[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7741: Provide a tool to know if a theme name or slug is available and can be used in the theme directory

[Making WordPress.org]

#7741: Provide a tool to know if a theme name or slug is available and can be used
in the theme directory
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 Reporter:  mmaattiiaass     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  Theme Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by mmaattiiaass):

 > Why not just Google the name?

 Simply because that's not always effective.

 > This is because we only block a theme from submitting when we know of at
 least 50 sites running that exact slug

 The tool should check this and answer: "available" / "not available".

 I think that's easy to implement and can't produce any harm.

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7741#comment:3>
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