Tide is an automated testing system that runs tests on every plugin and theme in the WordPress directory to check for PHP compatibility and other issues. It displays the results of these tests to help improve code quality. Current work is focused on integrating the results directly into the WordPress.org plugin and theme pages and creating a user interface for the reports. More information can be found on the Tide website and documentation.

1. Improving the
WordPress
Ecosystem with
Tide
Chris Burgess @chrisburgess
Melbourne WordPress Meetup
August 2018

2. About Tide
Tide is a series of automated tests run against every plugin and
theme in the directory and then displays PHP compatibility and
test errors/warnings in the directory.
The content from these slides has been sourced from:
https://make.wordpress.org/tide/

4. What Tests?
WordPress Coding Standards
PHP Compatibility
Google’s Lighthouse

5. Current Status
• search for plugins & themes on this site and see their audit
reports
• install Tide locally
• deploy Tide to Google Cloud Platform
• In the future you will be able to use Tide as a service - use it
to test your plugins or themes during development.

6. Current Status (cont.)
“Currently the only way to view the results is as a JSON blob, a UI
will be integrated into the WordPress.org theme/plugin pages.
That work is happening on GitHub in the tide-issues repo”
• Derek Herman 6:45 am on June 28, 2018
• SOURCE: https://make.wordpress.org/tide/

13. More Info
• https://make.wordpress.org/tide/
• https://www.wptide.org/
• https://wptavern.com/tide-project-aims-to-audit-and-score-
wordpress-themes-and-plugins-based-on-code-quality
(good intro)