[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #2488: Add Twitter/Github style username autocomplete/linking to support forums.

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#2488: Add Twitter/Github style username autocomplete/linking to support forums.
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 Reporter:  danieliser      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by danieliser):

 @Otto42 If we preload a set of suggestions based on all users who have
 already left a reply on the current topic that would solve the issue for
 most users without any extra hits to the server, pure JS at that point.

 I'm not sure what type of caching is set up for the forums currently but
 the queries could be stored in cache.

 I have even considered doing something along the lines of as they type and
 the second query fires off since its a narrowing of the results in the
 previous set, if they were cached we could strip off the last letter of
 the search query string repeatedly until to a cached match is found, then
 loop those results looking for further matches.

 That would make it a 0 query hit potentially after caches build up.

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