• Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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    12 days ago

    Confirm password fields reduces conversion rates. Google has such a chokehold on the market that I doubt they care about that and might be more interested in potentially reducing password reset traffic after miss typed password inputs. Though in fairness I think it’s doubtful if there is even a benefit in that area from having confirm password fields. At least if you have a proper unmasking or “show password” option while registering.

    • Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      12 days ago

      At least if you have a proper unmasking or “show password” option while registering.

      I just tried on both Voyager and Photon, and indeed none of them have an “unmask” button for the passwords. @aeharding@lemmy.world and @Xylight@lemdro.id, do you think it would be possible to add that?

      Ironically, the default Lemmy UI does: