Password Protected Pages - Error Message Not Displayed

[abcd95]

Summary:
Password-protected pages do not display validation error messages when an incorrect password is entered.

Description:
When users enter an incorrect password for a password-protected page/post, no error feedback is provided to indicate the password attempt failed. This creates a poor user experience as users don't know if their password attempt was unsuccessful.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a new page/post
2. Enable password protection and set a password
3. View the page on frontend
4. Enter an incorrect password
5. Submit the form

Current Behavior:

• Form simply reloads
• No error message is displayed
• No indication that the password was incorrect

Expected Behavior:

• Clear error message should be displayed when an incorrect password is entered
• Error message should follow WordPress accessibility patterns
• User should understand their password attempt failed

[abcd95]

Screencast of incorrect password attempts

[sabernhardt]

Hi and thanks for the report!

We are already tracking this on #37332 if you would like to join the discussion there.