Title: Optional error level to use with WP_DEBUG
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Optional error level to use with WP_DEBUG

 *  [ojrask](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ojrask/)
 * (@ojrask)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-error-level-to-use-with-wp_debug/)
 * Hello.
 * tl;dr -> Allow PHP error reporting level (which `WP_DEBUG` would use) to be set
   in `wp-config.php` to suppress possible errors between `wp-config.php` and the`
   after_setup_theme` hook.
 * I have a feature request regarding `WP_DEBUG` and the level of errors that WordPress
   spits out when `WP_DEBUG` is enabled.
 * In newer PHP version `E_STRICT` has been merged with `E_ALL`, so WordPress begins
   to report `E_STRICT` errors too. During theme development this is great … until
   you install a 3rd party plugin with a bit outdated code.
 * The `E_STRICT` reports appear usually on each and every page, because plugins
   are not being loaded “according to strict standards”.
 * I’d rather keep theme related and plugin related strict standards notices separated.
   Because plugins are seemingly loaded before the `after_setup_theme` (the first
   hook available to hook into from `functions.php`) I cannot suppress plugin related
   errors in theme code (I tried various ways of setting the `error_reporting` value).
 * Setting the error level in `wp-config.php` does not work either, as WordPress
   resets the value in `wp-includes/load.php`. When WP gets to `after_setup_theme`
   the system has already possibly complained about numerous errors when loading
   non-theme specific contents.
 * Could an additional PHP constant be created to be used with `WP_DEBUG` (e.g. `
   WP_DEBUG_LEVEL` or similar). This constant would be optional and would default
   to whatever the current WP version uses. It should be able to be changed in `
   wp-config.php`.
 * Thanks.
 * EDIT: I know how to use mu-plugins, but I personally think this feature could
   be useful a core addition.

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## Tags

 * [E_STRICT](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/e_strict/)
 * [wp-config](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-config/)
 * [wp_debug](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_debug/)

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 * Last reply from: [ojrask](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ojrask/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/optional-error-level-to-use-with-wp_debug/)
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