Removing the strong password requirement on the website registration screen.

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  • Avatar: Recep
    Recep
    Participant
    August 4, 2026 at 15:23

    hi,

    The website requires a strong password on the registration screen.

    How can we best revert this to a normal password format? Users should be able to use anything they want, even 12345. We don’t want to lose members due to this requirement.

    https://ibb.co/C5kWhvT9

    What are your suggestions?

    Regards

    Recep

    1 Answer
    Avatar: Jack Richardson
    Jack Richardson
    Support staff
    August 4, 2026 at 15:48

    Hello @Recep,

    Your request pertains to the functionality of the WooCommerce plugin rather than our theme. However, as we always strive to assist our customers, we have attached a response that you may find useful.

    Important Security Warning: Allowing passwords like “12345” makes customer accounts highly vulnerable to brute-force attacks. Hackers can easily guess these passwords and compromise user accounts, personal data, and order history. If you are trying to make testing easier, please remember to:

    – Remove this code before your website goes live to the public.
    – Limit this setting to administrator roles or specific test accounts if possible.
    – If you are using this for testing, let us know if you want to bypass password rules for specific users only or if you need help disabling the password strength meter UI entirely so the warning message disappears.

    However, if you still wish to allow simple passwords during account creation in WooCommerce, you can try using the following custom snippet in child-theme/functions.php:

    add_filter( 'woocommerce_min_password_strength', 'etheme_child_allow_weak_passwords' );
    function etheme_child_allow_weak_passwords( $strength ) {
        // Sets the required strength level to 0 (Very Weak / Anything allowed)
        return 0; 
    }

    Best Regards,
    Jack Richardson
    The 8Theme’s Team

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