Usernames and autofill wrong and I’d like to change

  • Resolved tuckerdogavl

    (@tuckerdogavl)


    7 years ago

    I go back and forth between Safari, Chrome and Firefox. Basically, because usually my corrections,edits and posts show up at various times/etc based on the browser, the cache, etc.

    However, what is consistent is that when I go to sign into WP, the drop down menu has not saved my user name without a spacebetween it, but I have a User name with “space between” it. Which never works.

    There are five other users, two that are completely obsolete. The other are client users names. No problem, but if I don’t save password/user name, then when I put the password in, I get the shakey shake until i do it at least twice. If I do save the password/username, I can’t check the work by going to the URL because the URL/wp-admin launches.

    And no matter how often I have cleared my keychain and entered in new passwords, I get the shakey shake.

    But, back to the original problem: How do I delete old usernames, or incorrect user names? Took me a couple hours Saturday to figure out Google’s hidden secret. Would appreciate anyone who can share WP’s without having to spend another time suck. Much appreciated in advance …

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  • Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.remarpro.com Admin

    WordPress doesn’t actually have a dropdown menu for usernames on the login form. So, look at whatever browser extension you use that adds that, and fix that extension.

    Thread Starter tuckerdogavl

    (@tuckerdogavl)

    It’s all three actually. I’ll spend a few hours on it until I get bored trying to “fix” something I haven’t a clue as to how to “fix.” Still doesn’t answer the question though as to why the browser extension(s) is/are pulling old usernames, but not all the usernames, or some of the usernames… I’ll try deleting all the passwords again in the keychain in hopes the correct passwords will be saved; would love the usernames being used were dropping down.

    Thread Starter tuckerdogavl

    (@tuckerdogavl)

    Firefox: Looking in extensions/add ons, nothing mentions WP. Sign on to wp-admin. Window allows me to choose from Usernames, half of which are old and don’t relate to anything.

    Safari: Safari Extensions. Opens a window to buy, download extensions. It’s an awesome world of extensions.

    Safari>Preferences>Extensions. Blank.
    Open website.com/wp-admin in Safari. These two are correct, but the passwords aren’t. The usernames are. Safari, however, I rarely use on WP, because my edits do not show up. I had to empty the plist, the library something or other, to get it to “take” … in fact, it’s why I have to use all three browsers because I have to get a consensus on whether any changes take effect by checking three browsers. ??

    Chrome:
    Chrome drops down with two correct, two incorrect, one incorrect that is my email address and one a series of numbers that may have been an order number from something I bought. ??

    If anyone can share with me “how to fix” or “where to look to fix” rather than “fix,” as I am not a coder/developer/tech support person/ I would be most appreciative.

    Thread Starter tuckerdogavl

    (@tuckerdogavl)

    I did it. Here is the “fix.”

    Sharing: Chrome: After numerous searches on profile, account, manage account pages, etc., I noticed there was a little “you can’t get there from here” symbol … I was getting a notice that it couldn’t auto update (I’m in Mac). I highlighted the https:// that was being noted and that took me to a 4040. So I “just simply” went to Google Chrome, downloaded the new browser, and the username/password problem vanished as nothing was saved and I could enter the two correct user names and passwords.

    With Firefox, now feeling emboldened that somewhere there must be saved logins I’m not seeing, I went to Preferences>Privacy&Security and buried in BROWSER PRIVACY is Saved Logins. So, on a lark, I typed in the [website.com]/wp-admin and, lo and behold, all the wrong usernames and passwords showed up. So, I deleted them, and signed on with the correct usernames and passwords and checking save!

    Safari was already correct so I have no idea where this fix would be hidden in there.

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