the space sidebar"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/1004437521/Page%20Approval%20is%20not%20showing%20in%20the%20space%20sidebar"
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## \uD83E\uDD14 Problem

After installing Page Approval in Confluence Cloud

- the expected **Page Approval** option does not appear in the space sidebar **Apps **menu
- or the Confluence sidebar **Apps** section is not displayed

![Confluence Sidebar options - Apps - Page Approval](media://9dae058b-0183-4b8f-8e63-3b35d44aa3d4)

## \uD83C\uDF31 Solution

The **Apps** section must be enabled to ensure it is displayed in the Confluence sidebar:

- navigate to the **Space Settings**

In the **Manage space** section:

- choose **Edit sidebar**
- enable the **Apps** option
  - toggle the grey slider to a green tick

![Manage space option - Edit sidebar - all apps enabled - toggled to green tick slider](media://ba079ade-2484-4d4f-9942-ad9b1b7998e8)

The **Apps** section appears in the sidebar and includes the **Page Approval** option.

![Confluencecloud_sidebar_apps_pageapproval.png](media://dc444678-915c-40a7-b959-5e07a55028e3)

If **Page Approval** is still not shown under **Apps**, you must edit the space apps.

In the Confluence sidebar:

- choose the **Apps** pencil icon

![Confluencecloud_sidebar_Apps_edit_pencil_icon.png](media://610a6a0f-abaa-4fa6-9362-dfb2a9983ba3)

In the **Edit space apps** dialog box:

- toggle the **Page Approval** grey slider to a green tick

![Confluencecloud_editspaceapps-dialogbox_pageapproval_enabled.png](media://e957fcb3-a6ef-41c1-b96a-9554265f1f04)

- choose **Save**

**Page Approval** is now displayed in the Confluence sidebar **Apps** section.

![Confluencecloud_sidebar_apps_pageapproval.png](media://dc444678-915c-40a7-b959-5e07a55028e3)

Choose this **Page Approval option** in the **Apps** sidebar link to open the app's space settings.

![Confluencecloud_sidebar_pageapproval_highlighted.png](media://a790b2ee-aaf6-4066-a8dc-ec2f5aaa5267)

 A quick start option is displayed if this is the first time accessing the app in the space.

![start-page.png](media://1c60b7a0-bcbe-42e8-9b0f-70706187f508)

Subsequent choice of the **Page Approval** option displays the following screen options for approval templates; the approval dashboard; app settings and support resources

![pa_cloud_spacesettingsscreen.png](media://dc9c84a5-7599-4114-bee3-fb5bbe8da767)

## Related pages

#### Product Documentation

- [Page Approval for Confluence Cloud - Product Documentation](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PAFC)
- [Page Approval Cloud - Configuring the app](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=PAFC&title=Configuring%20the%20app)