[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29274: Plugin details show username instead of display name

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#29274: Plugin details show username instead of display name
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 Reporter:  kidsguide     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  WordPress.org
Component:  Plugins       |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Otto42):

 The API change needed to support 29274.diff would not be backward
 compatible, unless we bumped the version number of the API request as
 well.

 An alternative approach would be to use a new field other than
 "contributors" to hold the new information.

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