Privacy Settings

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:21 pm

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  Where do I go specifically, step by step to get to my blog privacy setting?

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

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:23 pm

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  Not sure I am in the right place after going through the promptings. Where do I go to set the privacy settings for each of my blogs. I need step by step directions. I am sort of lost in where to find it. Thanks :)

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:26 pm

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  Hi there,
  All support docs are at http://support.wordpress.com
  Search for site visibility.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and navigate to Settings → Reading and then scroll down to Site Visibility

  To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 .

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:28 pm

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  re: front page error message

  Nothing Found
  It seems we cannot find what you are looking for. Perhaps try a search?

  There is nothing wrong with your site. By default the front page of the blog is the only page that will display all published posts on it. As soon as you publish a post not a page the front page error message and searchbox that appears on every new WordPress.COM blog will be gone. http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

  For creating a post see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/#publish-a-new-post
  For creating a page see here
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/#create-a-new-page

  For editing see:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/edit-posts-screen/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/edit-pages-screen/

  On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the step by step Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/

  See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/

  The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also linked to on the bottom of your Admin page.

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:31 pm

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  I can’t seem to find where “settings” is in admin?

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:34 pm

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  This blog is private http://barefootontheearthblog.wordpress.com/
  This blog is not private https://onbutterflywings3.wordpress.com/

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and navigate to Settings → Reading and then scroll down to Site Visibility
  http://onbutterflywings3.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-reading.php

  To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 .

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:35 pm

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  okay. I went to my site, WP Admin, General Setting….then where can if find it from there? :)

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:37 pm

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  I posted the correct instructions above. Please take a break and read them carefully because you are on the wrong page, and I already provided the instructions and the link for the correct page above.

  Know that you have to be logged in just as I said above ie. you must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and navigate to Settings → Reading and then scroll down to Site Visibility
  http://onbutterflywings3.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-reading.php

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:38 pm

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  all my blogs should be under all the same admin. onbutterflywings3. i created them by just adding more. Is this correct?

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:39 pm

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  okay, but I guess I don’t know how to log in as admin.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:40 pm

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  I am a Volunteers I don’t know what you did so I cannot say if that is correct or not. These days we have bloggers who do what I would never do ie. they change blog addresses and username accounts like they are changing socks.

  Clicking this link should display all your blogs registered under the same username, including the hidden ones: https://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs&show=hidden

  If you do not see the blog here http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/ then
  follow this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#my-blogs-dashboard-visibility

  If you have lost your log-in information you can visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  Your last resort for gaining access is to complete the form for account recovery at this link https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and submit it to the Account Recovery Staff, so they can contact you by email ie. not on these public support forums which are available to everyone with internet access.

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:41 pm

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  can I get someone else to help me. It seems you are getting frustrated with me in asking questions. I am very lost in how to log in as admin. All my sites are under one log in as far as I know.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:44 pm

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  I’m not at all frustrated. I have answered questions here for over 8 years along with raincoaster. We both predate all but one support staff member even being on support staff.We also predate the support docs.

  If all your sites are registered under the same username account then please note what I posted above at https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-settings-69?replies=12#post-2233139

  Clicking this link should display all your blogs registered under the same username, including the hidden ones: https://dashboard.wordpress.com/wp-admin/index.php?page=my-blogs&show=hidden

  If you do not see the blog here http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/ then
  follow this guide > http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-blogs/#my-blogs-dashboard-visibility

  If you have lost your log-in information you can visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  Your last resort for gaining access is to complete the form for account recovery at this link https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=recovery and submit it to the Account Recovery Staff, so they can contact you by email ie. not on these public support forums which are available to everyone with internet access.

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:47 pm

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  I went to the link and I see all three of my blogs. So can you please help me in the next step? Thanks :)

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 5:54 pm

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  Good. Then chose a blog and go to Dashboard →
  Settings → Reading and then scroll down to Site Visibility

  To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 to make the blog private and then scroll down and click “save changes”.

  1. Allow search engines to index this site
  2. Discourage search engines from indexing this site
  Note: Neither of these options blocks access to your site — it is up to search engines to honor your request.

  3. I would like my site to be private, visible only to myself and users I choose.

  Support doc link http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 6:03 pm

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  Okay! :) I understand what you meant by “Reader” now. It was to the right of my “My Sites”. I wasn’t sure what you were talking about before. LOL sorry :/

  Cool! We did it!

  Thanks A Bunch!

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 6:05 pm

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  Reading is a Page. Reader is a feed reader. :)
  I see you succeeded. On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the step by step Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/

  See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/

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  onbutterflywings3 · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 6:08 pm

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  Yeah! I figured out that the Reader was different than the page. Regardless I got it changed. I will go read the tutorial. Thanks for your patience. :)

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  timethief · Member · Jan 25, 2015 at 6:12 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your blogs. :)