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WP Code Check - Marketing Comparison Matrix

Created: 2026-01-13
Status: Not Started
Priority: Medium
Purpose: Homepage hero comparison tables for wpCodeCheck.com

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Option 1: Quick Glance (Compact - 6 rows)

Best for: Hero section with limited space

Feature	WP Code Check	PHPCS + WPCS	PHPStan
Zero dependencies	✅	❌	❌
WordPress performance focus	✅	⚠️	❌
AI-assisted triage	✅	❌	❌
Scans 10K files in <5s	✅	⚠️	⚠️
Production antipatterns	✅	⚠️	❌
GitHub issue generation	✅	❌	❌

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Option 2: Feature Categories (Medium - Best for landing page) ⭐ RECOMMENDED

Best for: Homepage section below fold

Capability	WP Code Check	PHPCS + WPCS	PHPStan	Psalm
SETUP
Zero dependencies (Bash only)	✅	❌	❌	❌
No PHP/Composer required	✅	❌	❌	❌
STATS
Performance & security rules	30+	100+	50+	50+
WordPress-specific patterns	30+	100+	20+	10+
Production antipatterns	15+	5	0	0
WooCommerce-specific checks	6+	0	0	0
PERFORMANCE
Unbounded query detection	✅	❌	❌	❌
N+1 pattern detection	✅	❌	❌	❌
WooCommerce performance	✅	❌	❌	❌
REST API pagination checks	✅	❌	❌	❌
SECURITY
SQL injection detection	✅	✅	⚠️	⚠️
CSRF/nonce validation	✅	✅	❌	❌
Capability check enforcement	✅	✅	❌	❌
AI & WORKFLOW
AI-assisted false positive triage	✅	❌	❌	❌
Auto GitHub issue generation	✅	❌	❌	❌
HTML report generation	✅	⚠️	⚠️	⚠️

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Option 3: "What Crashes Your Site" Focus (Compelling for homepage)

Best for: Hero section - emotionally resonant

Production Killer	WP Code Check	PHPCS	PHPStan
posts_per_page => -1 (OOM crash)	✅ Detects	❌	❌
N+1 queries (100→10,000 queries)	✅ Detects	❌	❌
$wpdb->query() without prepare()	✅ Detects	✅	⚠️
REST endpoints without pagination	✅ Detects	❌	❌
AJAX handlers missing nonce	✅ Detects	✅	❌
Admin functions without capability checks	✅ Detects	✅	❌
file_get_contents() with URLs	✅ Detects	✅	❌
WooCommerce unbounded order queries	✅ Detects	❌	❌
Debug code in production	✅ Detects	✅	❌

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Option 4: Developer Experience Focus (Technical audience)

Best for: Technical landing page or documentation

Developer Experience	WP Code Check	PHPCS + WPCS	PHPStan-WP
Installation	git clone	composer require	composer require
Dependencies	None (Bash)	PHP, Composer	PHP, Composer
Config needed	Optional	Required	Required
Scan speed (10K files)	<5 seconds	30-60 seconds	60-120 seconds
Performance rules	30+	5	0
Security rules	15+	50+	10+
WooCommerce checks	6+	0	0
AI triage support	✅ Built-in	❌	❌
GitHub issue creation	✅ Built-in	❌	❌
HTML reports	✅ Built-in	Via plugin	Via plugin
Baseline support	✅ Built-in	✅	✅
CI/CD ready	✅	✅	✅
Type safety	❌	❌	✅
Coding standards	❌	✅	❌

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Option 5: Complementary Tools (Honest positioning)

Best for: Documentation or "How to use together" section

Focus Area	WP Code Check	PHPCS + WPCS	PHPStan-WP
Primary purpose	Performance & Security	Coding Standards	Type Safety
Catches	Production crashes, security holes	Style issues, WP best practices	Type errors, logic bugs
Best for	Pre-deploy validation	Code consistency	Refactoring safety
When to run	Before every deploy	During development	During refactoring
Speed	⚡ Fastest	🐢 Slower	🐢 Slowest
Setup	🟢 Zero config	🟡 Config required	🔴 Config required
AI integration	✅ Built-in	❌	❌

Recommendation: Use all three! WP Code Check for performance/security, PHPCS for coding standards, PHPStan for type safety.

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Option 6: Homepage Hero Copy (Markdown for quick use)

## Stop Shipping Performance Killers

| | WP Code Check | Others |
|---|:---:|:---:|
| **Zero dependencies** | ✅ | ❌ |
| **30+ WordPress checks** | ✅ | ⚠️ |
| **AI-powered triage** | ✅ | ❌ |
| **<5 second scans** | ✅ | ❌ |
| **Auto GitHub issues** | ✅ | ❌ |

[Get Started →](https://github.com/Hypercart-Dev-Tools/WP-Code-Check)

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Key Differentiators

Based on analysis, here are WP Code Check's unique selling points vs competitors:

1. Zero Dependencies - Only tool that runs with just Bash (no PHP/Composer needed)
2. Performance Focus - Only tool detecting unbounded queries, N+1 patterns, WooCommerce-specific issues
3. AI Triage - Only tool with built-in AI-assisted false positive analysis
4. GitHub Integration - Only tool that auto-generates GitHub issues from scan results
5. Speed - 10K files in <5 seconds vs 30-120 seconds for others
6. WooCommerce-Specific - Detects WC N+1 patterns, subscription query issues, coupon performance

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Honest Limitations to Acknowledge

To maintain credibility, the comparison should note:

• WP Code Check does not check coding standards (use PHPCS for that)
• WP Code Check does not do type checking (use PHPStan for that)
• WP Code Check is complementary to other tools, not a replacement

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WooCommerce-Specific Checks (Detail)

WooCommerce Pattern	What It Catches	Impact
wc_get_orders(['limit' => -1])	Unbounded order queries	50K orders → OOM crash
wc_get_coupon_id_by_code()	Slow LOWER(post_title) query	Database lock on high traffic
N+1 in order loops	Meta queries inside WC loops	100 orders × 3 queries = 300 DB calls
Subscription queries without limits	WCS unbounded queries	Memory exhaustion
Coupon operations in thank-you hooks	Heavy queries on checkout	Slow checkout experience
Smart Coupons performance patterns	Plugin-specific antipatterns	Known slow queries