Why isn't there a working solution for disabling browser caching?

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I have a registration (unique) form for which I want to disable the memory of the email and password field so that it won't autocomplete. Now I tried all methods. autocomplete=off for the fields, explicitly setting the field to blank as well as disabling caching with meta tag.

Nothing worked. Why is nothing possible when it is easy to understand that we need this functionality?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12374442/chrome-browser-ignoring-autocomplete-off this one could help you, but is terrible. — FrancoisBaveye, May 15 '15 at 13:18

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 15 '15 at 13:10

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it is easy to understand that we need this functionality

Wrong. You should not try to prevent the user from using useful features.

Browsers removed support for autocomplete="off" precisely because of people like you, who made the autocomplete feature less useful.

answered May 15 '15 at 13:10

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In most cases I would agree, but disabling it definitely has it's place – Ted May 15 '15 at 13:15
I found a (bad) working method. Add two dummy hidden input fields in the beginning of the form. – Niklas Rosencrantz May 16 '15 at 03:14

Why isn't there a working solution for disabling browser caching?

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