Private page URL does not work with someone not logged in

  • Unknown's avatar
    tedwarnock · Member ·

    Help

    WP.com: Yes
    Jetpack: No
    Correct account: Yes

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

  • Unknown's avatar
    tedwarnock · Member ·

    Is there a better way, than asking a client to create a wordpress account to view a private page I have set up for them?

    Thanks.

  • staff-oikake · Staff ·

    Hi,

    I’m afraid that the only way for other people to see a private website is by having a WordPress.com account. Here you have more info about this:

    WP
    Privacy Settings
    in WordPress.com Support
    5 min read
    Your site’s Privacy settings control who can view your site, allowing you to make the site public, private, or “Coming Soon”. This guide explains each setting you can use on your site. Visit Settings Launch Your Site Launching your site means you are ready to share it with the world. To launch your site, go to Settings → General and click the Launch site button. If you do not see this


    If you’d like to show them only one page, you can alternatively protect a page or post with a password of your choice:

    WP
    Control Who Can See a Page or Post
    in WordPress.com Support
    3 min read
    You can set content like pages and posts to public, private, or password-protected. This guide will show you how to adjust the visibility of your content. Video Tutorial Control How a Page or Post is Viewed Follow these steps to access the visibility settings for a page or post: Visit your dashboard. Click on Pages or Posts on the left side. Click on the title of the p

    Please note that the site needs to be set to public if you’d like to use this alternate method.

    Hope this helps!

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