Website "Pre-Open" Closed Beta Question

[greenlinenshirt]

I am trying to have a closed beta period for my website before officially launching it.

is this possible?

I wanted to invite 20-25 people to join, and post/use the site but still keep it closed to most of the public.

is this possible? with an addon, or by default with vB 4.2.2?

[Lynne]

You could put the site behind .htaccess password protection and only give out the u/p to your beta users.

[greenlinenshirt]

That's a great idea Lynne! Sometimes it's the simplest things that make the most sense!

[Lynne]

It's actually what I did when we launched my site. :)