Are protected posts via "Share this" links viewable w/o passwd?
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Some have claimed I’m allowing the general public to view my protected posts via “Share this” links placed on social sites. The claim is that a password is not needed for viewing the posts via link. Probably the claimants’ browser options are set to “remember passwords”; claimants possess the password, had previously logged in, then claim that they are able to magically follow links on social sites to my posts.
I just want to make absolutely certain that it’s them, and not anything on my end; is there any way to access a protected post, without possessing the proper password?The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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There is no way of accessing a protected post without the password. If you like, go to twitter, post a link to such a blog post, copy the t.co shortcode that Twitter turns it into, come back here and paste it in, and I’ll see if I can read the post.
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Thanks, here’s what twitter coughed up:
Coming Soon, . . http://wp.me/p2vy9F-4K via @wordpressdotcom
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No worries then. I get:
Protected: Coming Soon, . .
May6 by Chris JohnsonThis post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below
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Yup, I also just tested the twitter link. I did similar tests with friends for Facebook and Linked In, w/ same result. Thanks very much for the reassurance.
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