Title: Display error message from within plugin
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Display error message from within plugin

 *  [tripodmsu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tripodmsu/)
 * (@tripodmsu)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-error-message-from-within-plugin/)
 * I need help with error checking in my new plugin. I am writing a plugin that 
   puts input fields on the “Edit Post” and “New Post” screen. Most things are going
   well but my question is how do I notify the user that my error checking has discovered
   some problem with their submission? When I `echo` or even `die` from within the
   plugin it doesn’t show up anywhere on the screen after “Save” or “Save and continue
   editing”.
 * Is there a built-in function within wordpress for displaying error messages?

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 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-error-message-from-within-plugin/#post-234010)
 * Good question, I’d like to know as well.
 * Regards

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