[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3936: limit "Tested up to" plugin header to current stable release

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#3936: limit "Tested up to" plugin header to current stable release
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 Reporter:  littlebizzy       |       Owner:  dd32
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 Replying to [comment:9 dd32]:
 > Replying to [comment:8 Otto42]:
 > I'll pull a list of affected plugins today, along with some information
 about each and you can decide for yourself if it's really a problem.

 As promised, here's a list of those plugins:
 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d
 /1EUg7FNLO3eBMsdSk2s3OOR8cNMq0LoKo2IBN-ghikMA/edit#gid=1773978482
  - Focuses on tested up to only
  - Number of plugins are `Tested up to: 5.1` which is excluded by the
 committed code, but seem intentionally set as such.
  - Most of those with >7 are old plugins (which get ranked down heavily
 already) and by a limited number of authors
  - A lot of the plugins with invalid versions can be imported correctly
 after this change, as it strips common inclusions in the field
  - Adding `[ '.*', '.x' ]` to the strings to remove .would increase the
 number imported correctly significantly
  - A lot of plugins want to specify the version of WooCommerce they're
 tested with, which is great, but it's a shame this field doesn't really
 work for that (other than being exposed in the WordPress.org UI as-is).
 It's a limited number of authors though.

 Upon reviewing this list, I'm happy with the code and see no reason to
 change the approach.

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