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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<documentation xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="https://phpcsstandards.github.io/PHPCSDevTools/phpcsdocs.xsd"
+    title="WordPress Alternative Functions"
+    >
+    <standard>
+    <![CDATA[
+    Use WordPress functions instead of native PHP functions to maintain compatibility and benefit from WordPress's additional security and performance improvements.
+    ]]>
+    </standard>
+    <code_comparison>
+        <code title="Valid: Using wp_json_encode() to encode JSON data.">
+        <![CDATA[
+        <em>wp_json_encode( $data );</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+        <code title="Invalid: Using PHP's json_encode() to encode JSON data.">
+        <![CDATA[
+        <em>json_encode( $data );</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+    </code_comparison>
+    <standard>
+    <![CDATA[
+    WordPress provides the wp_remote_* functions for making HTTP requests. Avoid using file_get_contents() or cURL directly.
+    ]]>
+    </standard>
+    <code_comparison>
+        <code title="Valid: Using wp_remote_get() for HTTP requests.">
+        <![CDATA[
+        $response = <em>wp_remote_get( $url );</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+        <code title="Invalid: Using file_get_contents() for HTTP requests.">
+        <![CDATA[
+        $response = <em>file_get_contents( $url );</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+    </code_comparison>
+    <standard>
+    <![CDATA[
+    Use WordPress's translation functions to ensure text is translatable and localized.
+    ]]>
+    </standard>
+    <code_comparison>
+        <code title="Valid: Using _e() or __() for translatable text.">
+        <![CDATA[
+<em>_e( 'Hello, World!', 'text-domain' );</em>
+$hello = <em>__( 'Hello, World!', 'text-domain' );</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+        <code title="Invalid: Echoing plain text strings.">
+        <![CDATA[
+        <em>echo 'Hello, World!';</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+    </code_comparison>
+    <standard>
+    <![CDATA[
+    Always use WordPress functions for escaping output to prevent XSS vulnerabilities.
+    ]]>
+    </standard>
+    <code_comparison>
+        <code title="Valid: Using esc_html() to escape HTML output.">
+        <![CDATA[
+        <em>echo esc_html( $user_input );</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+        <code title="Invalid: Outputting user input without escaping.">
+        <![CDATA[
+        <em>echo $user_input;</em>
+        ]]>
+        </code>
+    </code_comparison>
+</documentation>