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Remove support for PHP 4 coding practices from sniffs

Type: Chores/Cleanup

Status: Open.

#2279 In WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards;

· jrfnl opened on Jul 3, 2023

Advance notice: strategy for dropping support for PHPCS 3.x

Meta: Repo

Status: Open.

#2607 In WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards;

· jrfnl opened on Sep 11, 2025

4.0 | Arrays/ArrayDeclarationSpacing: rename the AssociativeArrayFound error code

Component: Core

Status: Open.

#2692 In WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards;

· rodrigoprimo opened on Feb 3, 2026

4.0 | Arrays/ArrayDeclarationSpacing: remove the deprecated allow_single_item_single_line_associative_arrays property

Component: Core

Type: Chores/Cleanup

Status: Open.

#2705 In WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards;

· rodrigoprimo opened on Feb 25, 2026