My customers are having problems because the browser is prefilling in data for a fill-in-the-blank question. The data doesn't have anything to do with the question.
How is this supposed to work? Makes me not want to use fill-in-the-blank questions.
That sounds strange. If it's not related to the quiz, I'm not sure what's causing that. Are they using any addons or browser options that automatically fill in their personal information or forms?
It's probably someone's form-filling software that's embedded in their browser.... or maybe not even standalone software but a browerser default. I just wonder if anyone's run into this.... it's not really pre-filling... there's just lightly shaded text visible (but you can type over it).
To turn autocomplete off for a form, you can add this to the form code (note ... the forum doesn't recognize HTML character codes and strips out any HTML, so the following will be surrounded by < and > in the source)::
form autocomplete="off" ...
I believe you can also turn it off on a field-by-field basis, but that takes Javascript.
I would try to find out, from your customers, whether or not it's actually an issue with autocomplete first. It sounds to me like Chrome's prompt to fill in the form not the actual pre-filling.
As I mentioned in my last email, it isn't filling it in, there's just a "shadow" of a number or text there... anyway, I'll see if I can get an image of it to upload.
Exactly - as I mentioned it may be the shadow/prompt of a browser providing the option to fill it in, but that it's not filled in yet. That may be why they can click through it.
Have they tried using a different web browser at all?
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Hi Jim,
That sounds strange. If it's not related to the quiz, I'm not sure what's causing that. Are they using any addons or browser options that automatically fill in their personal information or forms?
Can you share a little more information on this?
It's probably someone's form-filling software that's embedded in their browser.... or maybe not even standalone software but a browerser default. I just wonder if anyone's run into this.... it's not really pre-filling... there's just lightly shaded text visible (but you can type over it).
To turn autocomplete off for a form, you can add this to the form code (note ... the forum doesn't recognize HTML character codes and strips out any HTML, so the following will be surrounded by < and > in the source)::
form autocomplete="off" ...
I believe you can also turn it off on a field-by-field basis, but that takes Javascript.
Thanks for chiming in here, Vasily!
I would try to find out, from your customers, whether or not it's actually an issue with autocomplete first. It sounds to me like Chrome's prompt to fill in the form not the actual pre-filling.
I hope you both have a happy holiday!
Christine
As I mentioned in my last email, it isn't filling it in, there's just a "shadow" of a number or text there... anyway, I'll see if I can get an image of it to upload.
Thanks
Jim
Hi Jim,
Exactly - as I mentioned it may be the shadow/prompt of a browser providing the option to fill it in, but that it's not filled in yet. That may be why they can click through it.
Have they tried using a different web browser at all?
Looking forward to seeing the image :)
Thanks!
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