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Are there any options to allow members and the administrator to see the passwords that are attached to a user name?
When members open their profile page, they see two blanks for the passwords. Rather than showing them the password that is attached to their profile, it shows nothing. And when they type in a new password, the characters are hidden so there is no way for them to see what they are typing and be sure it is what they intend. Is there any way to show the passwords?
Also, as the administrator, when I look at a profile from the back end, I can’t see the password that’s been assigned. This is bad because I’m having trouble with the Member Bulk Import add-on, which apparently is not assigning the passwords that I am asking it to, and when the members are added, I can’t tell whether a password has been assigned, and if so, what password has been assigned. It would be nice for the admin to be able to see the passwords.
No. The passwords are kept using a ONE WAY hash. So you can’t look at the database and get passwords (this is the best security practice for storing passwords).
The following documentation of WordPress has an explanation on how passwords are hashed in the WP system. We use that same functionality in our Simple Membership plugin also:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_hash_passwordThe best practice is to request your users to reset their password after you import their details. You (the site admin) can also go to the admin interface and set a new password for the member.
I understand what you are saying but our plugin’s simple architecture is not going to allow what you need to do with your current project.
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