“0” Displayed on Secret Phrase Input Field

JM “cryptotestnet” Morales Oct 19, 2025

Issue Summary: When using the Forgot Password → Restore Wallet via Secret Phrase option, a “0” appears near the input field before any words are entered. The number remains visible even though no text has been typed.

Steps to Reproduce:

Open the DID Wallet Browser Extension.
Select Forgot Password.
Choose the Secret Phrase recovery option.
Observe the input box — a “0” appears at the right edge of the input area.

Expected Behavior:

The “0” counter or indicator should not appear until the user starts typing their secret phrase.
The input field should be clean and blank on load.

Actual Behavior:

A “0” is shown by default next to the text field, likely due to a pre-rendered counter element.
The number does not correspond to any actual user input.

Impact:

🧠 Causes confusion — users may think there’s a validation or counting error.
💻 Reduces trust in the wallet recovery UI.

Possible Technical Cause:

The word count component for the Secret Phrase input likely initializes to 0 and renders immediately instead of being hidden until a phrase is entered.

Severity: 🟡 Low (UI Bug) — Cosmetic issue, does not block functionality but negatively affects UX.