Help hardening my login passwords

Take your time williakz , and stay safe!

It is a good idea to practice on simpler websites where you can easily reset your password if you're lost, though I really don't think you'll get to that point if you stick to the basics:

• You must https://support.1password.com/change-website-password/ both on the website and in 1Password. If only one of them accepts your new password, you won't be able to log in.
• If smart passwords are not working on a website, https://support.1password.com/getting-started-browser/#create-a-custom-password that complies with the website's requirements.
• If the website does not accept the newly generated password, stay on the page - do not leave it. Simply generate a new password that does comply with the requirements and autofill it, then update your login item entry again. You can repeat this process as many times as you want until you get the website to accept the new password for as long as you remain on the page.
• You can find generated passwords that you didn't save https://support.1password.com/recover-unsaved-password/ and you can recover old passwords that were overwritten https://support.1password.com/item-history/ so you have a failsafe for every scenario.

Usually you will get by with the first two points here on most websites, and the process should be pain free. Banking websites are often a bit more complicated so you might find the other points useful as well.

As for your question about smart passwords - they work on the majority of websites, but if you feel like you're unhappy with them, you can go to the generator, change it from "Smart Passwords" to "Random Passwords", adjust the recipe as you see fit and turn on the "Use as default for suggestions" option.
Smart passwords will usually be around 20 characters long and contain symbols, unless the website actually indicates in the HTML code of the field what is the max length of the password and what are the requirements.