A plugin shouldn't be necessary as it'd just be doing what you've already configured CB Auto Actions to do. You can try using the below which will modify the user then save them again, but any emails sent before this trigger will not have the newly generated password.


Global
Triggers: onAfterUserRegistration
Type: Code
User: Automatic
Access: Everybody
Action
Method: PHP
Code:
This may also work on onBeforeUserRegistration, but it will cause a user store prematurely. Please also be sure CB Auto Actions it self in CB > Plugin Management is public and published or the auto actions won't execute.

Sorry, I don't know what more to suggest. It sounds like your auto action is never executing. Be absolutely sure you've set CB Auto Actions as published and public within CB > Plugin Management and that your auto action it self is also published or it will never execute. For the after registration trigger usage try forcing a reload of the user object under the Parameters tab of your auto action.

Have tested changing the password multiple ways across multiple triggers and sure enough it simply refuses to update. Several other fields will update fine, but the password continues to generate with 12 characters regardless. Have debugged the user object and it is being updated with the 6 character password, but refuses to store.

Very strange. I suspect it's an issue with the password not being set to the Joomla user object that's in the CB user object. Sorry, don't have anything further to suggest. All I can recommend is informing your clients the importance of security of a 12 character password or opt to use non-randomly generated passwords.

Will see if the Field action can be improved further to support randomly generating a new password which maybe more reliable than doing so from a Code action.

forge.joomlapolis.com/issues/7340