I have a public blog but would like to have a section just for my own private notes? What is the easiest way to do this? Is there a way to make an entire category of post private?
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1Silly suggestion: just don't publish the private notes? Keep them as drafts?– Jan FabryApr 11, 2011 at 20:26
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You could perhaps:
1) Create the category for your Private posts, e.g. "Private"
2) Exclude the "Private" category from your main Loop
3) Output the "Private" category using a custom template file, e.g. category-private.php
4) Wrap the Loop in category-private.php in an if ( is_user_logged_in() ) conditional
(This assumes, of course, that you are the only user of your site. You will need to modify if you have additional users.)
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5) Wrap the Loop in single.php in an `if ( is_user_logged_in() || ! is_category( 'private' ) ) conditional.
6) Add an exclude=#' argument, where#is the Category ID of the "Private" Category, to any call towp_list_categories()`.
answered Apr 11, 2011 at 17:23
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Would this exclude 'Private' from showing up in any tag cloud or category cloud or list?– BrigApr 11, 2011 at 18:02
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Hmm... probably not. You would need to add an
excludeargument towp_list_categories()if it appears anywhere. Apr 11, 2011 at 18:09 -
Try this: Private Suite
"Allows you to choose who can read private content and offers better control of privacy features."
I have been a long time user of the Wordpress CAPA plugin, wich does exactly what I think you are looking for.
