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How to enable password support in the Web Editor

Joshua Barnard
  • Updated

The Web Editor can save passwords for websites you're working on in the context.

This feature has only been tested on a Mac.

Some optimizations require you to log in, such as to view the logged-in state of a shopping cart. It can be tedious and time-consuming having to log back in every time you test. The Web Editor can save these passwords for you, but first, you have to enable it locally.

Steps to enable password support

  1. Find and open the config.json file for the Web Editor in the install location.
    • On a Mac it is probably here:

      ~/Library/Application Support/Evolv Web Editor/

  2. Add a section for "loginAutofill".
    • It will contain an array of sites and selectors to identify the username and password inputs, as well as the selector for the submit button.

"loginAutofill": [
        {
            "host": "secure.website.com",
            "usernameSelector": "#IDToken1",
            "passwordSelector": "#IDToken2",
            "submitButtonSelector": "#login-submit"
        },
        {
            "host": "sso.website.com",
            "usernameSelector": "#userIdBiz",
            "passwordSelector": "#passBiz",
            "submitButtonSelector": "button[type='submit']"
        }
    ]

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