What Are Private Pages?
Private pages are published articles that remain accessible via direct URL but don't appear on your:
- Homepage
- Category pages
- Author pages
- Any navigation menus
This creates powerful new possibilities for your content strategy while maintaining a clean, curated blog experience for casual visitors.
How to Create Private Pages
Creating a private page is simple with our new
Make_private_page checkbox property. When enabled for any article, that content will be hidden from view on your site but remain accessible to anyone with the direct link.Learn how to create private pages from our help article:
https://help.buildfast.blog/article/1ae389df9e5180ab9e86e8b3c550f94e-how-to-create-private-pages
This feature is perfect for:
- Lead magnets and downloadable resources
- Member-exclusive content
- Content you're not quite ready to promote
- Supporting pages that don't belong in your main content flow
- Early access content for select audiences
If you created your blog after March 7, 2025, the
Make_private_page field is already available in your template. For blogs created before this date, you'll need to add the checkbox field manually..png?table=block&id=1af389df-9e51-80df-bdaf-f9dbf1849b75&cache=v2)
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