Debug Errors

Hi @aliaslina,

Warning messages like this display when your site has “Debug Mode” turned on. Debug mode is a method for developers to use to find issues in their code and compatibility problems with different versions of PHP (the server language WordPress uses). Debug mode is usually only used on development sites or non-live sites.

You’d have to reach out to theme support to get a better understanding, and see if they know about/are working on it because I don’t get those warnings in any of my test sites using GiveWP.

In the meantime while you get the problem resolved, here’s how you can hide those warnings: in your wp-config.php file (which you can get to via SFTP or through your web host’s file manager) look for a line like this:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);

Replace it with the following Lines:

define('WP_DEBUG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);
@ini_set('display_errors', 0);

Again, this method is normally only used for development, not on live sites.

If you need assistance with that, your web host should be able to help. Also, there is some official documentation on that: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/WP_DEBUG

Let me know if that hides the warnings.

Hello @mrdaro,
When I turn off the debug mode the errors disappear, that is true.
Although should not I worry about them in general? How can they be solved?
Thank you

Hi @aliaslina,

PHP notices are harmless for the most part but one way to check if GiveWP is generating them or if it’s the theme is to enable debug mode again and switch to a default theme such as Twenty Twenty One.

Also, in the past, we have come across ThemeForest themes shipping with older versions of GiveWP so make sure you are using the latest version available from the WordPress plugin repository.

If GiveWP does not generate notices in a default theme, then it’s probably the TF theme that’s causing those notices and in that case, you need to contact the theme developer about it.