Limit plugin names to letters, numbers, hyphens, dots, and underscores.

Author: scottgonzalez

site-content/page/names.html

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <p>Before you can list your plugin on this site, you'll need to choose a name for your plugin. The name is a unique identifier that distinguishes your plugin from all other plugins. This is different from the title of your plugin, which you can think of as the display name.</p>
 
-<p><strong>Plugin names must begin with "jquery." and may only contain URL-safe characters.</strong></p>
+<p><strong>Plugin names must begin with "jquery." and may only contain letters, numbers, hypens, dots, and underscores.</strong></p>
 
 <p>We encourage you to follow a few simple tips as well:</p>
 <ul>

src/service.js

@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ extend( Repo.prototype, {
 
 		/** required fields **/
 
-		// TODO: verify URL-safe characters
 		if ( !package.name ) {
 			errors.push( "Missing required field: name." );
 		} else if ( typeof package.name !== "string" ) {
 			errors.push( "Invalid data type for name; must be a string." );
+		} else if ( !(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-]+$/).test( package.name ) ) {
+			errors.push( "Name contained invalid characters." );
 		} else {
 			if ( prefix ) {
 				if ( package.name.indexOf( prefix ) !== 0 ) {