# Rails plugin generator

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/rails-plugin-generator/95907>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [29 באוגוסט,‏ 2018,‏ 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rails-plugin-generator/95907 "2018-08-29T11:43:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [31 באוגוסט,‏ 2018,‏ 2:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rails-plugin-generator/95907/20 "2018-08-31T14:01:25Z")

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> [@joebuhlig](#):
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> custom routes shouldn’t be allowed just because the plugin is installed

The ‘built-in’ method for this is to use `requires_plugin` in the plugin controller. I agree that this isn’t used as much as it should be though, even in official plugins. (Example [here](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/a71fe16647c69db57aa47a40f94a3eb82176b79b/plugins/poll/plugin.rb#L211), defined [here](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/2d961601922bb98cca90a0d5c9f25cd00f0fc333/app/controllers/application_controller.rb#L266))

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