WordPress.com Forums » Tag: privacy - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/privacy WordPress.com Forums » Tag: privacy - Recent Posts en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:09:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 ifmomsaysok on "password protected" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/password-protected-7#post-1305386 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:56:22 +0000 ifmomsaysok 1305386@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You will see the post because you are probably still logged into your blog. Sign out, then visit the post in question. It should show as protected.

]]> dawnhocknell on "password protected" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/password-protected-7#post-1305354 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:31:42 +0000 dawnhocknell 1305354@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ i have some posts that stubbornly refuse to be password protected and i dont understand why
i've given it a password - it shows as protected - yet you can see the contents without a password
example http://dawnhocknell.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1498&action=edit&message=1

how do i sort this out?
thanks

]]> trioneutrino on "Privacy" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-38#post-1266777 Wed, 15 May 2013 20:50:56 +0000 trioneutrino 1266777@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Forget it, it's okay.

]]> trioneutrino on "Privacy" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-38#post-1266757 Wed, 15 May 2013 20:41:43 +0000 trioneutrino 1266757@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ How can I make this blog private until we add all our info? (e.g. nobody can search for it in google, etc.)

]]> bankjeff772013 on "Privacy" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-36#post-1261365 Fri, 10 May 2013 05:42:28 +0000 bankjeff772013 1261365@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ ]]> bankjeff772013 on "Privacy" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-36#post-1261364 Fri, 10 May 2013 05:42:10 +0000 bankjeff772013 1261364@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ ]]> bankjeff772013 on "Privacy" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-36#post-1261363 Fri, 10 May 2013 05:41:19 +0000 bankjeff772013 1261363@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

]]> saouderkirk on "Privacy" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-36#post-1261244 Fri, 10 May 2013 01:23:32 +0000 saouderkirk 1261244@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello!

I can see that your blog is already enjoying some level of privacy, as I cannot access it! That's a good start. Here's a quick read-up from WP on Privacy Settings:

http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

Depending on the size and computer literacy of your class, it might be wise to leave your blog public, but to disable search engine crawlers - that way your students can access it without signing up for WP, but you won't have strangers showing up.

If it's a small class, or if you have a graduate assistant to send all the invites for you, a fully private blog might be the way to go!

]]> instructor344 on "Privacy" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/privacy-36#post-1259275 Wed, 08 May 2013 00:18:38 +0000 instructor344 1259275@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ How do I make my blog private for my students?

]]> thistimethisspace on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1256179 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:16:38 +0000 thistimethisspace 1256179@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @themotherofintention
Please answer macmanx (Staff)
What is the title of the post in question?

]]> daqadoodles on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1256120 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:22:45 +0000 daqadoodles 1256120@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Duh.. I should go to bed, you said the post was showing "private: Title".
So disregard my comment.

]]> daqadoodles on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1256116 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:21:22 +0000 daqadoodles 1256116@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You could try with a new private post (which contains no private data, just some "lorem ipsum" text) just for testing. Then the people here could check if they can see that post.

Yesterday I accidentally published a private post (no private information but a standard bit of text I want to add to every post), because after I had written it and made it private, I updated it (and clicked updated). The private setting was gone and it was published. At least I think I have done it that way. I might have done something slightly different, it was late and I'm tired (still :P), but I think this is what I did.
I don't want to test again because I don't want to harrass my (7?) followers with (more) nonsense posts, so I can't check. But maybe you know if you did something similar?

ps: I noticed it was published because I subscribed with e-mail to my own blog, so I see what others see in their mailbox.

]]> macmanx on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1256075 Sat, 04 May 2013 21:42:40 +0000 macmanx 1256075@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What is the title of the post in question?

]]> themotherofintention on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255689 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:36:41 +0000 themotherofintention 1255689@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have no regular commenters or followers.
I do not know the person who liked the private post... she should not have been able to see it.
So far, except for the traffic from this forum post, my blog has really only been viewed by me.
I decided to just make the whole darn thing private for now.

]]> metan1 on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255681 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:30:46 +0000 metan1 1255681@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ A suggestion.
Was the person who liked your post someone who is able to view your private ones normally and just using a different Gravatar than usual?
I have had people leave comments on my blog who sound like they know me, only to realise later it was one of my regular commenters logged in under one of their other names.

]]> themotherofintention on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255654 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:10:59 +0000 themotherofintention 1255654@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I changed it to password protected and the reason I'm not giving too much detail is because it's a personal post that I listed as private for a reason. The only reason I came to this forum was to figure out how to keep private things private.

I'm hoping maybe someone can explain why a post listed as private could be visible to anyone other than me and possibly list some steps to take to make sure certain posts stay hidden... because so far the "private" distinction doesn't seem to be keeping things private.

Apparently password protection seems to keep it hidden. Any other suggestions?

I't s just confusing to me-- the function of a 'private' distinction, in my mind, would be to keep that particular post hidden from others... why else would that option even be available? In this case someone was able to see a post I had listed as private, and that's a big deal to me because I thought it was hidden from the public.

