Open password field on click of New Password label on profile.php

[guddu1315]

Enhancement Proposal:

Where: In the Account Management section of the user's profile

What: Trigger opening the password field when clicking on the New Password label

The click event of every field on profile.php cursor focuses on the input field next to it. But that is not the case with "New Password" label.

The enhancement proposal makes the new password label consistent with the other labels.

[sabernhardt]

This might be related to #52086

[hellofromTonya]

Hello @guddu1315,

Welcome to WordPress Core Trac! Thank you for the ticket.

I was unable to reproduce this problem when no plugins are active and using the Twenty Twenty-One theme. Tested on Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.

I'm wondering if there is a jQuery issue or conflict with a plugin or theme on your site.

WordPress 5.6 updated the bundled jQuery version to 3.5.1. If you experience issues after the update with elements like sliders, buttons, or similar, it may be related to a plugin or theme being incompatible with the new version of jQuery, for cases like this the ​Enable jQuery Migrate Helper plugin may help you out.

See these posts for more details:

• ​Updating core jQuery to version 3 – part 2
• ​Handling potential jQuery issues in WordPress 5.6

If possible, try this:

• Disable all plugins
• Activate a default theme such as Twenty Twenty-One
• Go to a user profile and click on Set New Password
• Does the field appear?

I'm marking this ticket as a close worksforme candidate, as I suspect it's due to a plugin or theme rather than Core. Don't worry. Once we get more information, we will investigate and advise.

[guddu1315]

Hi @hellofromTonya

I think you misunderstood or may be I was not clear enough :)

I am checking this on default WordPress installation with no plugin active or installed. If I click on "Set new password" then the field opens. No problem in that.
Let me explain this in detail.

So if you check the click event of every field on profile.php cursor focuses on the input field next to it. But that is not the case with "New Password" label.

If you click on "New Password" label it should open the password field to maintain the consistency with other labels.

Thanks

[hellofromTonya]

You're right @guddu1315. I did not misunderstand. Thank you for providing more context and details.

I've revised the enhancement description accordingly. Please review and further refine if needed.

Also note, the set new password label, button, and password field are not new to 5.6, though the wording was refined in 5.6. Setting the Version to 4.3, which is covered by #32589, [49248].