In my experience, autocomplete is generally more helpful than harmful but there are times when it just gets in the way. For those times, use this handy snippet by @ronalfy to disable this feature.
This snippet requires that HTML5 support is activated for your Gravity Form fields. To activate HTML5 fields, visit your settings page.
| <?php | |
| add_filter( 'gform_form_tag', 'gform_form_tag_autocomplete', 11, 2 ); | |
| function gform_form_tag_autocomplete( $form_tag, $form ) { | |
| if ( is_admin() ) return $form_tag; | |
| if ( GFFormsModel::is_html5_enabled() ) { | |
| $form_tag = str_replace( '>', ' autocomplete="off">', $form_tag ); | |
| } | |
| return $form_tag; | |
| } | |
| add_filter( 'gform_field_content', 'gform_form_input_autocomplete', 11, 5 ); | |
| function gform_form_input_autocomplete( $input, $field, $value, $lead_id, $form_id ) { | |
| if ( is_admin() ) return $input; | |
| if ( GFFormsModel::is_html5_enabled() ) { | |
| $input = preg_replace( '/<(input|textarea)/', '<${1} autocomplete="off" ', $input ); | |
| } | |
| return $input; | |
| } | |
| ?> |
How do I get started?
- This will work with even older versions Gravity Forms but that’s no excuse not to be running the latest version.
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- Copy and paste the snippet into your theme’s functions.php file.
- Once you have installed the snippet, you’re good to go! This one’s plug and play.
If you use it and like it, let us know!
This snippet will apply to all forms and all fields. If you’d like to only apply this to specific forms and/or specific fields, let us know in the comments.
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Lee Fuller says
May 12, 2019 at 1:04 pmInteresting.. when I add another single text field, it stops working. Even if I add a specific form and field.
Lee Fuller says
May 12, 2019 at 12:27 pmSomething I’ve noticed. If you turn off the “Enable Locator button” option, the code no longer functions. Turning it back on makes it work again.
Just fyi.
Mart Storck says
February 27, 2019 at 10:39 amHi, How to disable autocomplete / autofill for a specific field?
Thanks a lot.
David Smith says
February 27, 2019 at 10:49 amHi Mart, same snippet but update the filter name to target your form and field:
gform_field_content_FORMID_FIELDID.
Dave F says
November 29, 2018 at 4:59 pmI got google Chrome to NOT do autofill by making the following changes to the code provided:
1) Removed the HTML5 condition for the code
2) Changed autocomplete=off to autcomplete=something-new per the recommendations I found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47775041/disable-autofill-in-chrome-63
FYI, that Stack Overflow link/lead was provided in a different comment.
Anyway, now it’s working for me the way I want. If there are any disadvantages to removing the HTML5 condition for the code, let me know, but so far so good.
I’m pasting the code I’m using in the “Code” box, since it’s not allowed in the comment section.
David Smith says
December 1, 2018 at 8:49 amHi Dave F, could you re-share your code via a snippi? Our “Code” box is no longer supported (now removed).
John says
April 18, 2017 at 2:08 pmThis did not work for google chrome. Autofill was still working when I uploaded the script and tested it.
David Smith says
April 19, 2017 at 7:34 amAutofill is different than autocomplete and Chrome does not respect the autocomplete attribute for autofill.
Ed says
March 22, 2018 at 11:24 amTry this it worked on some of my multi-page form but on the page where I had gravity-pdf preview it had no effect on the remaining address and email fields and in fact those reset the preview proving where this autofill was messing with earlier entries on other pages of the form. I still don’t know how to block it from happening it makes my extensive multi page form useless.
https://organicweb.com.au/16112/wordpress/disable-chrome-autofill/
Ed says
March 22, 2018 at 11:51 amLatest on it I could find https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47775041/disable-autofill-in-chrome-63
Julian Grenon says
February 21, 2017 at 5:49 pmHello. How can I disable the autocomplete in a specific field? I badly need it.
