[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #4656: Plugin Directory: Check for slug conflicts before accepting

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#4656: Plugin Directory: Check for slug conflicts before accepting
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 Reporter:  Ipstenu           |       Owner:  dd32
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Changes (by dd32):

 * owner:  (none) => dd32
 * status:  new => accepted


Comment:

 There's a few shortcomings of the code being used in themes, but for
 plugins there's an extra few extras including:
  - >= 100 installs, active installs only (ie. installed on 1,000 sites,
 active on 50 won't block)
  - Search will need to be by `Plugin Name` rather than slug
  - We can't match based on slug, so slug changes in wp-admin won't be able
 to catch conflicts, but we can do something like `my-awesome-plugin` looks
 up `My Awesome Plugin`
  - The slug changer will override any blocks, so if the original author of
 a widely used plugin were to submit under a slightly different name it
 could be 're-allocated' to it's correct slug.

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