Hide Wordpress Website whilst being built

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JulieJ

Hi Warriors,
I would like to hide my wordpress website from the world wide web whilst it is being constructed - any ideas how to do this?

Hey you can block the search engines from your website by going to you admin page then under privacy and checking the box.

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gyar29

14 years ago

Go here WordPress › WP Maintenance Mode « WordPress Plugins and get this plugin.

Or...

Rename your current index.php file to something else maybe real_index.php. Then put up an index.php file that has what you want people to see while your constructing your real site.

Take Care,
Gene

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Patrick

14 years ago

Under Settings >> Privacy..chose the appropriate option in there...and your pages will not be cached by google..

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gyar29

14 years ago

Guys,

I could be wrong, but I think she doesn't want anyone to see her site until she finishes it. The maintenance plugin adds nofollow noindex tags the index file it writes. So not only will she not get spidered by the legitimate SEs, anyone that stumbles onto her site will see the "In Maintenance" splash screen rather than a half finished blog.

But then I could be wrong and all she wants is to not get spidered, if so you guys nailed it.

Gene

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JulieJ

14 years ago

Thanks everyone and Gene, yes you're right! I don't want it seen by anyone or anything until finished!
I also use a website for training purposes so only want certain people to view it - am I right in thinking the site will still be viewable if the full URL is entered?

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rkcc4

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JulieJ

Thanks everyone and Gene, yes you're right! I don't want it seen by anyone or anything until finished!
I also use a website for training purposes so only want certain people to view it - am I right in thinking the site will still be viewable if the full URL is entered?

This is quite simple, either install the WP to a sub domain or a folder and don't provide a link from the root. For our dev area I just stick an HTML page up that says this page has intentionally been left blank.

Of course if you do any links to it from other sites then Google will find it.

Once the site is in Beta you can just increase the security so only certain people can view pages.

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Diane S

14 years ago

By the way, the latest version of wordpress comes with privacy- no search engines as the default and you have to manually change it if you want the search engines to visit.

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Istvan Horvath

14 years ago

If you use the maintenance mode plugin nobody can see it - except logged in admin.

am I right in thinking the site will still be viewable if the full URL is entered?

No, you are not.

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Summer1

14 years ago

I usually install wordpress locally while doing training purpose, once i am sure about it, i apply in my site.

It has worked well so far.

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StephenJJackson

14 years ago

You may have already had this post answered. When I was building my site, I really wanted a way to modify it but not make the changes public. I also didn't want to interfere with the Google, Bing or yahoo bots when they come to visit. So I found a site that shows how to install Wordpress on my PC and run it in windows. Works perfect and when I finished all my "MODS" just published my finished work. Send me a message if interested because I don't think I can post the link here. Thanks - Hope it helps.

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JohnyData

14 years ago

Julie, not sure if you figured out a way yet, but here is what I do...

Within your index.php file, add the following to the line just under the first line ( first line should read "<?php" )

$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$me = "YOUR IP ADDRESS";
if($ip != $me) { echo "Under Construction"; exit; }

NOTE: visit IP Chicken - Whats my IP address? ip address lookup and replace "YOUR IP ADDRESS" above with your actual IP address

Now, whenever anyone, including bots, visit your site, they simply see an Under Construction message, while you still have complete access...

Also, when doing this, be sure to change your privacy settings in wp-admin so that search engines are blocked as to NOT notify them of any posts you make during test phases.

When you are ready to go live, change the above to:

/*
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$me = "YOUR IP ADDRESS";
if($ip != $me) { echo "Under Construction"; exit; }
*/

which will comment out the php block and make everything visible to everyone. I suggest commenting it out so if you ever need to use it again, you simply delete the /* and */ lines.

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JulieJ

14 years ago

Originally Posted by JohnyData

Julie, not sure if you figured out a way yet, but here is what I do...

Within your index.php file, add the following to the line just under the first line ( first line should read "<?php" )

$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$me = "YOUR IP ADDRESS";
if($ip != $me) { echo "Under Construction"; exit; }

NOTE: visit IP Chicken - Whats my IP address? ip address lookup and replace "YOUR IP ADDRESS" above with your actual IP address

Now, whenever anyone, including bots, visit your site, they simply see an Under Construction message, while you still have complete access...

