[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #5591: Plugin Directory: Clarified some trademark issues and adding more things

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#5591: Plugin Directory: Clarified some trademark issues and adding more things
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 Reporter:  Ipstenu           |       Owner:  Ipstenu
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch         |
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Comment (by Ipstenu):

 Since people are asking about why "wp-" is blocked:

 Using wp- at the beginning of plugin permalinks, yes. Due to how we built
 this out, the display name is what gets checked and flagged. You can use
 WPPluginName (no space) and Plugin Name for WP.

 This stems from part of a longer conversation going on with the
 Foundation, regarding handling the actual misuse of ‘WordPress’ in plugin
 names (which, as we all know, is actually trademarked and as such should
 not be used in your plugin name at all).

 Because using WP Blah Blah as a name tends to lead to people changing it
 after approval to “WordPress Blah Blah” we put a pause on it to try and
 get a handle on how bad is this, what’s the depth of the problem (vs the
 actual headache of WC -> WooCommerce in names) and so on.

 There is also the reality that using 'WP' or 'Plugin' in a plugin
 permalink is unnecessary and can be harmful to SEO due to repetitive
 words.

 No one is claiming WP is trademarked, we're just trying to minimize
 confusion and prevent people from accidentally violating trademarks in the
 future because they change WP to WordPress later on.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5591#comment:3>
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