Although it's easy to make individual posts private or password protected in WordPress, what if you wanted your whole blog to be private? We're not talking about partially private here. We're talking about a blog that's completely off the grid except for those who have access.
I'm sure there are several ways to set one up. This way seem simple enough. It only takes three easy steps.
1. Private Only Plugin ()
Install and activate the Private Only Plugin. There isn't a lot to this plugin. It will automatically re-route all visitors who aren't logged in to a login page. And from there, either they know the magic password or they don't.
This plugin also allows you to upload your own logo on the login page if you like.
2. Disable RSS Plugin ()
Although the Private Only plugin above does a good job of keeping front-door visitors out, unfortunately it leaves your RSS feed completely wide open. This means that people can still read everything that goes on by accessing your site's feed.
This plugin will take care of that.
3. Block Search Engines
For good measure, it probably wouldn't hurt to block search engines just in case. You can do this from you Privacy settings page: Settings > Privacy > "Ask search engines not to index this site."
And that should do it. Now you can get down to those secret handshakes in private.
Photo: Private Sign from BigStock
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