Make text input fields remember previously entered data

Question

My text inputs seem not to remember values that have been typed before. For example, many websites that I don\'t even have an account on, but have, for example entered my email

Answer 1

In bootstrap you would fill up the for='' field

Example:

    <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox checkbox-lg">
      <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="TER" value="TER">
      <label class="custom-control-label" for="TER">Land/Lot</label>
    </div>

^ Notice how for and id values match

Answer 2

You may try autocomplete="on"

<input type="text" id="firstName" placeholder="First name" autocomplete="on" />

Answer 3

Add attribute autocomplete="off" to your input.

Answer 4

In most browsers, you can make your browser display values previously entered in input fields by giving a name to the input. For example:

<input type="text" id="firstName" placeholder="First name" name="firstName" >

If the field has no name attribute, the browser won't show suggestions.

Also check if javascript prevents the default action on submit.

Answer 5

some browsers adamantly refused to remember an input until i "remembered it manually" via (ab)using localStorage... this worked for me:

    {
        // hack to remember last error id on page refresh
        // can't believe i have to do this, but my browser don't want to remember it itself, 
        // ... not sure why
        let $=document.querySelector.bind(document);
        let errorid_element=$("#errorlog_id");
        let rememberHack=function(){
            localStorage.setItem("last_id_remember_hack",errorid_element.value);
        };
        errorid_element.addEventListener("input",rememberHack);
        errorid_element.addEventListener("change",rememberHack);
        errorid_element.value = localStorage.getItem("last_id_remember_hack");
    }

Answer 6

It may vary depending on the browser and user privacy settings and sorts, and it should be on by default, but try adding autocomplete="on" to your input tag.