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# Password-protecting WordPress pages

> Protect your WordPress post with a password using our simple step-by-step guide!

This article describes how to protect a WordPress page with a password.

## Password-protecting a WordPress page

You can password-protect a WordPress page so the general public cannot see it. This will prevent most humans from being able to easily find it or view its content.

However, this method does not prevent the page from being indexed by search engines, and it does not encrypt the page's content. Therefore, you should not use this method for page content that you absolutely must keep private.

To password-protect a WordPress page, follow these steps:

1. Log in to WordPress as the administrator.

2. Under **Dashboard**, click **Posts**, and then click **Add New**.

3. Write your post.

4. Under **Publish**, next to **Visibility**, click **Edit**. The post visibility options appear.

5. Click **Password protected**.
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   > The **Private** option keeps the page hidden from the public completely.

6. In the **Password** text box, type a password.

7. Click **OK**, and then click **Publish**. Now when visitors go to the page's URL, they must type the correct password to view its content.

## Related articles

* [WordPress security](/docs/wordpress-security)