Title: PHP Coding Standard in WordPress Core
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# PHP Coding Standard in WordPress Core

 *  Resolved [rabmalin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rabmalin/)
 * (@rabmalin)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-coding-standard-in-wordpress-core/)
 * Hello,
    While searching for some code, I found that there are several places 
   where PHP Coding Standard set by WordPress itself is not being followed in the
   WordPress core. Is that intentionally ignored to focus on features or is modification
   of process? I am bit confused.
 * Is this the right category to post this question?

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-coding-standard-in-wordpress-core/#post-5915703)
 * > Is this the right category to post this question?
 * Yes. 😉
 * > I found that there are several places where PHP Coding Standard set by WordPress
   > itself is not being followed in the WordPress core. Is that intentionally ignored
   > to focus on features or is modification of process? I am bit confused.
 * It’s not intentional exactly, there’s lots of code that goes back before the 
   coding standards were implemented. I don’t believe the core team will accept 
   patches that only modify code for stylistic differences (I read that recently)
   so that code likely will remain as is for now.
 *  Thread Starter [rabmalin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rabmalin/)
 * (@rabmalin)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-coding-standard-in-wordpress-core/#post-5915775)
 * Thanks for the clarification. Have a great day. 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [rabmalin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rabmalin/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-coding-standard-in-wordpress-core/#post-5915775)
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