Title: How to create a basic button to write new entry
Last modified: January 28, 2025

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# How to create a basic button to write new entry

 *  [maxsalad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxsalad/)
 * (@maxsalad)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-basic-button-to-write-new-entry/)
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 * Hi, I am looking for a button that allows users to write new entries to a page.
   I need to make the page password protected. Basically I want to create a _Lift
   Share Board_.
 * This will allow people using the website (which is about events) to offer or 
   request a lift share or arrange a taxi share to the event. Hence why it needs
   to be password protected. Any advice where I might find such a feature?

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-create-a-basic-button-to-write-new-entry/#post-18273604)
 * Specific pages can be password protected. In the post/page editor, click on the
   status item in the settings sidebar. There’s a checkmark there you can use to
   password protect a page. As this is a shared password for anyone allowed to access
   the page, IMO it’s not a very good scheme. Shared passwords are never a good 
   idea.
 * You’re better off requiring registration and assigning to those users who can
   access the page a special capability or role. Then users can manage their own
   password without impacting other users. However, for this special capability 
   to be effective, you’ll need either a custom template or pattern which enforces
   limited access. Alternately, make the page a custom post type which has special
   capabilities built into its schema.
 * You likely need a custom template or pattern anyway to allow users to add their
   own listings to the page. Or maybe you could leverage the built-in comments scheme
   to let users add their listings as comments.

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