Hey developers, please stop disabling copy/paste in form fields
Hey developers, please stop disabling copy/paste in form fields! 🚨
It’s awful UX.
It’s confusing.
It doesn’t improve security.
It breaks password managers.
It risks typos on critical info.
If asked to do so, push back. Please don’t break the web.
Side note: Who is asking for this? Have you been asked to do so? I suspect this is on a checklist at some overzealous security consultancy.
If you are asked to disable copy/paste, show your product owner this.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/let-them-paste-passwords
Lots of “developers just do what they’re told” responses.
Sure, developers aren’t the final decision maker. But I believe it’s *everyone’s* responsibility to push back on decisions that negatively impact the user’s experience.