{"id":9957,"date":"2024-02-01T15:37:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T09:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpdesk.spider-themes.net\/docs\/eazydocs-wordpress-plugin\/tutorials\/how-to-create-password-protected-documentation\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:06:15","slug":"password-protected-documentation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/docs\/eazydocs-wordpress-plugin\/tutorials\/password-protected-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Password-Protected Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While internal documentation protects sensitive information, sometimes you need extra security. EazyDocs offers a password-protected system to keep your documentation safe, <a href=\"https:\/\/eazydocs.spider-themes.net\/restricting-access-to-knowledge-base\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eazydocs.spider-themes.net\/restricting-access-to-knowledge-base\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">restricting access to WordPress documentation <\/a>that is available publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create Password-Protected WordPress Documentation&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e814e7c8f6e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e814e7c8f6e\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"606\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/How-to-Create-Internal-Documentation.webp\" alt=\"How to Create Internal Documentation\" class=\"wp-image-9943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/How-to-Create-Internal-Documentation.webp 1520w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/How-to-Create-Internal-Documentation-300x120.webp 300w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/How-to-Create-Internal-Documentation-1024x408.webp 1024w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/How-to-Create-Internal-Documentation-768x306.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From the [direction] WordPress Dashboard &gt; EazyDocs Dashboard [\/direction] select the documentation you want to switch to a password-protected doc setting. Right next to the doc title, click on the arrow icon and click on the <strong><em>Visibility <\/em><\/strong>option.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e814e7c9516&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e814e7c9516\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1272\" height=\"638\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs.webp\" alt=\"EazyDocs Password Protected Documentation System \" class=\"wp-image-9960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs.webp 1272w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs-1024x514.webp 1024w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs-768x385.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1272px) 100vw, 1272px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-ddd6a9a3-7fff-1006-ed6f-ca38a87e9f11\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\">A prompt screen <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;vertical-align: baseline\">\u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">Visibility Options\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\">will show up; just select the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">Password Protected <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\">option and click <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">Update<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\">. That\u2019s it. Your documentation is now password-protected, which can be tested by opening the doc in incognito.<\/span><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:16pt;margin-bottom:4pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\">Create Password-Protected Documentation Section\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e814e7c9783&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e814e7c9783\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1272\" height=\"638\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs.webp\" alt=\"EazyDocs Password Protected Documentation System \" class=\"wp-image-9960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs.webp 1272w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs-1024x514.webp 1024w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Password-Protected-Documentation-System-EazyDocs-768x385.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1272px) 100vw, 1272px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-ddd6a9a3-7fff-1006-ed6f-ca38a87e9f11\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\">Individual documentation sections can be password-protected as well. To password lock any documentation section, hover over the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-style: italic;vertical-align: baseline\">Visibility <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;vertical-align: baseline\">option icon shown next to the section title.<\/span><\/p><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e814e7c9b60&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e814e7c9b60\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1345\" height=\"602\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Create-an-Internal-Documentation-Section-.webp\" alt=\"Create an Internal Documentation Section\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-9946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Create-an-Internal-Documentation-Section-.webp 1345w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Create-an-Internal-Documentation-Section--300x134.webp 300w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Create-an-Internal-Documentation-Section--1024x458.webp 1024w, https:\/\/arolax.crowdytheme-demo.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/02\/Create-an-Internal-Documentation-Section--768x344.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1345px) 100vw, 1345px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Clicking the <strong><em>Visibility <\/em><\/strong>option\u2019s icon will a prompt screen <strong><em>\u2018Visibility Options\u2019<\/em><\/strong> will show up. Just select the <strong><em>Password Protected <\/em><\/strong>option and click <strong><em>Update<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>YouTube Tutorial: How to Create Password-Protected &amp; Internal Documentation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This tutorial covers the step-by-step process of creating <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/eazydocs\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/eazydocs\/\">password-protected documentation with EazyDocs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Create Password-Protected &amp; Internal Documentation using EazyDocs\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7rab_6zbMzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EazyDocs makes securing your WordPress documentation effortless with a password-protected system. 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