Title: WordPress API is crashed when plugin is active
Last modified: July 24, 2023

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# WordPress API is crashed when plugin is active

 *  Resolved [holzfelix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holzfelix/)
 * (@holzfelix)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-api-is-crashed-when-plugin-is-active/)
 * Hello I use for some time the plugin, but I also use the WordPress API. Now I
   noticed that as soon as the plugin is installed and activated the WordPress API
   is broken.
 * It is set before the REST API which is accessible via /wp-json/wp/v2/ an HTML
   section.
 * As soon as I deactivate the plugin, the APi works again without problems. I have
   found here a similar error, but no solution: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-external-links-breaks-wp-rest-api-2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-external-links-breaks-wp-rest-api-2/)
   
   and another one which describes the issue exactly: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-rest-api-wp-json-wp-v2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-breaks-rest-api-wp-json-wp-v2/)
 * Is the Problem known what can be done?
 * Thanks in advance

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 *  Plugin Author [Alexandru Tapuleasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/talextech/)
 * (@talextech)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-api-is-crashed-when-plugin-is-active/#post-16920310)
 * Hi,
 * Please go to the Exceptions tab and for “Apply To” uncheck All Contents (leave
   the 3 other checkboxes that appear checked)
 *  Thread Starter [holzfelix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holzfelix/)
 * (@holzfelix)
 * [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-api-is-crashed-when-plugin-is-active/#post-16920859)
 * Hi I checked this. That was the Setting I have done already. When I do this the
   whole settings does not affect the links. all links are nofollow now …. and the
   API is still broken

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 * Last reply from: [holzfelix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/holzfelix/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-api-is-crashed-when-plugin-is-active/#post-16920859)
 * Status: resolved