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[PSR & Standards](/categories/psr-standards) 4. / 5. automattic/vipwpcs ActivePhpcodesniffer-standard[PSR & Standards](/categories/psr-standards) automattic/vipwpcs ================== PHP\_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to enforce WordPress VIP minimum coding conventions 3.0.1(2y ago)25510.2M—4.6%43[77 issues](https://github.com/Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards/issues)[5 PRs](https://github.com/Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards/pulls)20MITPHPPHP >=5.4CI passing Since Dec 1Pushed 1mo ago6 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/automattic/vipwpcs)[ RSS](/packages/automattic-vipwpcs/feed)WikiDiscussions develop Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (10)Versions (38)Used By (20) VIP Coding Standards ==================== [](#vip-coding-standards) This project contains [PHP\_CodeSniffer (PHPCS) sniffs and rulesets](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer) to validate code developed for [WordPress VIP](https://wpvip.com/). This project contains two rulesets: - `WordPressVIPMinimum` - for use with projects on the (older) WordPress.com VIP platform. - `WordPress-VIP-Go` - for use with projects on the (newer) VIP Go platform. These rulesets contain only the rules which are considered to be [errors](https://docs.wpvip.com/php_codesniffer/errors/) and [warnings](https://docs.wpvip.com/php_codesniffer/warnings/) according to the WordPress VIP documentation. The rulesets use rules from the [WordPress Coding Standards](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards) (WPCS) project, as well as the [VariableAnalysis](https://github.com/sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis) standard. [Learn](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-code-analysis-bot/phpcs-report/) about why violations are flagged as errors vs warnings and what the levels mean. Minimal requirements -------------------- [](#minimal-requirements) - PHP 5.4+ - [PHPCS 3.13.2+](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/releases) - [PHPCSUtils 1.1.0+](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHPCSUtils) - [PHPCSExtra 1.4.0+](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHPCSExtra) - [WPCS 3.1.0+](https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/releases) - [VariableAnalysis 2.12.0+](https://github.com/sirbrillig/phpcs-variable-analysis/releases) Installation ------------ [](#installation) [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) will install the latest compatible versions of PHPCS, PHPCSUtils, PHPCSExtra, WPCS and VariableAnalysis and register the external standards with PHP\_CodeSniffer. Please refer to the [installation instructions for installing PHP\_CodeSniffer for WordPress VIP](https://docs.wpvip.com/how-tos/code-review/php_codesniffer/) for more details. As of VIPCS version 2.3.0, there is no need to `require` the [PHP\_CodeSniffer Standards Composer Installer Plugin](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/composer-installer) anymore as it is now a requirement of VIPCS itself. Permission to run the plugin will still need to be granted though when using Composer 2.2 or higher. ### Composer Project-based Installation [](#composer-project-based-installation) To install the VIP Coding Standards, run the following from the root of your project: ``` composer config allow-plugins.dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer true composer require --dev automattic/vipwpcs ``` ### Composer Global Installation [](#composer-global-installation) Alternatively, it can be installed standard globally for use across multiple projects: ``` composer global config allow-plugins.dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer true composer global require --dev automattic/vipwpcs ``` Contribution ------------ [](#contribution) Please see [CONTRIBUTION.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md). License ------- [](#license) Licensed under [GPL-2.0-or-later](LICENSE.md). ### Health Score 61 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance53 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity65 Solid adoption and visibility Community48 Growing community involvement Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor3 3 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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