how to only make my authors able to view site

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    classical2016 · Member ·

    only the authors who i already shared the site with are able to view

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    swoolz · Member ·

    You have a few options available to you.

    The first would be to adjust your privacy settings to include a password so that only those with that password could view your blog. To do this, follow these steps:

    Pages »Page Visibility

    In the page editor, you can click on the icon of an eye in the upper right to view a dropdown of options for page visibility. You can set the visibility to public, password protected, or completely private.

    Public – The page will be visible to everyone.

    Protected – The page is protected with a password you set. After entering the password, we’ll securely store the password with the browser you viewed it with so you won’t have to enter it again. WordPress will prompt you for the password on your initial visit to a protected page, and only people who have the password can view a protected page.

    Private – Pages are only visible to blog Editors and Administrators.

    Private pages are not visible in the Reader, feeds, or in any search. A page can be private without being password protected.

    The next option would be to make your page private, then invite contributors. So you could choose “Private” in the steps above, then complete the following steps:

      Invite People to View Your Private Blog

    – Click here for a link that includes images with these directions.

    Follow these directions if you have a private blog that you want to share with users of your choice, without giving them any editing access to your blog.

    Go to Users -> Invite New in your dashboard.

    In the Invite a New User to Your Blog section at the bottom, type the user’s email address or WordPress.com username, if you know it.

    Select Viewer from the dropdown.

    Your invited Viewer will receive an invitation email.

    They will need to click the “Accept Invitation” button in the invitation email. If they are logged into their WordPress.com account, they will be taken directly to your blog. If not, they will be taken to their Subscription Management page where they can manage all blogs they follow and adjust their email delivery frequency.

    Viewing and Removing Viewers from a Private Blog

    You can see who has accepted an invitation to view your private blog as well as remove viewers by going to your Dashboard and navigating to Settings > Reading. You will see a list of viewers in the Site Visibility section.

    That should do it! =)

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