Make private page in Blog format

  • Unknown's avatar
    f1dblog · Member ·

    Hi All,

    Is there a way to make my Private (password-protected) page into a Blog format.

    So I can add new posts to it ?

    The Private page right now is set as a page… So if new things go onthis page, then I have to do it manually and set it up like a blog.

    Is there any way to make Private a Blog ?

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

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    1tess · Moderator Emeritus ·

    You have only one page for posts: you can’t post to a page.
    http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/posts-on-pages/

    You could link to a private blog, then invite users to view it.
    You could password protect individual posts, but the titles will be visible to all.

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    f1dblog · Member ·

    Hi thank you for the reply.

    If I link to a Private Blog, presummably you meant to set up a completly new blog again via wordpress.com and just link it to the Private page with a password – right ?

    Or, how many post pages can you have ?

    Is there any way to make my Private page in Journal entry format, or post format ?

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    f1dblog · Member ·

    Thank you so much.. I think I am figuring this out, with the help of your posts-on-page link.

    I have create a category of private
    I have created a test post called “private post”
    This page/post called “Private” is on the menu and is pulling info from all my private categories
    But, this post is still on the home page – how do I remove it. Is there a way, I read somewhere that all posts need to stay on the home page and there is no way to remove them.
    I have password protected the private category – so this will work for the Private Menu button / link

    On that page – (click private from the menu) – it comes up as ARCHIVE for the Private Category – How do I remove the words “Archive”…

    It is not an archive, but a new post for the Private password-protected page.

    Hope this makes sense and am really looking forward to the reply.

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    timethief · Member ·

    You can’t.

    You could password protect individual posts, but the titles will be visible to all.

  • Unknown's avatar
    f1dblog · Member ·

    Thank you very much timetheif for this… I understand completly how this works, and think the best way to keep all titles and posts private for the Private page – is to just make posts manually, putting text on top of text with some sort of line separating them.

    Will leave Private as a static page – but password-protected.

    Thanks for the replies.

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    csof21 · Member ·

    If you can’t post to pages, than what is the objective of having multiple pages?
    Blog’s are categorized…. So…. ?????

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    auxclass · Member ·

    Posts and Pages each have their own use: http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

    I have things like About, etc. on pages.

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