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stellarwp/nexcess-coding-standards
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The Nexcess Coding Standard for PHP\_CodeSniffer

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Nexcess Coding Standards
========================

[](#nexcess-coding-standards)

The Nexcess Coding Standard is a set of [PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer)rules for Nexcess PHP and WordPress projects.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4+

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This package should be installed as a development dependency for your project:

```
$ composer require --dev stellarwp/nexcess-coding-standards
```

After installation, the standard is available to PHPCS as `Nexcess`.

Project Ruleset
---------------

[](#project-ruleset)

To use this ruleset, create a `phpcs.xml.dist` in the root of the project and add the following content:

```

	./wp-content/plugins/core
	./wp-content/themes/core
	./wp-content/mu-plugins

	*-config.php
	*vendor/
	*tests/*
	*.twig
	*webpack/

```

Add `phpcs.xml` to your `.gitignore`.

Manual Usage
------------

[](#manual-usage)

**PHPCS**

```
$ ./vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=Nexcess /path/to/files/**.php
```

**PHPCBF**

```
$ ./vendor/bin/phpcbf --standard=Nexcess /path/to/files/**.php
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This library is licensed under the terms of [the MIT license](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

49

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance97

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 57.1% of commits — single point of failure

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1527 days

Total

2

Last Release

15d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → 2.0.02026-06-18

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^5.6 | ^7.0 | ^8.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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