Basic ruleset file for WordPress Sniffing

codesniffer.ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="WordPress Theme Coding Standards">
	<!-- See https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Annotated-ruleset.xml -->
	<!-- See https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/blob/develop/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml -->

	<!-- Set a description for this ruleset. -->
	<description>A custom set of code standard rules to check for WordPress themes.</description>

	<!-- Include the WordPress ruleset, with exclusions. -->
	<rule ref="WordPress">
		<exclude name="Generic.WhiteSpace.ScopeIndent.IncorrectExact" />
		<exclude name="Generic.WhiteSpace.ScopeIndent.Incorrect" />
		<exclude name="PEAR.Functions.FunctionCallSignature.Indent" />
	</rule>

	<!-- Include sniffs for PHP cross-version compatibility. -->
	<config name="testVersion" value="5.2-99.0"/>
	<rule ref="PHPCompatibility"/>
</ruleset>