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by radium3d 2904 days ago
Do you have any examples of the bad practices you are referring to?
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iamjaredwalters 2903 days ago
Examples include: use of globals, inefficient queries, mixed templating, lack of namespacing, doesn't follow PSR standards.
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stephenr 2903 days ago
They actively refuse to use parameterised sql queries, opting for their own home baked userland implementation instead.
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sebazzz 2904 days ago
Probably the use of globals etc. This might also be a backwards compatibility thing though.
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akerro 2904 days ago
Developing anything for wordpress is a nightmare, it's not only PHP-nightmare, but also plenty of bad practices, poor API, wired workarounds...
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