[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3864: Plugin Directory: Submission check for existing slug needs improvement

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#3864: Plugin Directory: Submission check for existing slug needs improvement
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 Reporter:  Ipstenu            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |
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Comment (by Ipstenu):

 > With the check for previously rejected plugins fixed, is there still a
 way for a slug to end up like that?

 As a hyphen-number? Only when they name a plugin that on purpose, which we
 change anyway since that's not an accepted name. Ending a plugin in a
 number is too confusing for users, and we make them rename it

 > What exactly should happen to the upload or be displayed to the author
 if a slug like that is detected?

 Prevent the upload and tell them a plugin already exists with that slug.

 > Maybe it should instead rename the rejected plugin to rejected-PLUGIN-
 rejected to free up the slug, for consistency with the current rejecting
 behavior, and then proceed with the upload?

 No. There are very few plugins this affects, and those are ones that
 shouldn't be used.

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