[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #588: Plugin Info API has case-sensitive username check for profile url

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#588: Plugin Info API has case-sensitive username check for profile url
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  Reporter:  extendwings  |      Owner:
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  normal       |  Component:  api.wordpress.org
Resolution:  wontfix      |   Keywords:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:6 Otto42]:
 > WordPress usernames are case-sensitive.

 FWIW, I can't seem to confirm that.

 `wp_authenticate_username_password()` uses `get_user_by( 'login',
 $username )`, which ultimately results in a case-insensitive query without
 further restrictions:
 {{{
 SELECT * FROM $wpdb->users WHERE user_login = '%s'
 }}}
 Looks like usernames are case-insensitive since 2.8:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5472.

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