Site passwords protect your content by requiring visitors to enter a password before accessing your site. All visitors use the same password, and sessions expire after four hours.

Important considerations:

• Passwords are case sensitive
• Don't use your Squarespace account password
• Password session expires after 4 hours
• Analytics only count visits after password entry
• Site-wide passwords prevent checkout completion
• Individual pages can have separate passwords

Setting a password:

1. Open Site Availability panel
2. Select Password Protected
3. Enter visitor password
4. Save changes

Verify your password by:

• Opening site in private browser
• Testing the lock screen
• Entering password to confirm access

Change or remove password:

1. Access Site Availability panel
2. Enter new password or select Public/Private
3. Save changes

Search engine impact:

• Password protection prevents search engine indexing
• Previously indexed content may still appear in search results
• New content won't be indexed while protected

Troubleshooting tips:

• Check for individual page passwords
• Disable password manager extensions
• Type password manually instead of pasting
• Clear browser cache if issues persist

For ecommerce sites, disable site-wide passwords to allow checkout completion. Consider member sites or single sign-on (Enterprise) for more advanced access control options.

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