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Password Protector User Guide

What does it do?

The Password Protector enables you to create web pages that require a username and password to be entered before they can be viewed. This means that you can effectively create hidden or secret web pages without having to do any web server programming or configuration.

How do I use it?

Step 1: Assign a username and password to the protected web page

Lets say that you have created a web page and you only want members of your family to be able to view it. This is how you would use the Password Protector service to create a hidden family web page, viewable only by family members who know the username and password.

1. Make a note of the URL for the web page. For this example we'll pretend that the URL is
   
   

   http://www.yourdomain.com/myfamilyonly.htm

2. Decide upon a secret username and password. Lets say you choose
   

   username: myfamily
   password: qwerty112

3. Go to 'Password Protector' : 'Add New Protected Web Page' and enter the following into the form:
   
   
   
   It is important the you enter the full URL. Below are examples of URL's which are incorrect and will not work:
   

   www.acme.com/myfamilyonly.html   WRONG

   /myfamilyonly.html   WRONG

   myfamilyonly.html   WRONG

   http://www.acme.com/myfamilyonly.html   CORRECT

   
   
4. Hit the save button
   

You have now assigned a username and password to your hidden family web page. Give the username and password to the people you want to have access to the page.

Step 2: Using the protected page in your website

There are are a number of ways in which you can insert your protected page into your website. All the options are given on the 'Password Protector' | 'URL/Code Paste' page. We will describe the two most common methods here:

URL/Code Paste | Method III: Protect with JavaScript

Under Method III on the URL/Code Paste page, we provide some JavaScript for each of your protected pages. Simply insert the javascript into your protected web page. Once you have done that you can link to the web page just like any normal page but when someone tries to view the web page they will be asked to enter the correct username and password first.

URL/Code Paste | Method I: Create a link

1. Using the URL that we give you (under Method I on the URL/Code Paste page), create a link on your homepage and call it something like 'Protected Area' or 'Private Area'.
2. When a visitor clicks on the link they will be prompted to enter the username and password for the protected page they want to view.

Setting up more than one password protected web page

Let's say that along with your family web page, you have also created a web page just for your friends. These are the steps:

1. Make a note of the URL for your 'friends' web page. We'll pretend that the URL is
   

   http://www.acme.com/myfriendsonly.html

2. Decide upon a secret username and password. Lets say you choose
   

   username: myfriends
   password: doggy123

3. Go to 'Password Protector' : 'Add New Protected Web Page' page and enter the details into the form:
   
   
   
   
4. Hit the save button
   
   
5. Now tell your friends about your hidden friends web page and give them the username and password
   

You have now assigned a username and password to your hidden friends web page. When a visitor accesses your Password Protected Area they will be prompted to enter a username and password. Your friends know that if they enter the username and password that you have just given to them i.e.

username: myfriends
password: doggy123

Important Note:

If you are creating more than one hidden web page, you will need to think of a username and password for each hidden page. You cannot use the same username more than once. Basically the following is not allowed: