WordPress / WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards
Create sniff to flag string-concatenating markup in variables as warnings
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Component: Extra
Type: Enhancement
- Dominant language
- PHP
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Description
We should be using PHP template tags and not concatenating strings into variables for printing.
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Research direction
The issue requests a PHP_CodeSniffer sniff for string-concatenating markup assigned to variables, but names no files, tests, entry points, or exact syntax to recognize. Start by reviewing the repository's existing sniff structure and determine the supported concatenation patterns. Done means the specified patterns produce warnings without flagging valid PHP template usage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100