Title: Password-protect Posts?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Password-protect Posts?

 *  [drdarrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdarrow/)
 * (@drdarrow)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/)
 * I can password protect pages, but how about posts?

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 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-240942)
 * Did you try putting in a password in the “Post Password” field?
 *  [ian2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ian2/)
 * (@ian2)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-240944)
 * In the upper right area of your posting page, it is right there …
 *  Thread Starter [drdarrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdarrow/)
 * (@drdarrow)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-240966)
 * Not on mine… I am using my WP unchanged. [Here’s my posting page](http://www.Darrowart.com/blog/images/postingpage.jpg).
 * I DO see that field on Pages, but not available for Posts.
 *  [gutielua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gutielua/)
 * (@gutielua)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-240968)
 * What version of WP are you using? Check on the bottom field on dashboard, and
   tell us…
 *  Thread Starter [drdarrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdarrow/)
 * (@drdarrow)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-240971)
 * Version 1.5.1.3, Mac OS X 10.3.9, Firefox 1.03
 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-240973)
 * Switch to (Click) “Advanced Editing”
 *  Thread Starter [drdarrow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdarrow/)
 * (@drdarrow)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-240984)
 * That was the trick I needed, thanks!
 *  [gutielua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gutielua/)
 * (@gutielua)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-241032)
 * To set by default go to:
 * Menu > Options > Writing options > MARK Set When starting a post, show

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protect-posts/#post-241032)
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