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Coding Conventions

We try to follow the WordPress Coding Standards as closely as possible. Below are some of the conventions we stick to very closely:

  • Use underscores rather than camel case for all variables and function names

  • Use real tabs to indent, not spaces

  • No shorthand PHP, we try to make our code as easy to read as possible

  • Use useful variable names

Naming Conventions

We also aim to give all of our files useful names. For example:

  • Templates for pages are prepended with template-

  • Singles are prepended with single-

  • Modal classes are appended with .class.php

  • Ajax files in the ajax folder of plugins for Simpods prepend with ajax-

  • Controllers in the control folder of plugins for Simpods prepend with ctrl-