Remember me doesn't work?
Over the years, I've heard on and off complaints that the sites 'remember me' function doesn't work. I've been doing some research into the matter and this seems to be a rather complicated issue dealing with Joomla.
Personal accounts and more information should help me track down the issue. Have you had a problem with it? What browser and OS do you use? Do you have the most recent version of your browser? (If you're using IE6, you friggin need to update.) Does it never work or does it expire after a certain amount of time?
Some background information. The 'remember me' function on websites use cookies to store the log in and session information for your site. When you access a site, that information is read from the sites cookie stored on your computer and automatically logs you in.
If you don't allow cookies to be saved onto your computer or you clear your cookies, the 'remember me' function simply will not work. Cookies naturally expire after a certain amount of time as well. This is for security purposes. This way if someone else is using your old computer or device they won't be able to log into your accounts forever.
One of the suggestions for fixing problems with the 'remember me' function is to give it a higher priority than the legacy function (The legacy function allows us to use outdated components on the site.) which I've already done. So if you have had problems with this in the past, it may clear up over the next couple weeks. If you wanna speed up how quickly the changes will take effect, go ahead and delete the cookies on your computer. If you use multiple browsers, delete the cookies from all your browsers.
Personal accounts and more information should help me track down the issue. Have you had a problem with it? What browser and OS do you use? Do you have the most recent version of your browser? (If you're using IE6, you friggin need to update.) Does it never work or does it expire after a certain amount of time?
Some background information. The 'remember me' function on websites use cookies to store the log in and session information for your site. When you access a site, that information is read from the sites cookie stored on your computer and automatically logs you in.
If you don't allow cookies to be saved onto your computer or you clear your cookies, the 'remember me' function simply will not work. Cookies naturally expire after a certain amount of time as well. This is for security purposes. This way if someone else is using your old computer or device they won't be able to log into your accounts forever.
One of the suggestions for fixing problems with the 'remember me' function is to give it a higher priority than the legacy function (The legacy function allows us to use outdated components on the site.) which I've already done. So if you have had problems with this in the past, it may clear up over the next couple weeks. If you wanna speed up how quickly the changes will take effect, go ahead and delete the cookies on your computer. If you use multiple browsers, delete the cookies from all your browsers.