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1. maestraweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   url is http://www.vivayouthsingers.com
   I have searched your forums and the plugin area and can't find an answer for this one - maybe there isn't one yet? As WordPress is being used more and more as a CMS for more static information sites (as opposed to strictly blogs), this would be a great feature to add - the ability to password protect/hide a whole blog, or certain category within a blog. In this case I have set up a password protected Members Only "Chorister News" area with a static page that has links into the blog. But the actual blog is still accessable via search engines and emailed links etc., so it's not really protected unless the contributors password-protect the individual posts. It's a superficial fix, for now. Is there a way to protect the blog area without hiding the whole site from the public - the static pages should be public access.
   Thanks - Mary

2. maestraweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   To be clear - I want to protect the Blog area, but not the whole WordPress site.

3. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 1 year ago #

   http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/angsumans-authenticated-wordpress-plugin-password-protection-for-your-wordpress-blog/

   http://www.cre8d-design.com/2006/08/password-protecting-your-wordpress-blog/

4. maestraweb
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   So, in a nutshell, no it's not possible to go halfway - to protect a blog area within a wordpress site, or a section of a blog. You can protect the whole site, or you can protect each post individually. Am I right?

5. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Not unless you want to restrict things to registered (and logged in) members only. The Members Only plugin should be able to do that.

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