Password Protected page not working

  • sblantondesigns

    (@sblantondesigns)


    6 years, 7 months ago

    I am trying to create a password protected page that links out to an external link like youtube. Every time I visit the page (it’s in staging) it bypasses the password protection and goes straight to the external link. Is there a way to set up the page so that it will prompt for a password and then once entered it will redirect to the external link?

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    6 years, 7 months ago

    This is built into WordPress. Just put in a password when creating the post or page. Look on the upper right hand corner on Edit Page or Edit Post > Visibility > pick Password Protect.
    For more info, review this codex: https://wordpress.org/support/article/using-password-protection/

    If you have done that and the issue still persists, then this may be a plugin or theme conflict. Please attempt to disable all plugins, and use one of the default (Twenty*) themes. If the problem goes away, enable them one by one to identify the source of your troubles.

    If you can install plugins, install “Health Check”: https://wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/ On the troubleshooting tab, you can click the button to disable all plugins and change the theme for you, while you’re still logged in, without affecting normal visitors to your site.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by t-p.
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    Thread Starter sblantondesigns

    (@sblantondesigns)

    6 years, 7 months ago

    I already have it set to Password Protect. As mentioned above it is bypassing it as a whole and going straight to the external link. I will try the plugin and theme route though. Thank you!

    Thread Starter sblantondesigns

    (@sblantondesigns)

    6 years, 7 months ago

    I am trying to link a page to an external site, like YouTube, (ex: it opens youtube in a new tab when you click the navigation item). Is it possible to set that page to “Password Protected” so the user has to enter a password in order to be redirected?

    I currently have it set to “Password Protected” and for it to link out, but it seems to be bypassing the “Password Protected” and going straight to the external link. I’m not sure if I am missing something or doing something wrong.

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