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Out of the box, WordPress will have the debug mode deactivated. That means, in cases where something is not working correctly or in cases where Blank screens are displayed, we don't have any information about what's going on.

WordPress allows us to enable the debug mode, which will provide useful details about different errors that might appear.

Enable WordPress debug mode with a plugin

Go to WordPress Dashboard → Plugins → Add new

Use the search field to search for <code>wp debugging</code>

Install and Activate the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-debugging/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WP Debugging</a> plugin

Install and active the WP Debugging plugin

Ensure that the following options are checked:

1. Set WP_DEBUG to true.
2. Set WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY to false, default is true.

Set the options for activating the WordPress debug mode

1. Go to WordPress Dashboard → Plugins → Add new
2. Use the search field to search for <code>wp debugging</code>
3. Install and Activate the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-debugging/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WP Debugging</a> plugin
 
 Install and active the WP Debugging plugin
 
4. Go to Tools → WP Debugging
 
 Open WP debugging settings
 
5. Ensure that the following options are checked:
 1. Set WP_DEBUG to true.
 2. Set WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY to false, default is true.
 
 Set the options for activating the WordPress debug mode
 
6. Click on the Save Changes button.

With the WordPress debug mode enabled, all the errors will be displayed (with additional information in Divi → Support Center → Logs.

Pro tip: you can also access the <code>debug.log</code> file, which will contain all the errors, by using a File manager (either from your host or by using a File Manager plugin) and navigating to <code>wp-content</code> folder.

Enable WordPress debug mode without a plugin

Using your host's File Manager app or by installing the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/file-manager-advanced/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advanced File Manager</a> plugin, edit the <code>wp-config.php</code> file located in the root folder of the WordPress installation.

In the <code>wp-config.php</code> file find this line of code: <code>define("WP_DEBUG", false);</code>

Replace that line with the following lines of code:

define('WP_DEBUG', true); define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true ); define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );

1. Using your host's File Manager app or by installing the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/file-manager-advanced/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Advanced File Manager</a> plugin, edit the <code>wp-config.php</code> file located in the root folder of the WordPress installation.
2. In the <code>wp-config.php</code> file find this line of code: <code>define("WP_DEBUG", false);</code>
3. Replace that line with the following lines of code:
 
 define('WP_DEBUG', true); define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true ); define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
 
4. Save the file.

The WordPress will log any errors in the <code>debug.log</code> file, which will be created in the <code>wp-content</code> folder.

Also, all the information from the <code>debug.log</code> file will be displayed in Divi → Support Center → Logs section.

Enabeling WordPress debug mode, helps to get more information for different errors.