[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #8214: Plugin/Theme Info API: Include closure reason and permanence for closed packages

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#8214: Plugin/Theme Info API: Include closure reason and permanence for closed
packages
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 Reporter:  retlehs      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  API          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |
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Comment (by dd32):

 This is already implemented for plugins, via #7057 (Note: It's V1.2+)

 {{{
 curl -s
 'https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/?action=plugin_information&request[slug
 ]=test-plugin-3' | jq .
 {
   "error": "closed",
   "name": "Test Plugin 3 – Testing plugin",
   "slug": "test-plugin-3",
   "description": "This plugin has been closed as of September 3, 2025 and
 is not available for download. This closure is permanent. Reason: Author
 Request.",
   "closed": true,
   "closed_date": "2025-09-03",
   "reason": "author-request",
   "reason_text": "Author Request"
 }
 }}}

 Other examples:
 {{{
 # Plugin closed a long time ago, no reason recoreded.
 {
   "error": "closed",
   "name": "Example",
   "slug": "example",
   "description": "This plugin has been closed as of February 22, 2010 and
 is not available for download. Reason: Unknown.",
   "closed": true,
   "closed_date": "2010-02-22",
   "reason": "unknown",
   "reason_text": "Unknown"
 }

 # Plugin only just closed, for a Trademark complaint, author has X days to
 resolve before it's public.
 {
   "error": "closed",
   "name": "Example",
   "slug": "example",
   "description": "This plugin has been closed as of March 29, 2026 and is
 not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full
 review.",
   "closed": true,
   "closed_date": "2026-03-29",
   "reason": false,
   "reason_text": false
 }
 }}}

 This is only included for plugins whose close reason is public, as there's
 X days where it just shows "This closure is temporary" (except for Author
 request and unused which are immediate).

 Themes do not currently track closure reason. I think we should tack that
 onto #5494.

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