password protect a page

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  kurtiscross · Member · Feb 27, 2015 at 9:17 pm

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  I’d like to upload PDF files for my clients to view & download. I’d like those documents to be password protected so only those with the password can access the documents. I do not want the general public or those who are not clients, but visiting my site, to be able to access these PDF files. How do I accomplish this?

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  thatrobyn · Member · Feb 28, 2015 at 1:06 am

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  Hi there, Kurtis!

  You have a couple solutions.

  The first is to make your site private, so only people you invite to access it can view your pages/posts. This is how to change your site’s privacy settings:
  en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  The next is to keep your site public, but password protect specific pages. Here are those directions:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-visibility/

  Personally, I find another level of security to be embedding a document (rather than adding the PDF to a page for a download, since the PDF itself isn’t password protected, only the page it’s on).

  I like this service a lot:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/scribd/

  Or, you could also use a Google doc:
  en.support.wordpress.com/google-docs/

  I hope this helps! If you have any other concerns, drop me a note. Thanks much!

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  kurtiscross · Member · Feb 28, 2015 at 1:08 am

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  Thanks so much! I’ll get right on it!

  Kurtis S. Cross

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Feb 28, 2015 at 7:08 am

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  Glad we could help!