From aa90fcfb54e5bf4a5aac383f6cb0e045932ca00c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: basantnema31 <pianistbasant31@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 14:45:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: register password field with react-hook-form to fix
 signup failure (Issue #277)

---
 client/src/components/Signup/Signup.jsx | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/Signup/Signup.jsx b/client/src/components/Signup/Signup.jsx
index 760ffcb..7768ad4 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Signup/Signup.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Signup/Signup.jsx
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@ const Signup = () => {
                     autoComplete="new-password"
                     className="input-field pr-10"
                     placeholder="Create a strong password"
-                    onChange={handlePasswordChange}
+                    {...register("password", {
+                      required: "Password is required",
+                      onChange: handlePasswordChange,
+                    })}
                   />
                   <button
                     type="button"