Clarify: private blog vs. private posts

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  meanwhileinindiana · Member · Jan 4, 2014 at 3:58 pm

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  Currently, my entire blog is private, but I’m curious about making it public but marking certain posts as private. How would certain people (those I allow) then access the private posts? With the same username / password that they currently use to access the private blog? Or would I mark the post to “password protected” instead of “private”? I’m confused! Thanks for your help.

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  tomfromtechnoteamblog · Member · Jan 4, 2014 at 4:36 pm

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  You can read this support doc to find out more about this: http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-visibility/

  Hope this helps,
  Tom

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  meanwhileinindiana · Member · Jan 4, 2014 at 7:22 pm

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  Thank you! I looked for something like that but couldn’t find it.

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  tomfromtechnoteamblog · Member · Jan 4, 2014 at 8:34 pm

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  I’m glad that your problem has been resolved.

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  justjennifer · Member · Jan 4, 2014 at 9:19 pm

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  Just to clarify: be aware that passwords are as safe as the people who have them; Meaning, anyone who has the password can access the post. There is no “username/password” combination on password protected posts.

  Private posts can only be seen by logged in Admins and Editors. You do not want to give your users/viewers that much authority. See here to learn more about user roles: http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

  To make a long story short, I’d recommend setting up a second blog just for your public posts and keep your first site Private. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/#adding-new-blog-to-an-existing-account