why can't I see my pages to create a menu?

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  gaylebergmann · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 4:29 pm

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  I have created pages but they are not available to make a menu

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

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Feb 3, 2013 at 4:33 pm

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  Have you published the pages? Or are they still drafts?

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  gaylebergmann · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 5:05 pm

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  I have published them, but they are private because I’m still working on the content.

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  gaylebergmann · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 5:06 pm

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  Also, this is not for my blog; it’s for my other website.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Feb 3, 2013 at 5:14 pm

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  We’ll need a link to that one then so we can take a look at it.

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  gaylebergmann · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 5:58 pm

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  Here it is, thanks!

  http://gaylebergmannabstracts.wordpress.com/welcome/

  Do I need to invite you? I also have this home button that goes nowhere…

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  justpi · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 6:08 pm

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  You’ve answered your question:
  “I have published them, but they are private”.
  Pages aren’t available if they are private.
  And there’s no point making your pages private when you’ve set the whole blog to private.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Feb 3, 2013 at 6:19 pm

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  @justpi,
  On a private blog, the private page still appears in the menu. (if one is logged in)

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  justpi · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 6:43 pm

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  On a private blog a private page still appears in the regular top menu. But my understanding is the OP is talking about a custom top menu. The Pages module in Appearance > Menus doesn’t include private pages.

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  tandava108 · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 6:47 pm

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  What if you add them as “blank” public pages and then make them private and add the content? I don’t know if this would work, its just an idea.

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  justpi · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 6:55 pm

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  @tandava108: Your idea is correct but unnecessary. Since the whole blog is private, there’s no need for other tricks.

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  gaylebergmann · Member · Feb 3, 2013 at 7:12 pm

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  Thank you – I think this is working. It shows I have 3 pages, although I have one more with content that I left as private. I’m not quite sure why the content doesn’t show when I try to preview the two pages that I’ve made public.

  But thanks, this has been helpful!