[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28551: HELP ME DEBUG MY SITE Add Better Debugging Documentation Into wp-config.php (was: Add Better Debugging Documentation Into wp-config.php)

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#28551: HELP ME DEBUG MY SITE Add Better Debugging Documentation Into wp-config.php
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 Reporter:  philiparthurmoore        |       Owner:  DrewAPicture
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Bootstrap/Load           |     Version:  4.7.3
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-refresh  |     Focuses:  docs
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Changes (by chocopop237):

 * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch needs-refresh
 * version:   => 4.7.3


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:28551 philiparthurmoore]:
 > WordPress has a number of fantastic constants available to it to assist
 with debugging, specifically `WP_DEBUG`, `WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY`,
 `WP_DEBUG_LOG`, and `SCRIPT_DEBUG`. There are more, to be sure, but these
 alone go a long way to making sure that publicly released themes and
 plugins are relatively sound.
 >
 > I suggest that `WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY`, `WP_DEBUG_LOG`, and `SCRIPT_DEBUG`
 are added into `wp-config.php` in the same manner that `WP_DEBUG` has been
 added into `wp-config.php`, with well-documented usage notes. As it stands
 now, it seems like the barrier to entry into debugging WordPress correctly
 is too high (seems, at least), leading new developers to release buggy
 plugins and themes.
 >
 > I do [https://gist.github.com/philiparthurmoore/d13a56c3006bd52554dd
 something like this]. I'm sure there's a better way to do this, and a
 better way to word things, but the sentiment is that it'd be very useful
 to put something like this inside of WordPress' config file.

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