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Disable Autocomplete for Gravity Forms

Disable autocomplete for your Gravity Forms with this copy-and-paste snippet.

Last updated | Written by 48 Comments

  • January 21, 2020: Updated snippet to be simpler and more aggressive.

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 inspired by @ronalfy to disable this feature.

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<?php
// Disable auto-complete on form.
add_filter( 'gform_form_tag', function( $form_tag ) {
return str_replace( '>', ' autocomplete="off">', $form_tag );
}, 11 );
// Diable auto-complete on each field.
add_filter( 'gform_field_content', function( $input ) {
return preg_replace( '/<(input|textarea)/', '<${1} autocomplete="off" ', $input );
}, 11 );
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How do I get started?

  1. This will work with even older versions Gravity Forms but that’s no excuse not to be running the latest version.
  2. Copy and paste the snippet into your theme’s functions.php file.
  3. 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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Comments

    • David Smith says

      You’ll want to update the filter names to gform_form_tag_123 and gform_field_content_123 respectively, where 123 is your form ID.

  5. Lee Fuller says

    Something 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.

    Reply

    • Lee Fuller says

      Interesting.. when I add another single text field, it stops working. Even if I add a specific form and field.

    • David Smith says

      Hi Mart, same snippet but update the filter name to target your form and field: gform_field_content_FORMID_FIELDID.

    • ben Horle says

      So where does this bit go please? I need to disable it on feild 9, on form 8. So how can I do that please? Also when the time comes, how would I then ad additional fields on other forms please? field: gform_field_content_FORMID_FIELDID. ‘, ‘ 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)/', '

  7. Dave F says

    I 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.

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  10. Dave says

    Hi, 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

    Reply

  11. Sam Mitzmann says

    Hey 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.

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  13. Cieran says

    Any 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)?

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  14. Sam says

    Is there a way to disable autocomplete for a field type (like the date field) or for a specific field in a specific form?

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    • David Smith says

      We 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.

    • Marnick says

      Is there a solution for this? I need it too. As soon as you click in the box of the date field, I got all kind of auto fill options that has nothing to do with a date. Because of the list, it is hard to actually see the calendar too. Weird that there are not a lot more people having this issue.

    • David Smith says

      Hi Marnick, this snippet should work for Date fields, but it will also work for all other fields. If you find that it isn’t working, feel free to share a URL where I can see the issue.

  16. Grant says

    Hi 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!

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    • David Smith says

      This 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.

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