Title: Password Protected Post Help
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Password Protected Post Help

 *  [kcbluegal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kcbluegal/)
 * (@kcbluegal)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-post-help/)
 * Hi there! I’m trying to set an individual post as password protected.
 * I can successfully write and password-protect my post. The problem is when I 
   go to read the post.
 * 1) I can enter in the correct password, but the page loops and again shows me
   the “enter password” request. If I can then only view the post in question IF
   I select the title (link) of the post from the main page.
 * 2) I cannot view the post at all if I’m on the specific page even after supplying
   the correct password. It does the same thing: refreshing to show me a “enter 
   password” box. If the correct password was supplied on this page previously, 
   then you can only view the post by going back to the main blog page.
 * To better illustrate, I have set up a Test Post.
 * Visit the Blog as illustrated in:
    1) [http://www.eClauder.com/blog/](http://www.eClauder.com/blog/)
 * Visit the Blog as illustrated in:
    2) [http://www.eClauder.com/blog/?p=138](http://www.eClauder.com/blog/?p=138)
 * The password is “penguin” without the quotes. This is a generic password specific
   only to this test post, so no privacy on my part will be lost by posting that
   password.
 * This password protection has worked previously, so I know it’s a glitch somewhere,
   but where?
 * Thanks if you can help.

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 *  [sassyjan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sassyjan/)
 * (@sassyjan)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-post-help/#post-394747)
 * I’m having this same problem of being loop back to enter the password although
   it’s the right password.
 * is there anything wrong?
 * Can anyone help me please?
 *  [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/)
 * (@jonimueller)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-post-help/#post-394759)
 * bump
 * I’ve had this problem forever. I can edit the password protected page if i’m 
   logged into my admin account, but can’t actually view the page itself on the 
   web site. I’m still running WP 1.5.x. And .. the behavior is the same in Opera
   8.5, FF, and IE7.
 * Joni Mueller
 *  [trimidium](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trimidium/)
 * (@trimidium)
 * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-post-help/#post-394775)
 * I have same issue… it worked when I used wordpress 2.01, but I just upgraded 
   to 2.05. I also tried 2.06 beta.
 * I have managed to determine that it’s a database issue, a new database can post
   a password post just fine, my old db can’t. I looked through the database and
   can’t find anything wrong with it.
 * Help!
 *  [Christine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christineevron/)
 * (@christineevron)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-post-help/#post-394784)
 * I was having a similar problem consistently until I turned off Search and Destroy’s
   teatimer (beta-version). Check that you are not blocking coookies in any program
   that might block cookies. (Before I started blogging I routinely blocked any 
   cookie that came near my machine.)
    (in IE7 tools privacy sites check blocked
   lists)
 * Still issues, though. There is a timing issue with the cookies.
    I am using 2
   different passwords for 2 different pages (same code as post passwords, I believe).
   I can enter password for 1st page & get in. I enter password for second page 
   and get the loop. I wait a couple minutes and can get in again to my choice of
   pages.
 *  I get the first password stored to 2 different cookies one under:
    Documents
   and Settings/ MyUserName/Cookies and one under DocumentsandSettings/MyUserID/
   LocalSettings/TemporaryInternetFiles
 * I did modify wp-pass.php from 10 days to 1 minute
 *     ```
       // 1 min
       setcookie('wp-postpass_' . COOKIEHASH, $_POST['post_password'], time() + 60, COOKIEPATH);
       ```
   
 * I’m running:
    WordPResss 2.2 IE 7 Adsense-Deluxe 0.8
 * del.icio.us widget 1.0
 * PJW WordPress Version Check
    StatCounter for WordPress 1.01 WOrdpress Database
   Backup 1.8 wp-cache 2.0.19 (Doesn’t work whether this is activated or not.)
 * if you want to try 2 password operation on your machine I’m at
    Everyday Disasters{
   dot} com pages Cub Scouts PWD Set A – no password PWD Set B – password = PWDB(
   not the normal password) PWD Set C – password = PWDC (ditto)

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [Christine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christineevron/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-post-help/#post-394784)
 * Status: not resolved

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