Issues

• Suppress filters in get_posts false positive

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#899 · Filter by author tomjn opened on Oct 1, 2026

• ProperEscapingFunctionSniff doesn't catch misuse of wp_json_encode

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#876 · Filter by author iandunn opened on Oct 17, 2025

• 4.0 | Remove previously deprecated code

  Breaking ChangeType: Maintenance
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#849 · Filter by author jrfnl opened on Jul 19, 2025 · 4.0.0
  1

• WordPressVIPMinimum.Security.PHPFilterFunctions.MissingThirdParameter shouldn't report for SCRIPT_FILENAME,...

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#832 · Filter by author kkmuffme opened on Apr 16, 2025

• WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations error messages cannot be fixed anymore

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#823 · Filter by author kkmuffme opened on May 11, 2024

• using curl should suggest using vip_safe_wp_remote_get instead of wp_remote_get

  Status: Awaiting feedback
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#754 · Filter by author katag9k opened on Apr 17, 2023
  3

• New sniff: Flag unusable query parameters

  Type: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#731 · Filter by author GaryJones opened on Nov 28, 2022

• Sniff idea: Detect when constant is being used in constant()

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#717 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on Jul 13, 2022
  3

• Add check for register_uninstall_hook

  Standard: VIP-GoType: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#716 · Filter by author terriann opened on Jun 24, 2022
  1

• Add a check for upgrader_process_complete

  Standard: VIP-GoType: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#715 · Filter by author terriann opened on Jun 24, 2022

• Sniff for using PDO to connect to DB

  Good First IssueType: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#710 · Filter by author ross-mulcahy opened on Mar 1, 2022
  1

• Add warning for list_files function and related

  Type: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#704 · Filter by author ovidiul opened on Dec 15, 2021 · 3.x
  6

• Flag if Advanced Custom Fields plugin version is 4.*

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#702 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on Nov 15, 2021
  2

• Improve flush_rewrite_rules warning

  Type: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#701 · Filter by author mikeyarce opened on Oct 19, 2021
  1

• Disallow deregistering/deqeueing of certain assets that break QM

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#695 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on Sep 1, 2021

• Identify sniffs related to VIP Go platform compatibility

  Type: DocumentationType: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#688 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on May 26, 2021

• Custom IniSet Sniff to allow for certain safelisted options

  Type: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#687 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on May 26, 2021
  1

• Sniff for getimagesize()

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#685 · Filter by author davidsword opened on May 21, 2021

• ProperEscapingFunction: flag printf() usages for placeholders being escaped incorrectly

  Type: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#674 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on Apr 21, 2021
  5

• CI: add code coverage check

  Type: Maintenance
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#661 · Filter by author jrfnl opened on Apr 15, 2021

• CI: add a test run against PHPCS 4.x (when it is closer to being released)

  Type: Maintenance
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#660 · Filter by author jrfnl opened on Apr 15, 2021
  2

• switch_to_blog() - flag for missing subsequent restore_current_blog()

  Type: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#651 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on Apr 13, 2021
  3

• Add sniff to delete_option() + add_option

  Type: Enhancement
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#637 · Filter by author GaryJones opened on Mar 11, 2021 · 3.x
  4

• Deprecate WordPressVIPMinimum ruleset

  Status: Needs investigation
  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#600 · Filter by author rebeccahum opened on Dec 18, 2020 · 4.x
  6

• Inconsistent treatment of translated strings

  Automattic/VIP-Coding-Standards#593 · Filter by author GaryJones opened on Oct 26, 2020