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💡 Web dev tip: a shared convention is documentation you don't have to write

Consistent naming, indentation and structure across a codebase let any contributor predict where something lives and how it's written before they even open the file — the opposite of every file inventing its own style. This is exactly why coding standards exist: they turn "ask the original author" into "read the convention once." WordPress Coding Standards

The framework was built following some rules to ensure compatibility between components and to provide an easier way for developers to work together. Here are some starting rules to keep in mind:

• The code should work on php 5.2.4, like WordPress Minimum Requirements says. Don't use php 5.3+ features, because some hosting providers don't have php 5.3+ installed on the servers.

• Follow WordPress Coding Standards.

  [!NOTE] If you already have some code written with spaces indentation (that does not follow WordPress Coding Standards), use this RegExp to replace spaces with tabs:

  (?<=^\s*) {4} replace with \t