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How do I add a SITE, USERNAME, and PASSWORD to the list in - Tools/Options/Security/Saved Passwords ?

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How do I force Firefox to remember and use my username and password for a site ?

How do I force Firefox to remember and use my username and password for a site ?

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This extension allows you to manually add username / passwords to Firefox.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60265

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  1. Tools -> Options -> Security - tick "remember passwords"
  2. Log in to a website

You should be asked to save the user name and password upon login.

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"You should be asked to save the user name and password upon login."

I agree with you, I 'should be' but I'm not.

btw I've tried that solution over and over again with zero results.

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This extension allows you to manually add username / passwords to Firefox.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60265

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Thank you ed the addon does 95% of the job. Now, instead of having to type in my username and password, I only have to type the 1st letter of my username and this prompts the program to dropdown my complete username which I then have to point to and click. The program then fills in my password. I then have to point to and click enter. All this is far superior to filling in all the details. As I say: 95% of the job.

Have a look at Avant Browser. There if you have already saved the username/password info one click gets you to your desired site.

If you have not already saved the info, a couple of clicks does that job as well.

Avant does the password/Autofill thing very well. Why try and reinvent the wheel. Just copy them.

Bill

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Are you running Firefox in Private Browsing mode?

You enter Private Browsing mode if you select:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > History: Firefox will: "Never Remember History"

To see all History and Cookie settings, choose: Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting Firefox will: Use custom settings for history

  • Deselect: [ ] "Permanent Private Browsing mode"
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No I am not running Firefox in Private Browsing mode.