[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41273: WP REST API: allow separate add_post_type_support() for post when accessing via REST vs WP Admin

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#41273: WP REST API: allow separate add_post_type_support() for post when accessing
via REST vs WP Admin
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 Reporter:  lougreenwood     |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API         |    Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  rest-api         |
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 I have a number of CPTs where I have disabled various features
 (post_title, author etc) so that these fields are disabled in WP Admin.
 However, I have code which is triggered aftershave which auto-sets values
 for these fields. The reason for disabling the fields in WP Admin is to
 maintain the integrity of these field values and know that the post_title
 will always be an auto-set value.

 I also have functional tests which use WP REST API to check that these
 post_titles are automatically set correctly.

 It seems that when features are disabled using add_post_type_support(),
 its not possible to override this   when accessing WP REST API. this means
 that in my scenario it's not possible to pass my tests because post_title
 is not present in REST API response (because it's disabled using
 add_post_type_support())

 I have an idea for a short term hack, which is to check for user ID or
 role (to identify a test user which I used by functional tests) and then
 enable these features when REST API is being used. but it seems overly
 hacky.

 Is there any plan for separating add_post_type_support() for REST and
 standard WP?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41273>
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