[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18415: Misleading error message when registering a username that already exists

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#18415: Misleading error message when registering a username that already exists
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 Reporter:  mintindeed          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:
Component:  WordPress.org site  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:                      |
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Changes (by coffee2code):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => worksforme
 * milestone:  WordPress.org =>


Comment:

 The username availability check happens after an initial check of the form
 inputs. A blank or invalid captcha, a missing or invalid email address,
 and/or a username containing invalid characters, will trigger and report
 errors for those things before the availability of the username is
 checked.

 With all other fields properly supplied but the username is taken, the
 "Name already exists" error message (with a red background on the field)
 should always appear for the username field. Under these conditions, I
 have not been able to reproduce a scenario when it doesn't.

 Please re-open if the "Name already exists" error fails to appear when all
 required fields are properly provided and the username being requested is
 already registered.

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