Simple WP debug helper "plugin"

readme.md

USAGE

in your wp-config.php file rather than the usual

define('WP_DEBUG', true);

replace with

require_once('wp-content/plugins/debug-me/debug.inc.php');

or wherever it's supposed to be located. Then you can test code using the _log function.

Activate the plugin only to test the logging function above, otherwise it can remain disabled.

debug-me.php

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Dev Debug Me
Plugin URI: https://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress
Description: Just some developer includes for debugging.  Not actually a plugin; activate to test log writing.
Author: zaus
Version: 0.1
Author URI: https://gist.github.com/zaus/35c1deb8ead5baa6fc40
*/

_log('dev-debug-me', 'opened', array('foo', 'bar'));

/*
== USAGE ==

in your wp-config.php file
rather than the usual

	define('WP_DEBUG', true);

replace with
 
	require_once('wp-content/plugins/debug-me/debug.inc.php');

or wherever it's supposed to be located.

Activate the plugin only to test the logging function above, otherwise it can remain disabled.

*/

debug.inc.php

<?php
// regular WP setup
define('WP_DEBUG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);
// toggle via url param, why not...
define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', isset($_GET['display-debug-log']));


if( !function_exists('_log') ) :

function _log($args) {
	$args = func_get_args();
	
	$msg = '';
	foreach($args as $arg) {
		$msg = $msg . print_r($arg, true) . "\n";
	}
	
	// will write to debug.log file, etc
	// tack on some padding so trace shows up more nicely
	trigger_error('@@ USER-LOG @@' . "\n" . $msg . "\t\t");
}

endif;