How do I stay logged into WP?

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  seanmayauthor · Member · Dec 21, 2010 at 4:49 pm

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  Hi.

  Is it possible to stay logged into WordPress from day to day? WP logs me out even when I close my browser (Chrome – I’ve also tested this in IE) and open it up again immediately.

  Thanks.

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

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 21, 2010 at 6:04 pm

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  I’m pretty sure that they do that to help maintain security. At least they aren’t as bad as some sites I log into which log me out when I have 15 minutes of inactivity.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 21, 2010 at 6:07 pm

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  I just remembered something. I’m on Mac, and I can close Safari and reopen it and still be logged in, but if I reboot or shut down my computer, I have to log in again.

  In Firefox, if I close the browser and then reopen it, I have to log back into wordpress.

  So, at least part of it seems to be browser related.

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  xevolutionist · Member · Dec 21, 2010 at 9:10 pm

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  Just a comment: I have IE8, and I only have to log in every few days. X

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  seanmayauthor · Member · Dec 22, 2010 at 3:08 am

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  It may depend on which page you log in from. I usually login from the white log-in screen. However, I just tried logging in from the grey bar at the top of the home page, which has a remember me check box, and that kept me logged in.

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  seanmayauthor · Member · Dec 22, 2010 at 3:10 am

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  OK, I feel stupid. The white log-in screen has a remember me check box as well, but it’s unchecked by default, whereas the one in the grey bar appears checked by default.