epiphyt/coding-standard

Epiphyt Coding Standard for PHP_CodeSniffer extends the WordPress Coding Standard by providing sniffs with additional checks.

v1.0.3 2026-07-24 20:32 UTC

Requires

• phpcompatibility/php-compatibility: ^9.3
• phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-paragonie: ^1.3
• phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp: ^2.1
• slevomat/coding-standard: ^8.14
• squizlabs/php_codesniffer: ^3.13
• wp-coding-standards/wpcs: ^3.0

MIT

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-07-24 20:33 UTC

README

The Epiphyt Coding Standard for PHP_CodeSniffer extends the WordPress Coding Standard by providing sniffs with additional checks.

It is more strict and leaves less room for custom code style. It is used throughout all Epiphyt products.

Installation

The recommended way to install the Epiphyt Coding Standard is Composer.

composer require --dev epiphyt/coding-standard

Configuration

Add the rule EpiphytCodingStandard, add all paths to the included sniffs, add a PHP testVersion as well as minimum_supported_wp_version:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="My rule set">
	<rule ref="EpiphytCodingStandard"/>
	
	<config name="installed_paths" value="vendor/wp-coding-standards/wpcs,vendor/phpcsstandards/phpcsutils,vendor/phpcsstandards/phpcsextra,vendor/phpcompatibility/php-compatibility,vendor/phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-paragonie,vendor/phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp,vendor/slevomat/coding-standard,vendor/epiphyt/coding-standard" />
	<config name="testVersion" value="7.4-"/>
	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="6.3"/>
	
	<rule ref="WordPress.WP.I18n">
		<properties>
			<property name="text_domain" type="array">
				<element value="my-project-name"/>
			</property>
		</properties>
	</rule>
	
	<rule ref="WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals">
		<properties>
			<property name="prefixes" type="array">
				<element value="my_project_name"/>
			</property>
		</properties>
	</rule>
</ruleset>