How to Control Blog Privacy

People blog for many reasons, whether to promote a business or product, or simply to share their personal thoughts. If you want to restrict your blog to a certain audience, perhaps to retain confidentiality or exclusivity, most blogging platforms have options to let you do so. Change privacy settings on Blogger, WordPress or TypePad to have greater control over who sees your blog.

Instructions

Blogger

1. Log into your Blogger.com account.

2. Scroll down to the blog you want to change, and click "Settings" underneath.

3. Click the "Permissions" tab.

4. Click the radio button next to "Anybody," "Only People I Choose" or "Only Blog Authors" to choose who can see your blog.

5. Click the button indicated to confirm and save your privacy settings.

WordPress

1. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard.

2. Click "Settings" in the sidebar, and select "Privacy" from the drop-down menu.

3. Click the radio button next to "I Would Like My Blog to Be Visible to Everyone, Including Search Engines," "I Would Like to Block Search Engines, but Allow Normal Visitors," or "I Would Like My Blog to Be Visible Only to Users I Choose."

4. Type a username and click "Add User" to specify who can see the blog. This option is only available on WordPress.com-hosted blogs.

5. Click "Save Changes."

TypePad

1. Log into Typepad.com/dashboard.

2. Click "Settings" under the blog you want to manage.

3. Click the checkbox next to "Protect This Blog with a Password," then provide a username and password.

4. Click "Save Changes."