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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards ActivePhpcodesniffer-standard[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards ==================================== A WordPress PHPCS coding standard based on WPTechnix and WPCS, fully compatible with PSR-12, providing modern, secure, and maintainable PHP code. v2.0.1(4mo ago)195[1 PRs](https://github.com/WPTechnix/wordpress-coding-standards/pulls)MITPHP ^8.0CI passing Since Nov 20Pushed 1mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/WPTechnix/wordpress-coding-standards)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards)[ RSS](/packages/wptechnix-wordpress-coding-standards/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (2)Versions (8)Used By (0) WPTechnixWordPress Coding Standards =================================== [](#wptechnixwordpress-coding-standards) **WordPress-specific coding standards building upon WPTechnix base standards for modern, secure, and performant code.** [![Source Code](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/84ec376466a0d9aae41ab42cbb9862b167177d92830b9564a4e69ca1909d9975/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f736f757263652d7770746563686e69782f776f726470726573732d2d636f64696e672d2d7374616e64617264732d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards) [![Download Package](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1a69c1ed37dcefad58da444d6bbba0e42e1e38b3b48a94b49d7e4ab6e5ec9a85/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7770746563686e69782f776f726470726573732d636f64696e672d7374616e64617264732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6162656c3d72656c65617365)](https://packagist.org/packages/wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards) [![PHP Programming Language](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1bece8db04ac9e2a15cec08ba7471422f832c5e93cf575e6740639bb14a0f1be/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f7770746563686e69782f776f726470726573732d636f64696e672d7374616e64617264732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d73717561726526636f6c6f72423d253233383839324246)](https://php.net) [![Read License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eae09dc9a96c662749b554917f7c55428309e5ea83bcec7121384e243f90387a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f7770746563686e69782f776f726470726573732d636f64696e672d7374616e64617264732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d73717561726526636f6c6f72423d6461726b6379616e)](https://github.com/wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards/blob/master/LICENSE) About ----- [](#about) This is a coding standard for [PHP\_CodeSniffer](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer) designed specifically for WordPress development. It extends the base [WPTechnix Coding Standards](https://github.com/WPTechnix/coding-standards), which already enforces strict types, immutability, and PSR-12 compliance, and incorporates rules from the official [WordPress Coding Standards](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards). This ruleset is designed to help you write modern, secure, and high-quality WordPress code, with a focus on: **WordPress Best Practices:** - Enforces the use of WordPress functions and APIs over native PHP. - Checks for proper use of text domains for internationalization (i18n). - Discourages the use of deprecated WordPress functions, classes, and parameters. - Verifies correct prefixing and naming conventions for classes and functions. - Ensures proper enqueueing of scripts and styles. **Security:** - Requires nonce verification for form and URL processing. - Enforces proper data validation and sanitization of all inputs. - Mandates output escaping to prevent XSS vulnerabilities. - Flags the use of insecure and discouraged PHP and WordPress functions. **Database:** - Discourages direct database queries, promoting the use of WordPress database APIs. - Enforces the use of prepared statements to prevent SQL injection attacks. - Identifies potentially slow and inefficient database queries. **Code Quality & Analysis:** - Flags the use of development functions (`var_dump`, `error_log`, etc.). - Prevents modification of global variables. - Enforces strict type checking (e.g., in `in_array`). Installation ------------ [](#installation) Install this package as a development dependency using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org). ``` composer require --dev "wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards:^2.0" ``` ### Optional: Automatic Installation with Dealerdirect [](#optional-automatic-installation-with-dealerdirect) For automatic registration with PHP\_CodeSniffer, you can optionally install [dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer](https://github.com/Dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer): ``` composer require --dev dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer ``` This plugin will: - Automatically register the standard with PHP\_CodeSniffer upon Composer install. - Eliminate the need for manual path configuration. - Make the standard immediately available for use in your `phpcs.xml` configuration. **Note:** This is optional. If you prefer manual configuration or have a custom PHP\_CodeSniffer setup, you can skip this step and configure the path manually in your `phpcs.xml` file. Usage ----- [](#usage) To use this coding standard, add `` to your `phpcs.xml` configuration. Here is an example `phpcs.xml.dist` file that you can place in the root of your repository: ``` ./src ./tests ``` Then, run PHP\_CodeSniffer: ``` ./vendor/bin/phpcs ``` To automatically fix violations: ``` ./vendor/bin/phpcbf ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Contributions are welcome! To contribute, please familiarize yourself with the project's `CONTRIBUTING.md`. Copyright and License --------------------- [](#copyright-and-license) The `wptechnix/wordpress-coding-standards` library is copyright © [WPTechnix](https://wptechnix.com) and licensed for use under the terms of the MIT License (MIT). Please see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information. ### Health Score 40 — FairBetter than 88% of packages Maintenance85 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity12 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity45 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 53.8% 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 ~23 days Total 3 Last Release 124d ago Major Versions v1.0.0 → v2.0.02025-11-26 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e0fb168547a02b4a7b28df9403ab375f354591c75e814dce020f245e77f04e5f?d=identicon)[owaisahmed5300](/maintainers/owaisahmed5300) --- Top Contributors [![owaisahmed5300](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/28684548?v=4)](https://github.com/owaisahmed5300 "owaisahmed5300 (7 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (3 commits)")[![github-actions[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/15368?v=4)](https://github.com/github-actions[bot] "github-actions[bot] (3 commits)") --- Tags code-qualitycoding-standardcoding-standardsphpcspsr-12standardsstatic-analysiswordpresswpcswptechnixstandardsphpcswordpressstatic analysiscode qualitycoding-standardsCoding Standardpsr-12wpcswptechnix ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/wptechnix-wordpress-coding-standards/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/wptechnix-wordpress-coding-standards/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/wptechnix-wordpress-coding-standards) ``` ### Alternatives [wp-coding-standards/wpcs PHP\_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to enforce WordPress coding conventions 2.7k42.5M1.6k](/packages/wp-coding-standards-wpcs)[phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp A ruleset for PHP\_CodeSniffer to check for PHP cross-version compatibility issues in projects, while accounting for polyfills provided by WordPress. 21830.6M587](/packages/phpcompatibility-phpcompatibility-wp)[inpsyde/php-coding-standards PHP 7.4+ coding standards for Syde WordPress projects. 101163.9k45](/packages/inpsyde-php-coding-standards)[automattic/vipwpcs PHP\_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to enforce WordPress VIP minimum coding conventions 25510.2M145](/packages/automattic-vipwpcs)[axepress/wp-graphql-cs PHP\_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) for the WPGraphQL ecosystem. 1060.9k7](/packages/axepress-wp-graphql-cs)[yoast/yoastcs PHP\_CodeSniffer rules for Yoast projects 221.1M29](/packages/yoast-yoastcs) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)