Edit user form pre-fills the password field with the exiting password, but obviously in the edit password scenario the existing password isn't relevant and if anything this is just confusing the user. Can I turn that off?
I've performed some tests with the password field enabled in the user edit form, in a couple of different browsers and can confirm that the form itself doesn't pre-fill the existing password in the field.
In my Firefox and Safari browsers, I see the blank/empty password fields.
( screenshot from Firefox: hidden link )
However, in Chrome (in which I have saved the password in the browser) the password field is filled with the saved password from the browser and not by the form.
( screenshot from Chrome: hidden link )
You're welcome to test and confirm that it's the browser's auto-fill feature and not the form.
Okay, understood. How can I stop that happening? It doesn't autofill on the edit password sections of other sites (all using chrome), so there must be a way.