{"id":10681,"date":"2023-01-05T02:26:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T02:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/?page_id=10681"},"modified":"2023-01-06T02:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T02:23:14","slug":"windows-hosting-faq-password-protect-directories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/windows-hosting-faq-password-protect-directories\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8211;  Windows Hosting FAQ &#8211; Password protect directories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10681\" class=\"elementor elementor-10681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-304adb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"304adb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5cf952\" data-id=\"b5cf952\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5030e46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"5030e46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d03e490\" data-id=\"d03e490\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd60fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dd60fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">Help<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/faq-linux-hosting\">Windows Hosting (Plesk)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-025e9b7\" data-id=\"025e9b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-199c9524 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"199c9524\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b070c2b\" data-id=\"b070c2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2a3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d2a3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"col-md-12\"><article class=\"blog-single-post\"><div class=\"post post-12102 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\"><section class=\"wpb_row   w-animate w-start_animation\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 class=\"h2 no-top\">Password protect directories<\/h1><div class=\"help-articles\"><p>If you want to restrict access to directories on your website, you can use your hosting account\u2019s built-in password protection feature.<\/p><p class=\"note\">\u00a0<strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0This feature does not offer a typical member login experience like a bank or retail site. Features like that require databases and are much more complex.<\/p><h4>To password protect directories<\/h4><ol><li>In Plesk, in the area for the domain name\u2019s website you want to use, click\u00a0<strong>Show More<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click\u00a0<strong>Password-Protected Directories<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click\u00a0<strong>Add Protected Directory<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Enter the\u00a0<strong>Directory name<\/strong>\u00a0(starting at the root of your domain name) and the\u00a0<strong>Title of the protected area<\/strong>, and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol><p>After protecting the directory, you need to add users that can log in to it.<\/p><h4>To create users<\/h4><ol><li>In the\u00a0<strong>Total Protected directories<\/strong>\u00a0area, click the name of the directory you want to use.<\/li><li>Click\u00a0<strong>Add New Users<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Complete the on-screen fields, and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol><p>Now, when browsing to that directory, only visitors that can enter a username and password combination can view its content.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><br class=\"clear\" \/><div class=\"container rec-posts\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-wrap\"><div class=\"commentbox\"><div class=\"post-bottom-section\"><div class=\"right\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help \/ Windows Hosting (Plesk) Password protect directories If you want to restrict access to directories on your website, you can use your hosting account\u2019s built-in password protection feature. \u00a0Note:\u00a0This feature does not offer a typical member login experience like a bank or retail site. Features like that require databases and are much more complex. 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