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Some websites, such as Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, and banks, specify that your user name and password should not be saved. You can override this directive by using a bookmarklet.
Some websites, for example Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, and some banks, specify that your username and password should not be saved. You can override this behaviour.


==Using a bookmarklet==
* Bookmark the "remember passwords" link on [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html#remember_password this page].
* Bookmark the "remember passwords" link on [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/forms.html#remember_password this page].
* Go to the log in page of the site you want to save your details.
* Go to the log in page of the site you want to save your details.
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* Open the bookmark you just made. (Nothing will appear to happen).
* Open the bookmark you just made. (Nothing will appear to happen).
* Submit.
* Submit.
On subsequent visits, your user name and password should be filled in.


On subsequent visits, your user name and password should be filled in.
==Using an extension==
[http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=621 Always remember password 0.6]


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==Using Greasemonkey==
There are also related [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] scripts:
There are also related [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] scripts:
* [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/588 Allow password remembering]
* [http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/588 Allow password remembering]

Revision as of 20:10, 3 December 2006

Some websites, for example Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, and some banks, specify that your username and password should not be saved. You can override this behaviour.

Using a bookmarklet

  • Bookmark the "remember passwords" link on this page.
  • Go to the log in page of the site you want to save your details.
  • Enter your login and password, but do not submit.
  • Open the bookmark you just made. (Nothing will appear to happen).
  • Submit.

On subsequent visits, your user name and password should be filled in.

Using an extension

Always remember password 0.6

Using Greasemonkey

There are also related Greasemonkey scripts: