Comments on: Making a Private Family Blog? 8 Essential WordPress Plugins You’ll Need http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115 Tech Reviews, News, How-Tos, and FAQs Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:31:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Build a Secure Family Blog with WordPress :: WPLover http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-7392 Build a Secure Family Blog with WordPress :: WPLover Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:59:01 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-7392 [...] built a secure blog for his family and shares the experience: Thanks to the help of this post on Simply Basic, I decided on Wordpress and a pile of plugins. Surprisingly it works nearly flawlessly, is easy to [...] [...] built a secure blog for his family and shares the experience: Thanks to the help of this post on Simply Basic, I decided on Wordpress and a pile of plugins. Surprisingly it works nearly flawlessly, is easy to [...]

]]> By: Jonathan Hensley | The Blog » Build a Secure Family Blog with Wordpress http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-7391 Jonathan Hensley | The Blog » Build a Secure Family Blog with Wordpress Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:22:32 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-7391 [...] to the help of this post on Simply Basic, I decided on Wordpress and a pile of plugins. Surprisingly it works nearly flawlessly, is easy to [...] [...] to the help of this post on Simply Basic, I decided on Wordpress and a pile of plugins. Surprisingly it works nearly flawlessly, is easy to [...]

]]> By: Movie Goers http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6749 Movie Goers Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:12:25 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6749 Thanks for the tips, make want to make a new family blog with the plugin you recommended on your post =) Thanks for the tips, make want to make a new family blog with the plugin you recommended on your post =)

]]> By: John Kolbert http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6651 John Kolbert Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:49:38 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6651 <strong>@Elizabeth:</strong> Thanks for sharing! I ended up hard coding the login page for my wife as well, which is a pain when upgrading. Maybe I should make my next project be to write a plugin that's an all-in-one private blog solution. Hmm, could be interesting! Thanks for stopping by! @Elizabeth: Thanks for sharing! I ended up hard coding the login page for my wife as well, which is a pain when upgrading. Maybe I should make my next project be to write a plugin that’s an all-in-one private blog solution. Hmm, could be interesting! Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6647 Elizabeth Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:05:09 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6647 I run a blog for my finance and I. We wanted to share our pictures and life with our families but came across the problem of keeping it accessible to only the people we wanted to see it. I used WordPress for that. I use the following plugins for this: FeedBurner Plugin: I use this one to hide the rss feed. Anybody who knows WP could figure out the wordpress feed. This makes it a feed burner feed and you can point this feed to any feed you want. Private WP This makes you login to see anything. As for making the login page pretty this was difficult because I had to hard code a lot of the color codes in and change colors in the dashboard. I would love for WP to actually integrated private blog with themed login pages for this. Thanks for the post I think I am going to use the some of the other plugins you suggested. At the moment I have to register members. I run a blog for my finance and I. We wanted to share our pictures and life with our families but came across the problem of keeping it accessible to only the people we wanted to see it. I used WordPress for that. I use the following plugins for this:

FeedBurner Plugin: I use this one to hide the rss feed. Anybody who knows WP could figure out the wordpress feed. This makes it a feed burner feed and you can point this feed to any feed you want.

Private WP This makes you login to see anything.

As for making the login page pretty this was difficult because I had to hard code a lot of the color codes in and change colors in the dashboard. I would love for WP to actually integrated private blog with themed login pages for this.

Thanks for the post I think I am going to use the some of the other plugins you suggested. At the moment I have to register members.

]]> By: Greg Roy http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6020 Greg Roy Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:57 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-6020 WordPress is getting a lot of exposure in the blogging world! Seems everyone's making the switch. I'll have to look into this a lot more! WordPress is getting a lot of exposure in the blogging world! Seems everyone’s making the switch. I’ll have to look into this a lot more!

]]> By: John Kolbert http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4624 John Kolbert Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:39:04 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4624 <strong>@Mikael</strong> That may work depending on your needs. My problem with it is you have a common password for posts. The plugins I've listed lets your readers have their own password which is more secure and easier for them to remember. @Mikael That may work depending on your needs. My problem with it is you have a common password for posts. The plugins I’ve listed lets your readers have their own password which is more secure and easier for them to remember.

]]> By: Mikael http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4262 Mikael Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:11:23 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4262 John, what about the new uption in Wordpress 2.5 where you're able to make posts private and password protected? I haven't tried it out but it might be a simple "no plugin" way to solve the privacy in a family blog? <em>Mikael's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PetInsuranceVpiPetInsurancePetHealth/~3/266220484/'>Best Pet Insurance</a></em> John, what about the new uption in Wordpress 2.5 where you’re able to make posts private and password protected? I haven’t tried it out but it might be a simple “no plugin” way to solve the privacy in a family blog?

Mikael’s last blog post..Best Pet Insurance

]]> By: John Kolbert http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4076 John Kolbert Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:18:31 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4076 <strong>@Vincent</strong> Thanks for the update, got it fixed. @Vincent Thanks for the update, got it fixed.

]]> By: Vincent Prat http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4058 Vincent Prat Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:29:52 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-4058 Hi, I am the author of a plugin you mention here. Email Users has been updated and moved to its own page. Please update the link to: http://email-users.vincentprat.info Regards, Vincent Prat <em>Vincent Prat's last blog post..<a href='http://www.vincentprat.info/dev/2008/04/05/email-users-300-released/'>Email Users 3.0.0 released (for WordPress 2.5)</a></em> Hi,

I am the author of a plugin you mention here. Email Users has been updated and moved to its own page. Please update the link to:
http://email-users.vincentprat.info

Regards,

Vincent Prat

Vincent Prat’s last blog post..Email Users 3.0.0 released (for WordPress 2.5)

]]> By: John Kolbert http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3852 John Kolbert Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:26:57 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3852 <strong>@DW</strong> Not that I've seen. But if the RSS feed isn't secured then the blog isn't truly private is it? @DW Not that I’ve seen. But if the RSS feed isn’t secured then the blog isn’t truly private is it?

]]> By: DW http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3798 DW Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:42:06 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3798 Is there a way to make your blog private but still allow Feedburner to access the RSS feed? Is there a way to make your blog private but still allow Feedburner to access the RSS feed?

]]> By: links for 2008-03-28 at China Digger http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3479 links for 2008-03-28 at China Digger Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:39:57 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3479 [...] Simply-Basic.com » Making a Private Family Blog? 8 Essential WordPress Plugins You’ll Need 8个很棒的插件：包括只允许成员查看blog、修改登录框样式、用户注册审核等等 (tags: private wordpress plugins login user) [...] [...] Simply-Basic.com » Making a Private Family Blog? 8 Essential WordPress Plugins You’ll Need 8个很棒的插件：包括只允许成员查看blog、修改登录框样式、用户注册审核等等 (tags: private wordpress plugins login user) [...]

]]> By: John Kolbert http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3080 John Kolbert Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:50:34 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3080 <p><strong>@Epos</strong> Great question. Prior to his comment I actually hadn't head of I.ph before. I looked into it briefly and it looks like its a blog system running a version of WordPress MU (the same thing that runs WordPress.com). According to their site they give you "yourname.i.ph" as a domain with emails at the same. It looks like a Blogger-esque WYSIWYG interface with improved privacy settings. Other then that I couldn't tell you more. I've been meaning to set up a test account and blog about my experience. Stay tuned for it in the next several days.</p> @Epos Great question. Prior to his comment I actually hadn’t head of I.ph before. I looked into it briefly and it looks like its a blog system running a version of WordPress MU (the same thing that runs WordPress.com). According to their site they give you “yourname.i.ph” as a domain with emails at the same. It looks like a Blogger-esque WYSIWYG interface with improved privacy settings. Other then that I couldn’t tell you more. I’ve been meaning to set up a test account and blog about my experience. Stay tuned for it in the next several days.

]]> By: Epos http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3079 Epos Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:52:06 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3079 Hello John nice article, but i could not help read the comment posted by Peter Juan posted on the 10th of march ref I.PH blog, I tried to find the link for this as it seems to have many features pre-installed. I don’t suppose you can throw any light on this application, i believe its part of the WP family. Regards David Epos Retail Hello John
nice article, but i could not help read the comment posted by Peter Juan posted on the 10th of march ref I.PH blog, I tried to find the link for this as it seems to have many features pre-installed. I don’t suppose you can throw any light on this application, i believe its part of the WP family.

Regards David Epos Retail

]]> By: Anders Olsen http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3070 Anders Olsen Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:12:47 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3070 Thanks. Very useful post. Thanks. Very useful post.

]]> By: ankara nakliyat http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3002 ankara nakliyat Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:43:24 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-3002 excellent info cool idea. thanks <em>ankara nakliyat's last blog post..<a href='http://www.ankara-nakliyatcim.org/2008/01/15/ankara-evden-eve-nakliyat-2/'>Ankara Evden Eve Nakliyat</a></em> excellent info cool idea.
thanks

ankara nakliyat’s last blog post..Ankara Evden Eve Nakliyat

]]> By: John Kolbert http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-2904 John Kolbert Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:53:23 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-2904 <strong>@estetik</strong> Glad you found some use for it! @estetik Glad you found some use for it!

]]> By: estetik http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-2900 estetik Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:27:11 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-2900 Very useful page. Great information for me. Thanks. Very useful page. Great information for me. Thanks.

]]> By: Peter Juan http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-2616 Peter Juan Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:54:32 +0000 http://simply-basic.com/posts/1941115#comment-2616 Hi there John! I agree that a family blog is different as the focus is on selectively sharing your content. Great tips you have on here for WP users. I just wanted to share a more "out of the box" solution. <a href="http://i.ph">I.PH Blogs</a> has built in privacy controls that can be set on a per post level. That lets users decide precisely who gets to see what on their blogs. Best part, users can grant access even to people who don't have I.PH accounts. It also has a built in photo and audio gallery with the same level of privacy control. Email notification is also a standard feature. <a href="http://i.ph">I.PH Blogs</a> is powered by WP and is a quick, easy and free way to set up a family blog. Thanks for the good reads here John. I'm sure to be back. Blog on! <em>Peter Juan's last blog post..<a href='http://peterjuan.i.ph/blogs/peterjuan/2008/03/07/i-am-apocalypse/'>I AM APOCALYPSE!!!</a></em> Hi there John! I agree that a family blog is different as the focus is on selectively sharing your content. Great tips you have on here for WP users. I just wanted to share a more “out of the box” solution. I.PH Blogs has built in privacy controls that can be set on a per post level. That lets users decide precisely who gets to see what on their blogs. Best part, users can grant access even to people who don’t have I.PH accounts. It also has a built in photo and audio gallery with the same level of privacy control. Email notification is also a standard feature. I.PH Blogs is powered by WP and is a quick, easy and free way to set up a family blog.

Thanks for the good reads here John. I’m sure to be back. Blog on!

Peter Juan’s last blog post..I AM APOCALYPSE!!!

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