Blog privacy settings vs. Posting privacy settings

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  elindseyr · Member · Jan 12, 2009 at 5:00 am

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  I’ve created a blog that is only to be used by those I allow, so it’s set to private. However, I’m confused as to how I should set teh Visibility settings on my postings? Is public only visible to those users I allow or visible to all as I post? I’ve set my postings to password required but I don’t really want that setting. Private is only visible to the administrator and editors. I like WordPress, but I must say the instructions are not very clear! Does anyone know the answer to my question?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Jan 12, 2009 at 5:08 am

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  Yes, public will only be visible to the viewers you allow. The settings under settings > privacy override everything else.

  If someone who is not a user goes to your blog they will see a warning that the blog is private and there will be a place where they have to enter a username and password (just like when you sign into your blog) and if they are not a user on your blog, they will not be able to get in.

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  vivianpaige · Member · Jan 12, 2009 at 5:09 am

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  http://support.wordpress.com/posts/post-visibility/

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  vivianpaige · Member · Jan 12, 2009 at 5:09 am

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  And http://support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/