How do I make blog private for only those I choose

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  aoctrack · Member · May 31, 2013 at 8:19 pm

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  The information in the forum shows how to make blog private but what i see on my screen isn’t the same as what is shown in the “examples”. Do I need to upgrade my account to be able to control privacy? Or how do I make it so individuals must be “invited” to see my blog?

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

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  timethief · Member · May 31, 2013 at 8:55 pm

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  There is no upgrade required. This blog is a public blog http://aoctrack.wordpress.com/
  To change the setting to private go to > Settings > Reading and follow this guide http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  If you’d like to invite others to publish posts or help approve comments on your blog, you can invite them to be a Contributor, Editor, or Author.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/
  Invite People to View Your Private Blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/#invite-people-to-view-your-private-blog

  Note: There is no maximum number of users for private blogs. As a spammer prevention there is a 10 invitations limit at any point in time. Send out 10 and wait and then send out 10 more.

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  aoctrack · Member · May 31, 2013 at 11:53 pm

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  That’s the problem I don’t have “reading” as an option under settings

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  timethief · Member · Jun 2, 2013 at 1:41 am

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  You must be logged in under the exact same username account that registered any blog and who is the Admin of the blog to access it.
  Dashboard > Settings > Reading
  http://aoctrack.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-reading.php

  Clicking this link should display all your blogs registered under the same username, including the hidden ones: https://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs&show=hidden

  If you do not see the blog here http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/ then
  follow this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#my-blogs-dashboard-visibility

  If you have lost your log-in information you can visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
  If required click the “Need More Help” link and complete the form for account recovery.