Pages update

There is no Pages update available for OS X Yosemite. Current Mac App Store versions of Pages v11 require Catalina and later. You are figuratively just spinning your wheels hoping that you can install Pages with the preceding restrictions on Yosemite.

Current Pages updates/upgrades are to version 11.3. This version will work only on Big Sur (and possibly Catalina).

So the answer to your question—for an update to that version—one will have to wait until the update of the operating system is completed, a process which may not be possible, depending on your hardware.

This link will take you to a page where you'll find further information: How to upgrade to macOS Catalina - Apple Support

The main thing there, though is a list of Macs and whether they are compatible with Catalina. If yours is not, then it won't be compatible with Big Sur either.

" I thought of reinstalling Pages by CD, but DVD drive quit working. "

The last version of Pages delivered on a CD (actually a DVD) was the one that was part of the iWork '09 set.

That version will work on Yosemite and on ElCapitan and for a couple of OS versions after that.

Regards,

Barry

There was a period of time when I had different Macs using Mavericks and Mountain Lion, and I used to get those pop-ups on the older operating system telling me a new version of Pages is available — just not for Mountain Lion. Years later, these **** messages keep appearing on Macs that are not compatible with the download requirements. Go figure.