Checking the impact with other plugins

Usually, we use at least a few plugins in every website, and some sites may contain dozens of plugins. Some of these plugins may have existing integrations between them. Let's assume we need to implement a new feature by integrating two or more plugins. In such scenarios, it's not sufficient to check the data, hooks, and integration points of those two plugins. We have to also check the impact by other existing plugins, or the impact on other existing plugins not involved in the integration.

Let's consider the same scenario discussed in the Checking the feasibility of integrations section. We integrated two plugins to redirect the user to a private page of the content restrictions plugin after login. ...

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