Tue 6 Sep 2005
You can write private posts on WordPress, meaning only you can read/edit it. Not even the site admin can view them. (Note: The posts are still readable from the database, however, so don’t get too personal!).
Private posts are useful for capturing information that should be kept hidden from the public. For example, I just wrote my first private post about authentication changes made to the interoperability site. On the down side, I’m not sure if it’s possible to allow read-access to a group of users. Private posts are mainly for individuals.
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September 6th, 2005 at 2:41 pm
Shaun,
I worry a little bit about storing non-encryped authentication info online anywhere, even if WP considers them ‘private’. If a security vulnerability is discovered and exploited in WP, or even MySQL, that information may be had. This is just me with my SysAdmin paranoia hat on….
September 6th, 2005 at 2:44 pm
I agree. Perhaps we should ignore this feature, particularly when dealing with sensitive information. My private post contains no real sensitive info, but just in case, I can email/IM it to you to be sure.