[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48720: Define all debugging constants for developers in wp-config.php

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#48720: Define all debugging constants for developers in wp-config.php
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 Reporter:  davidnash       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bootstrap/Load  |     Version:  5.3
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:7 psykro]:
 > I just wanted to make sure you saw that my examples were added in the
 comment block, not actually turning those constants on in the code. I
 agree that simply turning them on would be a bad thing, hence adding them
 to the comment block.
 >
 > However if you did, but your concern is that adding them there would
 cause folks to inadvertently turn these things on without understanding
 the consequences, I'll keep my mouth shut :-)

 Yes, that's exactly my concern, users trying out these settings without a
 proper consideration.

 That's just my opinion though, happy to discuss this and explore more
 ideas :) Just wanted to note that these settings can sometimes be more
 nuanced than might seem at a glance.

 For example, depending on PHP configuration, PHP warnings can be displayed
 regardless of the `WP_DEBUG` value. Seeing a comment like this:
 {{{
 // define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false ); - prevent the errors from showing
 in the HTML of pages
 }}}
 a user might want to try setting this to get rid of the warnings, without
 realizing it doesn't have any effect if `WP_DEBUG` is disabled, and would
 then be confused as to why it doesn't work as expected.

 We could add some more comments to clarify this, but at that point, just
 linking to the documentation would probably make more sense.

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