XF 2.1 Anyone else have passwords input into the location field?

[Joe Link]

I imagine it's probably a specific browser/plugin/etc autofilling information, but about one out of every 30 new registrations we have what's obviously a password input into the location field.

In the register_macros template, to make it more clear to autocomplete, I've changed this:

<xf:textboxrow name="{$fieldName}" value="{$value}" required="true"

To this:

<xf:textboxrow name="{$fieldName}" value="{$value}" required="true" autocomplete="address-level2"

Although I've verified it works, it that doesn't seem to help.

Any ideas, other than disabling autocomplete for that field?

 

[kick]

autocomplete="off"

 

[ekool]

Still having this happen every once in a while, even with autocomplete="off" -- I wonder if Chrome has updated or changed something?

 

[Sim]

I wonder whether this is automated registration attempts from poorly written bots? Check the IP address of these registrations - if they are from a data centre then most likely bots.

 

[051119]

I’m getting this all the time also, and it’s nothing to do with bots. l’ve tracked it down to the fact that there is no field to verify your password.

On most registration forms (on other websites) you are asked for your password and then next field is normally asking you to re-type your password so it can check they both match.

However on xF, the password only has to be entered once and the next field is the location. I suspect people just aren’t reading this and are then typing in their password a second time.

I’ve “solved” this by adding a custom user field that is mandatory, but only viewable by Admins, and then editing the template to place it above the location.