Title: WP_Recovery_Mode_Email_Service::get_debug
Published: November 12, 2019
Last modified: August 20, 2026

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# WP_Recovery_Mode_Email_Service::get_debug( array $extension ): array

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#changelog)

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use 
by plugin or theme developers, only by core. It is listed here for completeness.

Return debug information in an easy to manipulate format.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$extension`arrayrequired

The extension that caused the error.

 * `slug` string
 * The extension slug. The directory of the plugin or theme.
 * `type` string
 * The extension type. Either `'plugin'` or `'theme'`.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array An associative array of debug information.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    private function get_debug( $extension ) {
    	$theme      = wp_get_theme();
    	$wp_version = get_bloginfo( 'version' );

    	$debug = array(
    		'wp'    => sprintf(
    			/* translators: %s: Current WordPress version number. */
    			__( 'WordPress version %s' ),
    			$wp_version
    		),
    		'theme' => sprintf(
    			/* translators: 1: Current active theme name. 2: Current active theme version. */
    			__( 'Active theme: %1$s (version %2$s)' ),
    			$theme->get( 'Name' ),
    			$theme->get( 'Version' )
    		),
    	);

    	if ( $extension ) {
    		$plugin = $this->get_plugin( $extension );

    		if ( is_array( $plugin ) ) {
    			$debug['plugin'] = sprintf(
    				/* translators: 1: The failing plugin's name. 2: The failing plugin's version. */
    				__( 'Current plugin: %1$s (version %2$s)' ),
    				$plugin['Name'],
    				$plugin['Version']
    			);
    		}
    	}

    	$debug['php'] = sprintf(
    		/* translators: %s: The currently used PHP version. */
    		__( 'PHP version %s' ),
    		PHP_VERSION
    	);

    	return $debug;
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1/src/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php#L339)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php#L339-L377)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Recovery_Mode_Email_Service::get_plugin()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_plugin/)`wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php` |

Return the details for a single plugin based on the extension data from an error.

  | 
| [wp_get_theme()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_theme/)`wp-includes/theme.php` |

Gets a [WP_Theme](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_theme/) object for a theme.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  | 
| [get_bloginfo()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_bloginfo/)`wp-includes/general-template.php` |

Retrieves information about the current site.

  |

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Recovery_Mode_Email_Service::send_recovery_mode_email()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/send_recovery_mode_email/)`wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php` |

Sends the Recovery Mode email to the site admin email address.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_recovery_mode_email_service/get_debug/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.3.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.3.0/) | Introduced. |

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