{"id":1916,"date":"2017-08-14T16:23:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T10:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2018-04-24T15:05:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T09:35:26","slug":"how-to-password-protect-a-whole-wordpress-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-password-protect-a-whole-wordpress-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Password Protect Whole WordPress Site From Hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will guide you in simple steps on how to password protect your entire WordPress website.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to password protect your entire WordPress site<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>You need to install and activate the free <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/password-protected\/\" target=\"_blank\">Password Protected plugin<\/a> in the way you would install any other WordPress plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong>&gt;<strong>Password Protected <\/strong>page to configure plugin settings.<\/li>\n<li>Put the tick mark in the box next to Password Protected Status to activate password protection for your site.<\/li>\n<li>You have the option to check the <strong>Allow Administrators<\/strong> and <strong>Allow Logged In Users<\/strong> boxes. When you check one of these boxes, those people will not need to enter a password. Keep <strong>Allow RSS Feeds<\/strong> section unchecked if you want to keep the WordPress site private.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>New Password<\/strong> field, you need to enter the password you want to use for your site.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Allow IP Addresses<\/strong> field, if you enter an IP address, the person visiting your site from that IP address wouldn\u2019t be required to enter a password.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> that will keep the settings intact that you have made.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1568 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/save-changes.jpg\" alt=\"password protected settings in wordpress\" width=\"769\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"innerlist\">\n<li>If someone who doesn\u2019t fit one of the access rules tries to access your site, they will see a screen like this:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1568 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mandmwebsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wordspress-login.jpg\" alt=\"enter password protect whole WordPress site\" width=\"769\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are the steps you should follow to strengthen the security of your WordPress website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to password protect your entire WordPress site? This guide will show you the simple solutions on how to do it. 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