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Search bar 'go' button capitalization issue for uncreated pages
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Author: zakarash2001

Description:
If there are two users, let's say User:ABC and User:abc in a Wiki, but User:ABC
has a userpage but User:abc does not, if you type user:abc into the search bar
and hit go, you always end up at user:ABC's page. The only way to access
user:abc's page would be to manually click on a link to it from inside the wiki
or in the preview window of the edit bar, for example clicking on a link
[[user:abc]].

Version: 1.9.x
Severity: trivial
OS: Windows XP
Platform: PC

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Lowest.Nov 21 2014, 9:29 PM
• bzimport added a project: MediaWiki-Search.
• bzimport set Reference to bz8245.
• bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).
• bzimport created this task.Dec 13 2006, 1:07 AM
• bzimport added a comment.Dec 13 2006, 8:11 AM

robchur wrote:

Usernames cannot start with a lowercase character, so this shouldn't be an issue.

• brooke added a comment.Dec 13 2006, 9:38 AM

Try ABC and Abc. This _should_ hit 'Abc' before 'ABC' if you type 'abc'. Can
confirm or no?

• demon added a comment.Jul 20 2007, 11:52 PM

I just tried it, and it searching User:ABC/Abc both show up at User:ABC. The "Go" button was case-sensitive as far as I know. However, I'd think this is a good thing as it would be more likely to get you to the page you want, and aren't thrown because of capitalization issues. Recommend WONTFIX.

• bzimport added a comment.Jul 22 2007, 2:48 AM

ayg wrote:

Note that no new user registrations can occur with such similar names if you're using AntiSpoof. Also, such similar usernames (differing only in case) must be prohibited in the core software if bug 453 is to be fixed. So this issue is ultimately going to fix itself at some point anyway. Not sure there's any reason to bother making a special exemption for user pages here (or category pages, which share the same problem).

• brooke added a comment.Mar 18 2008, 11:35 PM

Based on above notes, WONTFIXing this for now.

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