The About Page

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  idlamerica · Member · Apr 4, 2017 at 9:18 pm

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  I updated my About Page but I notice when I preview it that there is essentially an ‘Edit’ button at the bottom. Is that only visible and usable by me or can anyone edit the page?

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

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  reallycoldmilk · Member · Apr 4, 2017 at 10:47 pm

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  …hi. It’s only visible to you while you’re logged into your account. You’re the only person who can edit anything on your blog.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 4, 2017 at 10:50 pm

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  idlamerica

  reallycoldmilk is correct.

  Do not worry. That was because you were logged in here.

  There is an Admin Edit link on posts and pages that only you as Admin and any Editors you have created can see when you are logged in. It’s for your convenience and your visitors cannot see it. You cannot remove it as it’s coded into the theme templates and we cannot edit templates or themes.

  The only people who can edit your site are those you provide that ability to. See here https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/ and here please https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-notifications/

  If you log out, clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache and cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies and then visit your site without logging in that links will not appear to you.

  Additional information re: contact forms and comment boxes and autofilled information

  Note that there will be auto-filled information in a contact form or a comment box but your information is visible to you when you are logged in and have not cleared your browser cache and cookies. No one else can see it.

  When someone makes a comment on your blog, unless they have cleared their cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies, WordPress.com will recognize them and complete the details for them. No one else will be able to view those details in comment boxes or in contact forms. The next person who comments will see blank fields. Commenters will not see each others details.

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  idlamerica · Member · Apr 6, 2017 at 1:09 am

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  Thanks reallycoldmilk and timethief!

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  timethief · Member · Apr 11, 2017 at 7:08 pm

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  You’re welcome.