Randomizing passwords for content access

  • We have some content we want to add to our WP Site that will be private. However, we also don’t want those with access to share it.

    We are wondering if there is something out there that could regenerate a password each time the content URL is shared so that those that see the content can’t share with others (think competitors) because when they do the password would have changed.

    Anything out there that can do this?

    Thanks
    David Kravetz

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  • If you find a solution, let me know. I know some publishing companies that would love it if you could protect paid content from being shared ??

    I don’t know of any solutions directly within WordPress that would be able to do this. It’s hard (Or impossible) to track whether a URL has been shared. You can track things like, whether a button’s been clicked or whether someone has logged in, but tracking whether a URL is shared is hard because one user can log in using any number of devices. They may first check on their work computer, open it on their phone, and then check again at home. That’s all the one person, but they used a variety of different browsers and tools to access it.

    A better way to do it would be to limit access to the people you trust: If you suspect users are going to share private information, then maybe it’s better to not give them access. If you were hiring a house sitter, you wouldn’t hire someone if you thought they might leave the door open and unlocked all the time, would you? You could use a membership plugin (E.g. Members, User Role Editor) to create a role for those you want to give private access, and then only give them access when they’re logged in.

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