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URL Parameters for Debugging Pods

Add these to your URL to override specific settings or to provide additional debug details.

Add these parameters to the end of your URL to add some additional troubleshooting to your issue.

  • ?pods_debug_params=1 to output $params for all PodsData::select() queries; ‘select’ queries only run on things like Pods::find() and Pods::fetch() and in relationships for field output
  • ?pods_debug_sql=1 will output all PodsData::select() queries; ‘select’ queries only run on things like Pods::find() and Pods::fetch() and in relationships for field output
  • ?pods_debug_sql_all=1 will output all queries that go through pods_query() / PodsData::query()
  • ?pods_bypass_install=1 to bypass the install procedures
  • ?pods_bypass_update=1 to bypass the update procedures
  • ?pods_debug_components=1 to output components settings
  • ?pods_force_refresh=1 on the ‘Updates’ screen (for core/plugins/themes) to force a refresh of the GitHub updater (will allow you to re-update to a version)

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