Is a "password-protected" post visible on my homepage?

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    ingridcc · Member ·

    I couldn’t find this info in support or searching the forums.
    I understand that I can make a post “password-protected” as opposed to public or private, so that only those with the password can access it.

    But does the post title still show on my homepage?

    I don’t want it to be visible at all to the public, this is for a totally unrelated and private page that I only want my extended family to be able to access, has nothing to do with the subject of my blog.

    Thanks!
    (I’m using the Expound theme)

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    The title will appear, a [password protected post] will appear also and there is no way around that.

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    timethief · Member ·

    I don’t want it to be visible at all to the public, this is for a totally unrelated and private page that I only want my extended family to be able to access, has nothing to do with the subject of my blog.

    Why don’t you create another private blog for your family?

    See: Build a Membership Website Tutorial
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/tutorials/build-a-membership-website-tutorial/

    You can have either a public or a private WordPress.COM hosted blog and there is no limitation on the total number of contributors to any blog. 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. Contributors cannot upload images. If you want users to receive updates each time you publish new content you can invite them to be a follower/viewer.

    Provided you are logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the site, to change blog visibility to Private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3. See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings. If you select option 1 then the blog will be a public one, available to all with internet access to read.

    Username accounts are required but registering blogs under them is not required. The invitees will have to register a WordPress.COM username account which requires an email address only, but they do not need to register a blog. That requirement is because the software has to be able to differentiate between hackers and official users and allow access only to those with username accounts and official roles on the blog.

    If the person being invited to contribute to your blog does not already have one, he or she will have to register a WordPress.COM username account. He or she does not need to register a blog. There is a just a username please option. The invitees who lack username accounts select the “username only” option here: https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1

    NOTE that as you have an account you would have to log out and clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache and cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies to witness the process as the invitees without accounts would experience it.

    Upon receipt of the invitation, the invitee will need to click the “Accept Invitation” button in the invitation email. If the invitee is logged into their WordPress.com username account, he or she will be taken directly to your blog. If not, he or she will be taken to the log-in screen, where he or she can either log in, or can register a new WordPress.COM user account.

    The invitees need to be logged into their WordPress.com account prior to clicking the “Accept Invitation” link.

    Invitees who do create a new WordPress.com account at that point will still need to return to the invitation email and click the “Accept Invitation” button after doing so.

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/adding-users/ and here http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#changing-user-roles

    Note:
    The number 10 is the number of outstanding invitations you can have at any point in time. That limitation is a spammer prevention measure. Wait until the invitees have registered and send out 10 more.

    If you wish to add official users see these support docs:
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#adding-users-to-your-site
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#adding-viewers-to-a-private-site

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    ingridcc · Member ·

    Thanks timethief!
    That’s a great idea, I will peruse your links and info…
    –Ingrid

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