Password-protect a website

Ask for a login before anyone can see the website. Handy while you build it or show a client a preview. It also keeps the site out of search engines.

  1. Open the website and click the Password-protect tile.
  2. Click Turn on.
  3. Type a password of at least 12 characters, or leave it empty and we’ll make a strong one. The username is preview.
  4. Click Turn on. The card shows the password so you can pass it on.
The Password protection card while it is off: This website is public, with a Turn on button.
The Password protect this website window, with a password box and Turn on.

It covers every address of the website. Your site’s scheduled tasks and its SSL certificate keep working. To make the site public again, click Turn off (make public).

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