Safari will not save passwords now

Safari on my MBPro will no longer (if it ever did) ask me if I want to save a new password once I enter it for a secure site. I want that saved so I can use autofill. I recently got my MacPro to do this for sites that do not want you to auto log on, but that is not working on my laptop. What do I set to see the 'save password?' windowwhen I enter one for the first time? You can not enter a mappword manually in the preferences.

Some websites direct the browser not to autofill login credentials. You can sometimes override that directive in Safari 7 or later by selecting
Safari ▹ Preferences ▹ Passwords
from the menu bar and checking the box marked
Allow AutoFill even for websites that request passwords not be saved
Autofill may still not work on some sites.

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When you go to a web site that requires a login, you'll be asked if you want to save the username and password, either Allow or Always Allow. Click Always Allow.
Your usernames and passwords are stored in your Keychain Access application. (Applications/Utilities)
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