Also, when doing this, be sure to change your privacy settings in wp-admin so that search engines are blocked as to NOT notify them of any posts you make during test phases.

When you are ready to go live, change the above to:

/*
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$me = "YOUR IP ADDRESS";
if($ip != $me) { echo "Under Construction"; exit; }
*/

which will comment out the php block and make everything visible to everyone. I suggest commenting it out so if you ever need to use it again, you simply delete the /* and */ lines.

Originally Posted by JohnyData

Julie, not sure if you figured out a way yet, but here is what I do...

Within your index.php file, add the following to the line just under the first line ( first line should read "<?php" )

$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$me = "YOUR IP ADDRESS";
if($ip != $me) { echo "Under Construction"; exit; }

NOTE: visit IP Chicken - Whats my IP address? ip address lookup and replace "YOUR IP ADDRESS" above with your actual IP address

Now, whenever anyone, including bots, visit your site, they simply see an Under Construction message, while you still have complete access...

Also, when doing this, be sure to change your privacy settings in wp-admin so that search engines are blocked as to NOT notify them of any posts you make during test phases.

When you are ready to go live, change the above to:

/*
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$me = "YOUR IP ADDRESS";
if($ip != $me) { echo "Under Construction"; exit; }
*/

which will comment out the php block and make everything visible to everyone. I suggest commenting it out so if you ever need to use it again, you simply delete the /* and */ lines.

Thanks for info JohnyData.
When you say put it under first line, do you mean on a separate line of its own? Or include it within the <?php of the first line?
Have tried it out but can't seem to get it to work.
Thanks
Julie

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JohnyData

14 years ago

I would put it underneath the first line. If you still can't get it,
PM me and I will take a look for you if you want.

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benz1

14 years ago

Sounds like some complicated solutions to an easy question... just use the Under Construction plugin WordPress › underConstruction « WordPress Plugins to display a Coming Soon page to the public but anyone that is logged into the site at any level will see the site.

Can be used together with a login redirect plugin to redirect subscribers to the public site as soon as they log in.

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bestrendz

14 years ago

Originally Posted by benz1

Sounds like some complicated solutions to an easy question... just use the Under Construction plugin under construction to display a Coming Soon page to the public but anyone that is logged into the site at any level will see the site.

Can be used together with a login redirect plugin to redirect subscribers to the public site as soon as they log in.

i'd recommend this. nobody can see the site except the admin.

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Tech Diva 14 years ago

There's a super WP plug in I use all the time for this.

Google WP Maintenance Mode.

You can customize the splash page that's up while you work on the backend. As Admin, you can see everything but everyone else gets the splash page.
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iphone

14 years ago

assuming this is an Apache website you can create a .htaccess file (in fact, edit the one that's already in WP directory) so that only your IP address is allowed to see the website:

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from 100.100.100.
</Limit>

All other IPs will be blocked.

But I agree with benz1, just use the plug in. Much simpler.

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reboot38

14 years ago

I use the lock-out wordpress plugin, you can find it here: wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lock-out/

It's super easy to use....

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Big Squid

14 years ago

I develop it all locally using xampp.

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tapont71

14 years ago

I see you have quite a few options, but this is another for anyone seeking this same info. Elegant themes has a plugin called Anticipate that works as an under construction page while you work on your site. Its customizable and works well. You do have to use their themes for this plugin is configured for theirs only. Heres the link to their themes Premium WordPress Themes | Elegant Themes

Hope this helps some

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yakrider

13 years ago

I'm looking to do the same thing Julie was.

Here's another option that looks pretty cool...:-)

Coming Soon or Under Construction Page - WordPress Plugin

Collecting emails while under construction may or may not be a good idea. What do you think?

Mtn Jim

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Joe Mobley 13 years ago

I think you might be overlooking something. Just because you put up a site doesn't mean that anyone will visit it.

Unless you have told someone about the site, or are doing some SEO, they're not coming.

Save yourself some work.

Joe Mobley
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keepgoin

13 years ago

Very useful thread guys - I was looking for the same advice.

Andy

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