wp_predump.php

<?php
/*
*a wordpress funtion for dumping in a <pre> and dying
*
*param any $thing the thing you want to var_dump
*param bool $die = should we wp_die or just echo
*/
function wp_predump($thing,$die=true){
	$output = '<pre>';
	ob_start();
	var_dump($thing);
	$output .= ob_get_clean();
	$output .= '</pre>';
	if($die){
		wp_die($output);
	}else{
		echo $output;
	}
}


/*usage*/
wp_predump($thing1,false);
wp_predump($thing2,false);
wp_predump($thing3)

I often find myself writing the whole thing out so instead I made a function. I usually will put this in a utility class.