Method for bypassing "Name is in use" upload block

[dd32]

The plugin directory includes some checks that abort the upload of plugins when we believe the plugin name exists "in the wild" (on WordPress sites, but not necessarily hosted by WordPress.org).

Sometimes this causes problems, as the owner of a plugin comes along and wants to submit their plugin to WordPress.org, which they can't do without changing their plugin name.

Plugin reviewers should be able to either:
a) Generate a URL that allows a user to bypass the check for 48hrs; or
b) A way to list a plugin name as "don't block this plugin name"; or
c) An option for Plugin reviewers to upload a plugin "on behalf of.. <user>" that bypasses the same checks

I'm leaning towards (a) as it would allow for a means to bypass other "Do not allow submission" errors that currently exist (or exist in the future).

Allowing plugin reviewers to bypass the checks and upload on behalf of someone else kind of makes sense in a way (and is what I have done to resolve this in the past) but complicates things in ways that are not necessarily needed.

[dd32]

In 12507:

Plugin Directory: Move the plugin tools from the Tools menu to it's own dedicated menu.

See #6864.

[dd32]

In 12508:

Plugin Directory: Allow plugin reviewers to generate a one-time-use token to bypass certain upload restrictions (Trademarks and Active Installs).

This allows for plugin authors to submit plugins that would be otherwise rejected by the upload form, without requiring manual work-arounds.

These tokens are user-specific, and one time use only.

See #6864.

[dd32]

In 12522:

Plugin Directory: When a plugin is uploaded using an upload token, add a note to the plugin notes to indicate to the reviewer that it bypassed certain checks.

See #6864.

[dd32]

In 12523:

Plugin Directory: Redirect the old plugin tools URLs to the new url.

See #6864.

[dd32]

This has worked for a few people who I had test it, I'm closing this as fixed.