Title: Disable User Selected Password-
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Disable User Selected Password-

 *  Resolved [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edrifter/)
 * (@edrifter)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-user-selected-password/)
 * My Site membership is set to ‘Anyone can Register,’ but I still want the passwords
   to be automatically generated and emailed to the member.
    Any thoughts on How
   I can go about changing this?

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 *  Thread Starter [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edrifter/)
 * (@edrifter)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-user-selected-password/#post-1838306)
 * I should mention that I am using the default buddypress theme (latest)
 * After sifting through endless plugins, I tried deleting the following code from
   the themes registration page:
 *     ```
       <label for="signup_password"><?php _e( 'Choose a Password', 'buddypress' ) ?> <?php _e( '(required)', 'buddypress' ) ?></label>
       					<?php do_action( 'bp_signup_password_errors' ) ?>
       					<input type="password" name="signup_password" id="signup_password" value="" />
   
       					<label for="signup_password_confirm"><?php _e( 'Confirm Password', 'buddypress' ) ?> <?php _e( '(required)', 'buddypress' ) ?></label>
       					<?php do_action( 'bp_signup_password_confirm_errors' ) ?>
       					<input type="password" name="signup_password_confirm" id="signup_password_confirm" value="" />
       ```
   
 * You don’t have to tell me “that won’t work” because I now know it doesn’t work.
   At least I know how to ‘cosmetically’ remove that option once its disabled. Hopefully
   I don’t break the entire site while I blindly chop code fished out with an FTP
   lure. Y’all can pipe in any time with some advice… please. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edrifter/)
 * (@edrifter)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-user-selected-password/#post-1838398)
 * belay my last. I created a clone site on a subdomain, turns out there is an authentication
   email… I did not know that.

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## Tags

 * [Generation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/generation/)
 * [password](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/password/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [David](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edrifter/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-user-selected-password/#post-1838398)
 * Status: resolved

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