Ask to repeat password while creating new account

[Thamer (Thamer Negro El-Khatib)]

Hey,

I am wondering if there is a way to ask the new user to repeat his password in one more field while creating a new account using email address??

The field needs to ask for repeating the password and confirming that both are the same.

With this field, the chances of inputting a wrong password is minimal.

Best,

[Qursch]

As of right now, I don’t believe this is possible.

When requested, the feature request was answered with:

@pfaffman

There are plenty of topics about this if you want a good answer. Here’s a quick one.

It’s no longer necessary. Your browser or password manager can remember the password. It’s really convenient to just bang on the keyboard to generate a random password. And it’s a huge drag to have to contrive to enter the same password twice.

It’s easy to reset the password.

The days of typing “password1234” twice are over.

(A Discourse staff member confirmed later by saying that this post was ‘on point’.

[Thamer (Thamer Negro El-Khatib)]

Hey @Qursch,

Thanks for your reply, unfortunately, the owner of the forum asked me for this feature and I will try to convince him against it.

Best regards,

[ondrejj]

@Thamer

unfortunately, the owner of the forum asked me for this feature and I will try to convince him against it.

No problem! Just tell him it’s the year 2020. IT has moved forward.