Title: Password with permalink not working
Last modified: January 23, 2019

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# Password with permalink not working

 *  [jpalik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpalik/)
 * (@jpalik)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-with-permalink-not-working/)
 * I have a page “members login” that is password protected. When the password is
   entered, it is supposed to go to (link to) the “news” page. The “news” page is
   defined in the the “members login” Permalink.
 * When news is not in the Permalink, the password works. As soon as I put news 
   in the Permalink, the password request is ignored and the user is linked directly
   to the news page.
 * How do I get WordPress to recognize the password in the “Members Login” page 
   and then link to news after the password has been successfully entered.
 * I look forward to your help
 * Jim Palik
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fpassword-with-permalink-not-working%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-with-permalink-not-working/#post-11127835)
 * I think you have the wrong definition of “Permalink”. When WordPress uses the
   term Permalink, it means the URL of the page, which is fairly permanent (unchanging),
   and always gets you the same thing when you go there. In terms of page creation,
   it answers the question: “What address should be used to display this content?”
 * So, when you say you have a page that you put different things in the permalink
   field and it behaves differently, then it sounds like you are changing the address
   of the page instead of changing a link _on_ the page.
    If you want a redirect
   after entering a password, that is very different from changing the permalink.

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 * Last reply from: [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-with-permalink-not-working/#post-11127835)
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