Title: Recognize plugins using rest API
Last modified: May 11, 2018

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# Recognize plugins using rest API

 *  Resolved [JustBruno](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justbruno/)
 * (@justbruno)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recognize-plugins-using-rest-api/)
 * Does this plugin recognize any usage of the rest api so to not disable some unknown
   use that is essential to the running of the site? For example, I understand that
   Contact Form 7 and Yoast plugins use rest api, would they be shown so that they
   are not disabled?
    Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Contributor [yikesitskevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yikesitskevin/)
 * (@yikesitskevin)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recognize-plugins-using-rest-api/#post-10278099)
 * Hi [@justbruno](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justbruno/),
 * First, we’ve disabled the ability to interact with default WordPress post types
   for this very reason.
 * Second, a CPT is turned on/off by enabling/disabling the `show_in_rest` flag.
   We respect a CPT’s original `show_in_rest` value. So if Yoast, for example, has
   a CPT that they communicate with via the REST API then it will have the `show_in_rest`
   flag and our plugin will show it as enabled by default. However, the user has
   the ability to turn this off so they could disable Yoast from using the REST 
   API which could break the plugin.
 * So by default this plugin should never restrict another plugin’s access but a
   user has the ability to change this.
 * I hope that makes sense.
 * Cheers,
    Kevin.
 *  Thread Starter [JustBruno](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justbruno/)
 * (@justbruno)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recognize-plugins-using-rest-api/#post-10278314)
 * Great, that’s the answer I was hoping for.
    Thanks for the quick response also!!
 *  Plugin Contributor [yikesitskevin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yikesitskevin/)
 * (@yikesitskevin)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recognize-plugins-using-rest-api/#post-10278362)
 * No problem! Cheers!

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 * Last activity: [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recognize-plugins-using-rest-api/#post-10278362)
 * Status: resolved