[bug]: Project creation fails with special characters in project name

[AlanBalderas]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current behavior

When I try to create a project in my self-hosted Plane instance, the request fails with HTTP 400 and the API returns:
{"name":["PROJECT_NAME_CANNOT_CONTAIN_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS"]}

The frontend then shows React errors and the project is not created.

I expected the project to be created, or at least for the UI to show a clear validation message before sending the request.

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to the Projects page in a workspace.
2. Click Create project.
3. Enter a name containing a special character, for example: Career Scaling & Remote Transition.
4. Submit the form.
5. The API responds with 400 and the project is not created.

Environment

Production

Browser

Mozilla Firefox

Variant

Self-hosted

Version

v1.3.1

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[GIT-245] [bug]: Project creation fails with special characters in project name