# Any way to do this - "force" remember website password - OS X **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 17, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-do-this-force-remember-website-password-os-x/661219 "2013-06-17T23:47:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-do-this-force-remember-website-password-os-x/661219/1 "2013-06-17T23:47:51Z")
I use the OED online fairly often, since my local public library subscribes to their service I can log in by simply entering my library card number. Unlike with many/most websites, my browser (Safari 5.1.9, OS X 10.6.8) does not automatically remember the “password”, and it does not give me the option of staying logged in…so what I generally do every time I want to use it is start Stickies and cut and paste it from a note I’ve created. Not the biggest deal in the world, but I’m wondering if there some way to “force” Safari to remember the card number/password for this site as it does for most others? ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-do-this-force-remember-website-password-os-x/661219/2 "2013-06-18T00:05:35Z")
It’s possible you clicked an option to never save passwords on that site. In Safari 6, Preferences / Passwords will show a list of sites. One of the options there is “Passwords never saved” - you can remove it. I think Safari 5 has a similar method. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-do-this-force-remember-website-password-os-x/661219/3 "2013-06-18T00:29:08Z")
Some websites explicitly disable browsers from saving their passwords (banking websites do this a lot). Third-party password managers (1Password, for example), can auto-fill passwords on these websites. You could also try [this](http://magicpubs.com/mac/software/autocomplete/) script. It’s pretty ancient, so there’s a good chance it won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-do-this-force-remember-website-password-os-x/661219/4 "2013-06-18T00:41:03Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Some websites explicitly disable browsers from saving their passwords (banking websites do this a lot). Third-party password managers (1Password, for example), can auto-fill passwords on these websites. > > You could also try [this](http://magicpubs.com/mac/software/autocomplete/) script. > It’s pretty ancient, so there’s a good chance it won’t work. OK, [here’s](http://lapcatsoftware.com/blog/2010/06/10/safari-extension-autocomplete/) another (maybe better) solution. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-do-this-force-remember-website-password-os-x/661219/5 "2013-06-18T00:52:57Z")
Thanks for the replies! - I did not see anything excluding the site from saving passwords anywhere in Safari Preferences, and the “Autocomplete Always On!” script did not work - but it led me to also find the “autocomplete” extension, which seems to have done the trick!