Privacy set to public, yet it's still private

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    bondservant2 · Member ·

    Hi and Thank you. I post a blog everyday and my privacy selection is public. Yet when I’m on Google, a blog will appear to me, and it says ‘shared privately.’ How can I change this to publicly seen? Here is today’s post found on the internet for better clarity. Jeremiah 31:31-34 speaks of the New Covenant. The Old Covenant …
    https://plus.google.com/100382028080319826825/posts/dX8gmt5xi16
    David Gillott – Shared privately
    14 mins ago – Jeremiah 31:31-34 speaks of the New Covenant. The Old Covenant was based on works and our ability to live under the Law, which nobody is able to do.
    Thank you for your help.

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

  • hacchism · Staff ·

    Hello @bondservant2,

    Are you referring to https://talltreesforestry.wordpress.com/?

    If so, it seems that the site is marked public. I can open your site without any problems.

    If you need further assistance, please let us know anytime.

    Thanks :)

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    bondservant2 · Member ·

    Yes, Hello again Mr Hacchism,

    Like you said, it is marked public, and I do want anybody to be able to read it. But again today when I pulled up my post from 4 hours ago, it shows that it is shared privately. Copied from Google.
    “https://plus.google.com/100382028080319826825/posts/JTqdAr6rNuU
    David Gillott – Shared privately”
    And when I click on the link, I’m the only person who can read it.
    “David Gillott
    Shared only with you
    Jul 31, 9:53 AM
    ” So, if you could, please open my site. Also, I never get likes or comments?
    Thank you for your time.
    David Gillott

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    richardjohnhunt · Member ·

    Hi there David,

    Unfortunately all the links from Google Plus that you’ve added appear to have either expired or don’t exist so far.

    But I was able to find the first post you were talking about on your site here:

    New Covenant

    Can you confirm this is the post you’re finding to be seen as private either on your site or elsewhere?

    If you do see this post or any other posts show as private, would you also be able to share a screenshot of your browser with that messages so we can get more context on the issue since I’m unable to replicate from my end?

    Also, while your Privacy settings for your entire site may be set to public, be aware that you can also set your posts to individually be Public, Private, or Password Protected:

    https://api.monosnap.com/rpc/file/download?id=2kPor3gRZQ2w9ubLZ8E42HkM6GoO7u

    Which is covered in these articles:

    https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-visibility/
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-visibility/

    Hope this does the trick, if not I look forward to getting more information to help :)

    Best,
    Richard

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