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title: Configuring content versioning without workflow
related:
  - https://docs.kentico.com/13/configuring-xperience/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-workflows/applying-workflows-to-pages.md
  - https://docs.kentico.com/13/configuring-xperience/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-workflows.md
---

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Content versioning means automatically creating numbered versions of pages. Although content versioning works only for pages under workflow, you can use it without utilizing any [workflow](https://docs.kentico.com/13/configuring-xperience/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-workflows.md) functionality. In other words, it is possible to have a new page version created every time a page is modified and saved.

## Enabling content versioning for pages

To enable content versioning for pages:

1. In the **Pages** application, select a page in the content tree.
2. On the selected page, click **Apply workflow**.
3. Select the built-in **Versioning without workflow** workflow.
4. Click **Save & Close**.

The changes you make to the page are now versioned.

> **Tip:** **Tip**: For information about version numbering, comparing page versions, and rolling back versions, see [Configuring and using page versioning](https://docs.kentico.com/13/configuring-xperience/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-and-using-page-versioning.md).

From the end-user point of view, editing pages that use versioning without workflow is identical to editing pages with no workflow. You can only use the standard _Save_ button. The _Submit_ _for_ _approval_\*, Approve\* and _Reject_ buttons are not displayed when editing pages.

## Configuring automatic publishing for workflows

To set automatic publishing for existing workflows:

1. Open the **Workflows** application.
2. Edit () a basic workflow.
3. On the **General** tab, select **Automatically publish changes**.
4. Click **Save**.

The workflow type changes from _Basic publishing_ to _Basic versioning_.

On the **Properties -> Workflow** tab of pages, you can recognize versioned pages by the following sentence: _Any change to the page is automatically published._

![Page configured to use versioning without workflow](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/13/configuring-content-versioning-without-workflow/versioning_without_workflow.png "Page configured to use versioning without workflow")

The page remains in the **Published** step until it is archived.