This might sound more of an browser deal than phpbb3 but I'm stumped

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This might sound more of an browser deal than phpbb3 but I'm stumped

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Is there a reason why my browser wants to fill in this data under forum password and forum image? This and the SMTP email settings is the only time I have to deal with this.

I have disabled the settings in my Chrome browser to stop auto fills and password and it still gets filled in. Should I be requesting an ext to fix this or maybe some css/javascript to add to overall_header in admin or?

It prevents me from hitting submit, obviously. I will not be the only admin in this part of ACP and I wanted to make it easier for other admins and not make strange mistakes like accidently inserting a password to an public forum.
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Re: This might sound more of an browser deal than phpbb3 but I'm stumped

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That's a browser issue, maybe some other settings in your browser..
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Many moons ago there was an extension (or more probably a mod) to solve the same issue with username/password fields in FireFox. It may give you pointers in the right direction. I'll see if I can find it.

EDIT:- it was even longer ago than I thought. It was a MOD for 2.0.x so probably not much help viewtopic.php?f=15&t=364780
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It is the autofill setting on your browser. The browser sees a field called "Password" and assumes that the field above it is a username, so it fills them in. Solution is to either disable autofill or be vigilant.
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Re: This might sound more of an browser deal than phpbb3 but I'm stumped

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HiFiKabin wrote: Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:08 pm Many moons ago there was an extension (or more probably a mod) to solve the same issue with username/password fields in FireFox. It may give you pointers in the right direction. I'll see if I can find it.

EDIT:- it was even longer ago than I thought. It was a MOD for 2.0.x so probably not much help viewtopic.php?f=15&t=364780
Yeah I found one for 3.0 and inspected the javascript code. No use for what I need and or is outdated.


Oh well, just a random annoyance that thankfully we won't have to deal with constantly.


Thanks everyone
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See if we can fool the browser. OPEN language/*/acp/forums.php

FIND:

Code: Select all

'FORUM_PASSWORD'					=> 'Forum password',
	'FORUM_PASSWORD_CONFIRM'			=> 'Confirm forum password',
REPLACE WITH:

Code: Select all

'FORUM_PASSWORD'					=> 'Forum codeword',
	'FORUM_PASSWORD_CONFIRM'			=> 'Confirm forum codeword',
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Re: This might sound more of an browser deal than phpbb3 but I'm stumped

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Thank you for the idea! what did end up working was renaming "image" or "password" in field id in acp_forums.html template. A forum image is still able to be posted and used. But removes ability to set a password which I imagine other edits are needed in god knows where but it's enough for me as I don't have a need to set a password to any particular forum.

Thanks again
stevemaury wrote: Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:16 pm See if we can fool the browser. OPEN language/*/acp/forums.php

FIND:

Code: Select all

'FORUM_PASSWORD'					=> 'Forum password',
	'FORUM_PASSWORD_CONFIRM'			=> 'Confirm forum password',
REPLACE WITH:

Code: Select all

'FORUM_PASSWORD'					=> 'Forum codeword',
	'FORUM_PASSWORD_CONFIRM'			=> 'Confirm forum codeword',
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