WordPress Theme or Plugin setup VSCode

.phpcs.xml.dist

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="WordPress Coding Standards based custom ruleset for your plugin">
	<description>Generally-applicable sniffs for WordPress plugins.</description>

	<!-- What to scan -->
	<file>.</file>
	<exclude-pattern>/vendor/</exclude-pattern>
	<exclude-pattern>/node_modules/</exclude-pattern>

	<!-- How to scan -->
	<!-- Usage instructions: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Usage -->
	<!-- Annotated ruleset: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Annotated-ruleset.xml -->
	<arg value="sp"/> <!-- Show sniff and progress -->
	<arg name="basepath" value="./"/><!-- Strip the file paths down to the relevant bit -->
	<arg name="colors"/>
	<arg name="extensions" value="php"/>
	<arg name="parallel" value="8"/><!-- Enables parallel processing when available for faster results. -->

	<!-- Rules: Check PHP version compatibility -->
	<!-- https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibility#sniffing-your-code-for-compatibility-with-specific-php-versions -->
	<config name="testVersion" value="5.3-"/>
	<!-- https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibilityWP -->
	<!-- <rule ref="PHPCompatibilityWP"/> -->

	<!-- Rules: WordPress Coding Standards -->
	<!-- https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards -->
	<!-- https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/wiki/Customizable-sniff-properties -->
	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="4.6"/>
	<rule ref="WordPress">
		<!-- <exclude name="WordPress.VIP"/> -->
	</rule>
	<rule ref="WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals">
		<properties>
			<!-- Value: replace the function, class, and variable prefixes used. Separate multiple prefixes with a comma. -->
			<property name="prefixes" type="array" value="my-plugin"/>
		</properties>
	</rule>
	<rule ref="WordPress.WP.I18n">
		<properties>
			<!-- Value: replace the text domain used. -->
			<property name="text_domain" type="array" value="my-plugin"/>
		</properties>
	</rule>
	<rule ref="WordPress.WhiteSpace.ControlStructureSpacing">
		<properties>
			<property name="blank_line_check" value="true"/>
		</properties>
	</rule>
</ruleset>

README.md

WordPress Theme or Plugin setup VSCode

composer require --dev squizlabs/php_codesniffer

composer require --dev wp-coding-standards/wpcs

composer require --dev dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer

Create settings

Settings file (make sure to add to .gitignore):

.vscode/settings.json

{
    "phpcs.enable": true,
    "phpcs.executablePath": "./vendor/bin/phpcs",
    "phpcs.standard": "WordPress",
    "phpcbf.standard": "WordPress",
    "phpcbf.executablePath": "./vendor/bin/phpcbf",
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.tabSize": 4
}

Extensions

• phpcs (global, probably already installed)
• phpcbf (global, probably already installed)
• WordPress Snippets (should be workspace enabled)