Creating Predefined Labels or Filters
Establishing chosen words for labeling and filtering content
Although Confluence allows users to add and use labels in a free-form manner, in many cases it is better to create labels ahead of time so that content can be labeled from a predefined set of terms, thereby decreasing the changes of content being labeled incorrectly or inconsistently. These predefined labels, or filters, can also be used to narrow search results.
Adding a new filter to your site's taxonomy is simply a matter of placing it in a filter group.
Decide where the filter/predefined label belongs in your site's taxonomy.
Navigate to the Targeted Search Filters page to view all existing filter groups. Is there already a filter group for this new filter? If not, you may need to create a new filter group.
Add the filter to the appropriate filter group.
Click the gear icon that corresponds with your chosen filter group and select "Add Filter". You will be prompted to enter a human-friendly name for this filter (e.g., Human Resources) as well as the actual label string (e.g., human_resources).
Confluence's search engine breaks apart text strings that are separated by hyphens
The corresponding human-friendly name for any filter can include hyphens, spaces, and uppercase letters (e.g., Part-Time, World Class).