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[DevHub] WP_DEBUG is commented out in the Fatal Error Handler example on wp-config.php page #2520
Description
Issue Description
In the example, the comment and the WP_DEBUG define are on the same line, so the define is commented out.
URL of the Page with the Issue
https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/wp-config-php/#wp-disable-fatal-error-handler
Section of Page with the issue
WP_DISABLE_FATAL_ERROR_HANDLER
Why is this a problem?
Current code:
define( 'WP_DISABLE_FATAL_ERROR_HANDLER', true ); // 5.2 and later define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );Everything after // is ignored, so WP_DEBUG is never enabled, even though the section is about showing errors.
Suggested Fix
define( 'WP_DISABLE_FATAL_ERROR_HANDLER', true ); // 5.2 and later
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', true );
Activity
github-actions commentedon Oct 5, 2026
Heads up @WordPress/docs-issues-coordinators, we have a new issue open. Time to use 'em labels.
[-]`WP_DEBUG` is commented out in the Fatal Error Handler example on wp-config.php page[/-][+][DevHub] `WP_DEBUG` is commented out in the Fatal Error Handler example on wp-config.php page[/+]andreawetzel commentedon Oct 9, 2026
Good catch. This is updated.