# Verify pages and manage staleness

**Category:** [Wiki](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/wiki-1)
**Updated:** 2026-08-19

## What verification does

Verifying a page marks it as trusted and current. When you verify a page, the app records who verified it and when, and sets an **expiry** 90 days out by default. After that date the page is flagged as **stale** so readers know it may need a fresh review.
## Verify a page

- Open the page.
- Use the **Verify** action to toggle the verified badge on.
- To remove verification, toggle it off — this clears the verifier, date, and expiry.

Editing a verified page automatically clears its verification, so a page only stays verified while its content is unchanged.
## Configure verification for the whole wiki

In **Wiki settings → Verification** you can set the **verification window** (how many days a verification lasts) and turn **stale alerts** on or off for the wiki.
## Track staleness across spaces

Open the **Space health** dashboard to see, per space, how many pages are total, verified, stale, or orphaned (pages with no parent and no views). The dashboard also surfaces the most overdue pages so you can prioritize reviews. Pair this with the [space](create-and-organize-spaces) structure to keep each team's documentation trustworthy.

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## Related Articles

- [Creating and Organising Pages](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/creating-and-organising-pages)
- [Import content from Confluence](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/import-content-from-confluence)
- [Wiki overview](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/wiki-overview-1)
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- [Table of contents](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/table-of-contents)

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