# Plug-In for Site Members Log-In needed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plug-in-for-site-members-log-in-needed/769808>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 26, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plug-in-for-site-members-log-in-needed/769808 "2016-10-26T22:05:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plug-in-for-site-members-log-in-needed/769808/1 "2016-10-26T22:05:15Z")

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We want to put a “site members log-in” plug-in on a website blog sot that readers must join the site in order to read past the intro paragraphs of our blog entries. What plug-ins would be best suited for this? We’re using Wordpress 4.6.1. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![albino\_manatee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/albino_manatee/32/2_2.png) [@albino\_manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/albino_manatee)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plug-in-for-site-members-log-in-needed/769808/2 "2016-10-27T23:02:45Z")

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[https://www.google.com/search?q=Plug-In+for+Site+Members+Log-In+needed&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8](https://www.google.com/search?q=Plug-In+for+Site+Members+Log-In+needed&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plug-in-for-site-members-log-in-needed/769808/3 "2016-10-28T21:18:22Z")

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> [@albino\_manatee](#):
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> [Plug-In for Site Members Log-In needed - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=Plug-In+for+Site+Members+Log-In+needed&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)

**Moderating**

Please do not reply to questions in GQ with links to Google searches. This is a completely useless reply. It is also against the [GQ rules:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466202)

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> [W]e aren’t interested in hearing about how stupid the question was because a search could have answered the question. Nor are we interested in hearing how simple it was for another poster to find the answer in a search engine. If it’s that simple to find the answer, go ahead and post the answer.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plug-in-for-site-members-log-in-needed/769808/4 "2016-11-10T16:21:43Z")

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ACTUALLY, it did help. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plug-in-for-site-members-log-in-needed/769808/5 "2016-11-10T17:23:28Z")

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> [@FriarTed](#):
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> ACTUALLY, it did help. Thank you!

That’s good, but honestly, it could have been more helpful. And should have been.

We like to at least pretend to be sociable and friendly here.