Title: Feature: Enable Logged Out Debug Mode for local envs
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: March 16, 2021
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Production]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)
 3. Feature: Enable Logged Out Debug Mode for local envs

# Feature: Enable Logged Out Debug Mode for local envs

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 16 March 2021

19:03:52 GMT+0000

 [ VIP MU plugins [Production] ](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-production/)

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Enables Debug mode when `WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE`is defined and set to `local`:

    ```
    define( 'WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE', 'local' );
    ```

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2005](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/2005)

#local-development, #mu-plugins