protecting documents in a password protected page

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  abdulqadirkhan · Member · Dec 22, 2013 at 6:35 am

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  Is there a way we can protect documents on a password protected page? My tests have shown that copying a link of a document shared on a password protected page is accessible without having to enter the password.

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  abdulqadirkhan · Member · Dec 22, 2013 at 6:37 am

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  ok

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  eurello · Staff · Dec 22, 2013 at 7:49 pm

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  Hi there – It’s possible to password-protect a page, but if anyone has the direct download link, they can still access that. There’s no way to change that.

  What you might do is add a contact form to your site for people interested in the document, and then you can just email it to those people who should have it:
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  abdulqadirkhan · Member · Dec 23, 2013 at 9:21 am

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  Hi, Thanks for your email. Do you know if a word-press plug-in might be available to offer this type of facility?

  Abdul.

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  eurello · Staff · Dec 23, 2013 at 5:47 pm

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  Hi Abdul,

  I’m not sure – quite possibly. You can search for one here:
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  Plugins aren’t permitted here at WordPress.com; they’re a feature of self-hosted WordPress sites:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you’re interested in moving to a self-hosted WordPress site, you’ll first need to obtain web hosting. We have some recommendations here:
  http://get.wp.com/hosting/

  We have a guide for moving your site here:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  You can move your domain to your new site in this way:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/