WordPress Quality Assurance

Best practices for plugin and theme developers

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QA Best Practices

Master the eight pillars of WordPress quality assurance

Unit Testing

Test individual functions and classes in isolation with PHPUnit

Integration Testing

Verify components work together correctly with WordPress core

E2E Testing

Simulate real user interactions with Playwright or Cypress

Static Analysis

Catch bugs and type errors before runtime with PHPStan

Code Standards

Enforce WordPress coding standards with PHPCS and WPCS

Security Audits

Identify vulnerabilities and secure your WordPress code

Performance Testing

Measure and optimize load times and resource usage

Accessibility Testing

Ensure your WordPress site works for all users with a11y tools