password protecting theConcierge as a whole
by kylie ~ February 24th, 2009. Filed under: theConcierge, theConcierge tips and tricks.There may be times where you would like to password protect theConcierge. You may prefer it if no-one can access any of your business information unless you allow them by giving them access. You can do this quite easily using the Members Only plugin. (of course there are other ways of doing it – but this is nice and simple – I am all about simple!). You may download and install the members only plugin by following the instructions, OR you can utilise the add new plugin area withing your wordpress dashboard.
You need to search for ‘members only‘.
The next screen will show you a list of plugins that have been found – install members only (by Andrew Hamilton).
Once installed you can then activate and configure it.
Once configured – you may test to see if it works by logging out of your site and then trying to access it. You will be resented with a login screen. Just use your admin details to login.
Super. That’s all very well – but you will not want to hand out your admin login details to all of your clients! You will need to create a user account for each client or person that you want to allow access to your site. you may do this through your dashboard > users > add new. Make sure you give them the role of SUBSCRIBER. Once you have set up a new user account – send the login details to that person. When they wish to view your site – they will need to login first. They will NOT be able to access your dashboard at all – they will only be able to view your site.
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