[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41136: Login forms lacking autocomplete attributes

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#41136: Login forms lacking autocomplete attributes
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby          |       Owner:  joedolson
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  6.0
Component:  Login and Registration   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-       |     Focuses:  accessibility,
  testing                            |  administration
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Comment (by rianrietveld):

 Thanks so much for going ahead with this.

 Especially because the rules in the new WCAG 2.2, that is still in draft,
 will probably be even be more stricter [3.3.6. Accessible
 authentication](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/new-
 in-22/#337-accessible-authentication-a]. (Don't shoot the messenger)

 The values for autocomplete can be found on
 [MDN web docs The HTML autocomplete attribute]
 (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
 US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/autocomplete)

 To comply to WCAG 2.1 AA for the login form we need:
 username on "Username or Email Address"
 current-password on "Password"

 And possibly if we want to take this further on more login/create account
 forms:

 For retrieving a forgotten password:
 username on "Username or Email Address"

 For creating a new password (so the browser doen't fill out the existing
 password)
 new-password

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41136#comment:17>
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