]]> auxclass on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255652 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:10:31 +0000 auxclass 1255652@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Private Post should not be visible to the public - just checked on my test blog - and if I am logged out I can't see any trace of the Post either

I flagged this for the staff to help -

]]> themotherofintention on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255646 Sat, 04 May 2013 15:01:48 +0000 themotherofintention 1255646@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, it said "Private: Title"

Why is someone able to like a private post?

It shouldn't be visible to just anyone if it's listed as private.

]]> auxclass on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255641 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:56:29 +0000 auxclass 1255641@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ When you viewed the "Private" Post did it look something like below?

Private: Post Title Here

Posts that are marked Private will show Private in the Post title

]]> metan1 on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255640 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:55:24 +0000 metan1 1255640@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Many people make their entire blog private. We are not to know if you are one of them or not.
If it is only a few posts that are private and not the whole blog you need to tell us which one you are talking about otherwise we don't know if we can see it or not, and if we can help you.

]]> themotherofintention on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255636 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:50:06 +0000 themotherofintention 1255636@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ individual posts.

why would i have to make my entire blog private when i only want certain posts hidden?

i just made it password protected. maybe i'll have to do that to ensure my privacy

]]> metan1 on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255623 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:32:58 +0000 metan1 1255623@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I just clicked straight through to your blog too. Are you sure it has been marked private in your settings?
Is your entire blog private or are you just marking individual posts as private?

]]> themotherofintention on "Private post was visible to public" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/private-post-was-visible-to-public#post-1255618 Sat, 04 May 2013 14:21:03 +0000 themotherofintention 1255618@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I just had someone 'like' a private post on my blog, and I'm frankly quite shocked and upset that anyone could read something listed as PRIVATE. How do I make sure my private posts stay hidden from other people? Do I have to password protect each one? Why is there even an option for privacy when people can actually read posts listed as private? I'm also quite frustrated that there is no direct 'contact us' link and that my only option here for help is through the forum... hopefully I get some answers, otherwise I'm making a new blog with a site that can actually protect users privacy. Any advice at all is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

]]> macmanx on "Can I use Tor with WP.com?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-use-tor-with-wpcom#post-1236529 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:05:17 +0000 macmanx 1236529@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, I'd love to rule-out a browser-specific issue at least.

Please do these four things:

1. Try clearing your browser's cache and cookies: http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/

2. Make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled: http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/

3. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.

4. Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

Please let us know how each step goes for you.

Also, if you could install and try Firefox 20 temporarily just to see if that makes a difference, I'd really appreciate it.

]]> curiousborges on "Can I use Tor with WP.com?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-use-tor-with-wpcom#post-1236104 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:57:59 +0000 curiousborges 1236104@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for the replies. I use the default Tor browser, which is a modified version of Firefox ESR - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/ - which is currently at version 17. I tested again using the latest version as of today (17.0.5) and still no dice :(

I'd humbly suggest testing Firefox ESR compatibility, since it's intended to be used by large organizations looking for browser stability. If that succeeds, then there's obviously a Tor-specific issue happening. Any suggestions on what info I could provide to help track it down?

]]> macmanx on "Can I use Tor with WP.com?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-use-tor-with-wpcom#post-1208067 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:05:46 +0000 macmanx 1208067@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ We haven't heard of any problems with Tor before, but I also notice that you're using Firefox 17, which is a bit out of date (Firefox 20 was released yesterday). Would you please try updating or switching to a more up to date browser?

http://whatbrowser.org/

]]> timethief on "Can I use Tor with WP.com?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-use-tor-with-wpcom#post-1207440 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:10:18 +0000 timethief 1207440@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm sorry but I don't have an answer. I have tagged this thread for a Staff response.

]]> curiousborges on "Can I use Tor with WP.com?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-i-use-tor-with-wpcom#post-1207233 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:39:54 +0000 curiousborges 1207233@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Whenever I try to save a draft or publish, the button changes to the pressed state and the whirler just whirls forever. I have not been able to post anything to date. I am using the latest version of Tor. Is this a common problem?

]]> kritiikkiblogi on "How to open blogs with same email address but not in MyBlogs?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-open-blogs-with-same-email-address-but-not-in-myblogs#post-1189810 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:27:16 +0000 kritiikkiblogi 1189810@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have several (7) blogs in WordPress and I manage them in MyBlogs with one set of ID/password. But now comes the problem:
- I have four more blogs with their own IDs and passwords but with same email as in the seven primary blogs.

And now comes the ProblemProblem:
- This is a private WordPress Support issue but there is no email address or any secure feedback/question form to get the four locked blogs open
- This is not a topic listed in support categories, reset password or any other login problem.

There should be a WordPress email address for serious admin problems. This is not a discussion forum topic at all.

]]> rmoult200 on "How do invitees access my blog?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-invitees-access-my-blog#post-1180524 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:02:17 +0000 rmoult200 1180524@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Apologies, but I cannot seem to locate the specific answer that I require.
I'm a teacher and I've been asked to remove my class blog from public access, but still need it for my class to access during lessons/at home.
I invited them using the Invitation page, selected viewer, they clicked accept, but we have some confusion how they login.
Ideally, I would prefer them to have a login/password (the same for all) that would allow them all to be logged in at the same time.
Please, if your time permits, advise.
Kindest regards,
Richard

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