wp_get_development_mode(): string

Retrieves the current development mode.

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Description

The development mode affects how certain parts of the WordPress application behave, which is relevant when developing for WordPress.

Development mode can be set via the WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE constant in wp-config.php.
Possible values are ‘core’, ‘plugin’, ‘theme’, ‘all’, or an empty string to disable development mode. ‘all’ is a special value to signify that all three development modes (‘core’, ‘plugin’, and ‘theme’) are enabled.

Development mode is considered separately from WP_DEBUG and wp_get_environment_type() .
It does not affect debugging output, but rather functional nuances in WordPress.

This function retrieves the currently set development mode value. To check whether a specific development mode is enabled, use wp_is_development_mode() .

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Return

string The current development mode.

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Source

File: wp-includes/load.php. View all references 

function wp_get_development_mode() {
	static $current_mode = null;

	if ( ! defined( 'WP_RUN_CORE_TESTS' ) && null !== $current_mode ) {
		return $current_mode;
	}

	$development_mode = WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE;

	// Exclusively for core tests, rely on the `$_wp_tests_development_mode` global.
	if ( defined( 'WP_RUN_CORE_TESTS' ) && isset( $GLOBALS['_wp_tests_development_mode'] ) ) {
		$development_mode = $GLOBALS['_wp_tests_development_mode'];
	}

	$valid_modes = array(
		'core',
		'plugin',
		'theme',
		'all',
		'',
	);

	if ( ! in_array( $development_mode, $valid_modes, true ) ) {
		$development_mode = '';
	}

	$current_mode = $development_mode;

	return $current_mode;
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
6.3.0 Introduced.

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