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webdevstudios/php-coding-standards
==================================

In-house PHP linting and coding standards for WebDevStudios

1.3.0(5y ago)94.5k[20 issues](https://github.com/WebDevStudios/php-coding-standards/issues)GPL-2.0+PHP

Since Aug 16Pushed 4y ago2 watchersCompare

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**This package is DEPRECATED and no longer in use at WebDevStudios and will no longer be maintained.**

---

WebDevStudios PHP Coding Standards
==================================

[](#webdevstudios-php-coding-standards)

Install
-------

[](#install)

To install in your project, use:

```
composer require webdevstudios/php-coding-standards:~1.3.0 --dev
```

Then add a `.phpcs.xml.dist` file to your project:

```

```

To do this quickly, run:

```
echo '' > .phpcs.xml.dist
```

Installation will automatically install `WebDevStudios` standard for `vendor/bin/phpcs`.

CLI Linting
-----------

[](#cli-linting)

### Lint a single file

[](#lint-a-single-file)

```
./vendor/bin/phpcs -s path/to/file.php
```

### Lint multiple files

[](#lint-multiple-files)

```
./vendor/bin/phpcs -s --extensions=php /path/to/dir
```

Editor Linting
--------------

[](#editor-linting)

In your favorite editor install it's `phpcs` package and it will automatically detect your `phpcs.xml.dist` file and lint any PHP file you have open. *You may need to re-configure your settings if you are moving from WDS-Coding-Standards.*

---

Changelog
=========

[](#changelog)

[See Releases on Github](https://github.com/WebDevStudios/php-coding-standards/releases)

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.9% 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 ~65 days

Total

8

Last Release

2000d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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