[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9710: Add change-password nag for auto-generated passwords

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#9710: Add change-password nag for auto-generated passwords
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 Reporter:  DD32            |        Owner:  westi   
     Type:  enhancement     |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:  2.8     
Component:  Administration  |      Version:  2.8     
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion     |  
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Changes (by demetris):

  * keywords:  => 2nd-opinion
  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 I think this patch is a bad idea.

 First WordPress says:

 — (strong)(em)Note that password(/em)(/strong) carefully! It is a
 (em)random(/em) password that was generated just for you.

 Then, on the next screen:

 — Hey, that password I made *just* for you is not easy to remember!
 Change it now!

 Then, on Your Profile:

 — You should be using a long password with mixed-case letters, numbers,
 and special characters.

 :-D

 So, the present patch:

 1.  Introduces inconsistency

 2.  Gives bad advice (I think)

 In any case, I have not seen any end user complaining about the random
 password.  (And, even if end users did complain, random passwords are used
 for a reason.)

 Thanks for reading!

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9710#comment:12>
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