[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3412: Plugin Directory: API returns outdated changelogs for localized installs

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#3412: Plugin Directory: API returns outdated changelogs for localized installs
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov    |      Owner:
     Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |   Keywords:
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 Background: #WP39629, #2750.

 @yube has reported that after updating some plugins on a ru_RU WordPress
 install, most of them still show old data on Changelog tab in plugin
 details modal. I was able to confirm this. For some reason, plugin API
 returns outdated data if `locale` paramater in the request is different
 from `en_US`.

 The same issue was previously resolved for plugin pages in #2750, but it
 looks like there's still an issue with the API.

 An example with the Redirection plugin:
 * In
 [https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.1/?action=plugin_information&request%5Bslug%5D=redirection&request%5Blocale%5D=en_US
 en_US locale response], `3.1.1` is returned as the latest version in
 changelog section.
 * In
 [https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.1/?action=plugin_information&request%5Bslug%5D=redirection&request%5Blocale%5D=ru_RU
 ru_RU locale response], `2.10 — 18th November 2017` is returned as the
 latest version in changelog section.

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