Install: "Repeat Password" is not required when browser js is disabled

[ramiy]

Recreate:

1. Turn off browser JS.
2. Install WordPress.
3. Go to step 2.

The "Repeat Password" field is marked as required. It's not.

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Recreate this step by step:

Leave all fields empty and press the install button.
You will see an error saying: Please provide a valid username.

Enter invalid username (use spaces).
You will see an error saying: The username you provided has invalid characters.

Enter valid username.
You will see an error saying: You must provide an email address.

Enter some text (not an email).
You will see this error message: Sorry, that isn’t a valid email address. Email addresses look like username@example.com.

If you provide a valid email, it will install WordPress. Password is not required!

[ramiy]

The patch removes the (required) strings from the Repeat Password field.

[ramiy]

One more thing, when changing passwords for existing users (user-edit.php) or changing your own password (profile.php) this field is not marked as required.

[ramiy]

When you enter only the new password and update (without repeating the password), you will see an error message saying ERROR: Please enter the same password in both password fields.

When you do that on install screen, you will see an error saying: Your passwords do not match. Please try again.

[bookdude13]

Hey @raimy, thanks for the ticket! Sorry it took so long for a response.

I just checked this on the latest version and it seems that the repeated password is required for an install. Leaving both blank leads to a password being generated. All other fields act the same as when you saw this.

Since this appears to have been fixed, marking this as close.

[bookdude13]

When password is only entered in one of the two fields (same either way)

[bookdude13]

When no password is entered, one is generated.

[bookdude13]

On second thought, if the username and emails are actually required, why aren't those inputs (and the first password box) marked as required?

And why is the repeat password box marked as required with text and not with a red asterisk like most forms nowadays?