[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:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  2.8   
Component:  Administration    |      Version:  2.8   
 Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:  fixed 
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |  
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Comment(by demetris):

 @Denis.  Haha!  Thanks!  I don’t understand every bit of it but I think I
 get what it does.  I’ll try it.

 Replying to [comment:23 dd32]:
 > @demetris: [SNIP]
 >
 > Personally i'd have also suggested a choice during install to either set
 a random password or one of my own choosing (without adding files... or
 using a 3rd-party installer) - But i'm sure there'll be some who would be
 against that as well.
 >
 I think this would be the best way.  Something like:

 {{{Password: [INPUT/TEXT: Type a password] [INPUT/BUTTON: Generate
 random]}}}

 Along with a check to not accept passwords that don’t meet certain
 requirements.

 Because, now, whatever we do and whichever way we choose to formulate the
 new message, the fact remains that WP sends mixed signals:  first it
 recommends implicitly one thing, then it suggests explicitly another.

 This should not be happening.

 WP is supposed to know better than its average user what the ideal is here
 and what the realistic expectations are, and it should try to strike a
 balance between the two and present the user with a simple and sensible
 solution (without dumbing anything down, of course).

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9710#comment:24>
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