Where exactly is the problem? To create an application password, you must give it a name and then request it. The password will then be displayed. See also: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/11/05/application-passwords-integration-guide/
You are also welcome to show a screenshot of what you see, see: https://wordpress.org/support/forum-user-guide/block-editor/#adding-screenshots
Hi,
If the application password field stays blank, this is usually caused by a JavaScript error in the admin, not by permissions.
Please check the browser console (F12 → Console) when clicking “Add New Application Password” and see if there are any JS errors.
Also make sure:
– No admin JS is blocked by a security plugin or browser extension
– REST API is not blocked by firewall / host
– define(‘DISABLE_APPLICATION_PASSWORDS’, false); is not set anywhere
This feature relies on REST + JS, so a silent JS failure can result in a blank box.
Thread Starter
hrodil
(@hrodil)
Hi,
Thanks for the video.
Unfortunately I can’t access external Drive links from here.
Could you please open your browser Console (F12 → Console tab), click “Add New Application Password”, and copy/paste the exact JavaScript error message shown there?
Also please check the Network tab and see if the request to:
/wp-json/wp/v2/users/me/application-passwords
returns:
- 401 (Unauthorized)
- 403 (Forbidden)
- 500 (Server error)
- or anything blocked
This feature relies entirely on the REST API.
If the field stays blank, it usually means one of the following:
- A security plugin is blocking REST requests
- The host firewall is blocking
/wp-json/
- A JS file in admin is not loading (404 or blocked)
- ModSecurity rule triggered on the server
As a quick test, please temporarily:
- Deactivate all plugins
- Switch to a default theme (e.g. Twenty Twenty-Four)
- Try again
Let us know the exact console error and the status code from Network — that will tell us exactly where the issue is.
