For a party that is not for everyone
Password Protect Your Event Page in Two Minutes
Turn on a code and only the people you hand it to reach your invitation. Here is what the lock does, who sets it, and what a guest meets at the gate.
What the lock does, plainly
A password-protected page asks for a code before it shows anything. A guest who opens your link and does not have the password meets the gate, not your invitation: no date, no venue, no reply button until they enter it. You set the code, and you share it with the people you actually invited.
It suits the events where the guest list is the point: a small ceremony, a private dinner, a gathering you would rather not have forwarded past your list. The address still works for everyone, which is convenient, but only the people you hand the password to get past the first screen.
When a private page earns its keep
- A surprise, where you want guests to open the real details but not the guest of honour added to the group by mistake.
- A reveal, where the whole party is about holding one fact back, so the page should hold it too.
- A small or formal event, where you invited these people specifically and would rather strangers could not wander onto the address.
- Anything you would not want screenshotted and passed on beyond the names on your list.
Setting it, and telling people
You turn the password on from the page you are already building; it is one switch, not a separate setup. Choose something your guests will recognise and that you can say out loud, then send it alongside the link when you invite each person.
Because guests need the code, tell them clearly that it is the password and where to put it. A short line does the job: the invitation address is here, and the password to open it is this. Everyone with both sees the page; everyone without it stays at the gate.
Who can do what
The host
You switch the password on and change it whenever you like, including after invitations have gone out. It stays a control you hold.
Invited guests
People you shared the code with type it at the gate, read the page, and reply exactly like any other guest: plus-ones, meals, the works.
Everyone else
Anyone who finds the address without the password sees only the gate. They cannot read the plan or add themselves to your list.
Choosing a password you can actually share
The code has to travel by message or word of mouth, so make it one people will keep:
- Pick something you can say out loud or type into a chat without spelling it letter by letter.
- Keep it to the event rather than a personal secret, so sharing it with a guest costs you nothing.
- Send the password in the same message as the link, so nobody has to go looking for the second half.
- Change it whenever you like if a well-meaning guest forwards the code past your list.
How it works
Locking your event page
Build the page as usual
Create the invitation with its details and reply button, in the web app or through Jitabi. The lock wraps the finished page, so add the password once the content is right.
Switch on the password
Turn on protection from the page settings and set a code you can share easily. Publish so the address is live and guarded.
Send the link and the code together
When you invite each guest, give them both the address and the password, and say which is which so nobody hesitates at the gate.
Change it if you need to
If the code leaks or the list shifts, set a new password whenever you like. The link stays put and only the people you tell get the new one.
Questions
Common questions about how to password protect event website
Do guests need an app to enter the password?
No, they type it into the page in their browser, the same way they would open any website. Once past the gate they read the invitation and reply normally, and there is nothing to install.
Can I set or change the password after sending the link?
Yes. Protection is a setting on the live page, so you can add it later, switch it off, or replace the code. The address never changes, only the password guests type.
Does this stop the page appearing in search results?
Treat it as a gate, not a search trick. The password keeps anyone without the code from reading your details, which is the protection that matters for a private gathering.
What happens if I forget to send the password?
That guest meets the gate with no way in. Nothing is broken: send them the code when you notice and they open the same page everyone else did.
Get Started
Invite only, in two minutes
Switch on the lock, share the code with the people you invited, and let the gate keep everyone else out. Start free and upgrade as your guest list grows.