Maximum number of characters a password for a post/page can have?

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  vivi3010 · Member · Apr 14, 2020 at 9:13 am

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  Hi there! Both of me and my friend are currently using WordPress; we just knew by chance that if she add a long password, the website automatically remove characters till there are only 19 – 20 left, once she has published her post. Mine still works fine with long password, no matter how many characters there are.

  May I ask what can be the factor that causes this? We use same theme, create the site somewhat at the same time.

  Thanks for reading,

  Have a nice day!

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Apr 14, 2020 at 10:34 pm

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  What is the URL of the site with the problem?

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  vivi3010 · Member · Apr 15, 2020 at 8:14 am

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  Hi,

  Here it is: https://selena613.wordpress.com/

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  kokkieh · Staff · Apr 15, 2020 at 9:14 am

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  Hi there,

  Post passwords cannot be more than 20 characters, no. This is a database limitation that comes from the WordPress software itself. See:

  https://wordpress.org/support/article/using-password-protection/#password-size-limitation

  On what site are you able to set a post password that’s more than 20 characters long?