Naming conventions for wordpress files form Chat GPT

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PHP:

  1. File Names:
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Separate words with underscores (_).
    • Example: my_custom_template.php
  2. Function Names:
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Use underscores to separate words.
    • Be descriptive and use verbs for functions.
    • Example: get_post_title()
  3. Variable Names:
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Use underscores to separate words.
    • Be descriptive and use nouns for variables.
    • Example: $user_id
  4. Class Names:
    • Use uppercase letters for the first letter of each word (PascalCase).
    • Be descriptive and use nouns.
    • Example: My_Custom_Class
  5. Constants:
    • Use uppercase letters.
    • Separate words with underscores.
    • Example: MY_CONSTANT_VALUE
  6. Hooks (Actions and Filters):
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Use underscores to separate words.
    • Be descriptive and use verbs for actions.
    • Example: add_action('init', 'my_custom_function');
  7. Prefixes:
    • Add a unique prefix to your functions, variables, classes, etc., to avoid naming conflicts.
    • Example: myplugin_custom_function()
  8. Database Tables:
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Separate words with underscores.
    • Be descriptive and use nouns.
    • Example: wp_my_plugin_settings

CSS/SCSS:

  1. Selectors (Classes and IDs):
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Separate words with hyphens (-).
    • Be descriptive.
    • Example: .my-custom-container or #my-custom-element
  2. Naming for Styles:
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Be descriptive and use hyphens to separate words.
    • Example: font-size, background-color
  3. File Names:
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Separate words with hyphens (-).
    • Example: styles.css or main-styles.scss

JavaScript:

  1. Variable Names:
    • Use camelCase for variables.
    • Be descriptive and use nouns.
    • Example: myVariableName
  2. Function Names:
    • Use camelCase for functions.
    • Be descriptive and use verbs.
    • Example: getUserData()
  3. Object Names:
    • Use camelCase.
    • Be descriptive and use nouns.
    • Example: myObject
  4. Constants:
    • Use uppercase letters.
    • Separate words with underscores.
    • Example: MAX_VALUE
  5. Event Handlers:
    • Use camelCase.
    • Be descriptive.
    • Example: onClickHandler
  6. File Names:
    • Use lowercase letters.
    • Separate words with hyphens (-).
    • Example: main-script.js

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