If you’re like most bloggers, you’re probably always trying to get more traffic to your website. However, sometimes you might have a specific situation where you want to go the other way and either make a single blog post (or page) private or make your entire blog private.
This can be helpful if you want to make a special page for only certain people (like members-only content) or if you just want a private place to share your thoughts. On a short-term basis, it’s also helpful for previewing content in a live environment without exposing your readers to content that you’re not ready to publish.
In this post, I’m going to share two different ways to make special lead WordPress private. You’ll learn:
How to make a single blog post or page private
How to make your entire WordPress site private
Let’s get started…
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How To Make A Single WordPress Post Or Page Private
WordPress actually has the feature to make a post or page private in the core WordPress software. But to get the most from this feature, it helps to know a few tricks. I’ll discuss why in a second.
First, let’s go through the basic process of making a post private:
To access the privacy settings for a post or page:
Edit the post or page that you want to make private
Look for the Visibility option under the Publish box on the right
Click Edit
WordPress post visibility
Then, you have two options:
Password protected – users who try to view the post will need to enter a password before they can see it.
Private – only users who are logged in and have high-level privileges can see the post. Anyone else who tries to access the post via its direct URL will see a 404 error page.
