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WordPress Development

It Passed Every Check and Still Broke: What PHPCS, PHPStan and Plugin Check Cannot See

WordPress plugin testing beyond static checks: a demo plugin with seven bugs passed PHPCS, PHPStan at level max and Plugin Check. Each bug in a real request, and the test that catches it.

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