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Install phpcs (PHP_CodeSniffer) + wpcs (WordPress Coding Standards) on Windows
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Setup CLI

Install PHPCS via Composer

composer global require "squizlabs/php_codesniffer=*"

Install WPCS via Composer

composer global require "wp-coding-standards/wpcs"

Add WPCS to PHPCS

phpcs --config-set installed_paths %APPDATA%\Composer\vendor\wp-coding-standards\wpcs

Check it!

phpcs -i

Setup Editor

VSCode

  • If you haven't installed phpcs (PHP CodeSniffer for Visual Studio Code) by Ioannis Kappas, please install it.
  • You can do it by pressing Ctrl Shift X and search for phpcs and then press Install.

Atom

  • If you haven't installed linter-phpcs (Lint PHP on the fly, using phpcs) by AtomLinter, please install it.
  • You can do it by pressing Ctrl , then click Install. Search for linter-phpcs and then press Install.
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pattihis commented Jul 5, 2024

Add --dev in both composer commands, so that packages are placed in require-dev (since they're tagged as "static analysis")

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