take blog offline

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  lotstaal · Member · Mar 11, 2013 at 1:12 pm

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  I would like to take my site offline, so i can fill it with content before launching it. thanks

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

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  kardotim · Member · Mar 11, 2013 at 2:13 pm

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  If you want to temporarily hide your blog, please use privacy option so only you and logged-in members of the blog can view it.

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

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  cyrildx · Member · Apr 12, 2013 at 3:44 pm

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  Hello, I would like to do the same: take the site offline for 6 months until my real launch.
  What i need though is a message saying to the person who is trying to reach the URL: “the website is offline”.
  I do not want “the website is private and you need a password”.
  POSSIBLE?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 12, 2013 at 3:48 pm

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  This is the message that appears now:

  http://bestofeight.com/ is marked private by its owner. You can:
  Request access to view the site. We’ll send your username to the site owner for their approval.
  Log out and sign in as different user. You’re logged in as ‘timethief’.
  Learn about privacy settings.
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