deactivate (but not delete) my blog

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  japanuki · Member · Oct 21, 2014 at 5:54 am

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  Hello,
  I am wanting to stop access to my website and just keep it for myself only – i.e. not for public viewing. Is this possible?
  Thanks,
  Simon

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 21, 2014 at 5:56 am

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  Dashboard >> Settings >> Reading >> Visible only to those I choose

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 21, 2014 at 6:10 am

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  Note that if you do that, when you set it Public again it can take weeks for search engines to pick it up again, assuming you wish to reactivate it at some point.