David Smith says
February 25, 2017 at 9:09 amReplied via support. :)
Dave says
January 11, 2017 at 10:24 amHi, I am interested in using this code in my theme to disable Auto Complete in my Gravity Forms but the theme’s function file is limited and states not to enter any coding in it. Is there an alternative way please?
Thank you
David Smith says
January 11, 2017 at 11:29 amSure, Dave. This plugin will let you install snippets from your admin. https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets/
Dave says
January 12, 2017 at 3:08 pmThanks for the reply David but unfortunately it didn’t work
Dave says
February 25, 2017 at 9:55 amIs there any other way of making this work please?
Sam Mitzmann says
December 22, 2016 at 2:38 amHey David, How can I use this feature for specific fields in a form? It is necessary in conjunction with Auto-complete perk so that the browser auto-fill does not interfere with that function (especially on mobile). Alternatively to automatically disable browser auto-fill for all fields where auto-complete perk is active.
David Smith says
December 23, 2016 at 3:48 pmHey Sam, drop me a line via support and I’ll update GP Auto-complete to automatically disable the HTML autocomplete.
Jason says
November 17, 2016 at 4:07 pmIs there a way to block a user from copying and pasting into a field?
David Smith says
November 19, 2016 at 9:19 amIt does appear to be possible but I’m not aware of a Gravity-Forms-specific solution.
Cieran says
November 17, 2016 at 7:04 amAny way this could be modified for autocapitalize? And preferably to turn off autocapitalize AND autocomplete for a specific field (like email address, especially for mobile users)?
David Smith says
November 17, 2016 at 8:36 amSure, Cieran. Duplicate the snippet and everywhere you see “autocomplete”, replace it with “autocapitalize”.
Sam says
July 6, 2016 at 9:08 amIs there a way to disable autocomplete for a field type (like the date field) or for a specific field in a specific form?
David Smith says
July 14, 2016 at 7:56 pmWe don’t have a ready solution for this but thanks for the suggestion. We’ll see if other users need this too and update the article accordingly.
Jack says
October 29, 2015 at 3:47 amI’ve had a look at your video where it shows your Perk – Auto Complete, http://www.screencast.com/t/RFsnB5xrg, however I have the perks packaged installed and I can’t find that perk anywhere. I can’t even find it through your site’s search.
Where can I download it?
Grant says
June 3, 2015 at 5:18 pmHi Jordan/David,
I hope this message finds you! I put the code into the functions.php, enabled HTML5, but it doesn’t seem to be working for me. Anything I can do to get this to work? I’m using the following versions:
PHP Version 5.3.29 MySQL Version 5.1.56 WordPress Version 4.2.2 Gravity Forms Version 1.9.9
Thanks!
Grant says
June 3, 2015 at 5:19 pmAlso, here’s the site. Thanks again! http://www.wvsun.org/solar-coops/charleston-solar-co-op/
David Smith says
June 4, 2015 at 6:36 pmHi Grant, try getting the snippet from the “raw” version. It looks like the formatted version above isn’t quite right.
https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ronalfy/6184373/raw/gravity-forms-disable-autocomplete.php
Grant says
June 5, 2015 at 9:40 amThanks for replying David! Unfortunately I already did use the raw version, and it didn’t work for me. Any other thoughts on a fix?
Nigel Minchin says
November 2, 2014 at 11:16 amI didn’t realise GFs had autocomplete. Can you advise how to use this as I can see nothing about it?
Nigel
David Smith says
November 3, 2014 at 8:58 amThis article is for browser-powered auto complete where previously submitted data is saved by the browser and then suggested to the user when they begin to type into fields. Similarly, you can override the default auto-complete with your own and provide your own data to auto-suggest. I have a perk in the works which you can see here:
http://www.screencast.com/t/RFsnB5xrg
If you’d like to give this perk a try, pick up a copy of Gravity Perks and drop me a line via the support form requesting access to this unreleased perk.
Houston Brown says
October 31, 2014 at 10:21 amI didn’t even realize GF had autocomplete. I have never seen it in action. Is this on by default?