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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<ruleset name="Custom WordPress Standards">
+	<!-- Set the base standard to WordPress -->
+	<rule ref="WordPress"/>
+
+	<!-- Define files and folders to scan -->te
+	<file>.</file>
+
+	<!-- Exclude test files from FileName rules because we need to match Codeception autoload -->
+	<rule ref="WordPress.Files.FileName">
+		<exclude-pattern>tests/*</exclude-pattern>
+	</rule>
+
+	<!-- Skip the vendor directory -->
+	<exclude-pattern>vendor/*</exclude-pattern>
+</ruleset>