Plugin repository search error - cannot find plugin with Author's name

[subrataemfluence]

If I search with Author option selected in plugin repository (/wp-admin/plugin-install.php), no plugin is found unless the author name is present in the Plugin name or may be somewhere in the description.

Example:

I searched with Takayuki Miyoshi as a Keyword and got a handful of result, but when I selected Author, it returned no result.

[subrataemfluence]

No result is showing when Author is selected

[subrataemfluence]

Showing result with Keyword selected (using the same name as keyword)

[SergeyBiryukov]

Related: ​#meta3338, ​#meta100.

[afercia]

This is a known issue, as the Author search is based on the username. Searching for takayukister instead of Takayuki Miyoshi returns the expected results. Certainly not user-friendly though and should be addressed in ​#meta3338. Not a new issue introduced in trunk though.

[ocean90]

#49310 was marked as a duplicate.

[joedolson]

I think this should be closed, as it's not an issue in core.