codesniffer.ruleset.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ruleset name="Cover WordPress Theme Coding Standards Configuration">
	<!-- See https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer/wiki/Annotated-ruleset.xml -->
	<!-- See https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/blob/develop/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml -->

	<!-- Set a description for this ruleset. -->
	<description>A custom set of code standard rules to check for Cover.</description>

	<!-- Include the WordPress ruleset, with exclusions. -->
	<rule ref="WordPress">
		<exclude name="PEAR.Functions.FunctionCallSignature.Indent" />

		<exclude name="Generic.WhiteSpace.ScopeIndent.Incorrect" />
		<exclude name="Generic.WhiteSpace.ScopeIndent.IncorrectExact" />
    <exclude name="Generic.WhiteSpace.DisallowSpaceIndent.SpacesUsed" />

		<exclude name="WordPress.XSS.EscapeOutput" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.WhiteSpace.ScopeIndent.Incorrect" />
		<exclude name="WordPress.Variables.GlobalVariables" />

    <exclude name="WordPress.VIP.RestrictedFunctions.get_tag_link" /> <!-- why is get_tag_link prohibited? -->

		<exclude name="WordPress.Functions.DontExtract.extract" /> <!-- extract is needed for Color Posts plugin -->
	</rule>

	<rule ref="WordPress-VIP">
		<exclude name="WordPress.VIP.RestrictedFunctions" />
	</rule>
</ruleset>