Protect specific pages on your website by requiring visitors to enter a password before accessing them. This feature helps maintain content privacy while keeping other pages public.

Password requirements and limitations:

• Must be 30 characters or less
• Case-sensitive
• Cannot use your Squarespace account password
• Same password applies to all visitors
• Not available for member site pages

To set a page password:

1. Open Pages panel
2. Click the desired page
3. Click settings icon next to page title
4. Scroll to Password field
5. Enter password
6. Click Save

A lock icon appears next to password-protected pages in the Pages panel. Consider moving protected pages to the Unlinked section to hide them from navigation menus.

Testing and access:

• Test in private browser window
• Enter password and click arrow or press Enter
• Sessions expire after several hours
• No manual logout option
• Collaborators with viewer permissions need the password

To change or remove a password:

1. Open Pages panel
2. Select protected page
3. Click Settings icon
4. Scroll to Password
5. Edit or delete password
6. Click Save

Search engine considerations:

• Password protection prevents page indexing
• Existing pages may remain in search results temporarily
• Collection pages and their items become protected
• Summary blocks can display protected items, but access requires password

Collection pages:

• Password applies to all items within collection
• Cannot protect individual items
• Cannot use different passwords for items
• Includes Blog, Event, Portfolio, and Store pages

For Index Pages (version 7.0):

• Can protect Main Index via page settings
• Protected subpage visibility depends on index style

Troubleshooting tips:

• Check for global homepage password if issues persist
• Disable password managers when editing
• Use plain text when pasting passwords
• Type manually to avoid formatting issues

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