How To Set Up Visual Studio Code (VS Code) for PHP Development | DigitalOcean
VS Code Options
Our general settings for VS Code – see here
Web development specific settings
Use CTRL+SHIFT+P and then enter “Open User Settings (JSON)” to open the raw json file. Check it has the following:
"[php]": {
"editor.insertSpaces": true,
"editor.tabSize": 2
},Extensions
PHP Intelephense by Ben Mewburn
Adds PHP auto completions etc.
WordPress Hooks IntelliSense
WordPress specific autocomplete etc
PHP Debug
Makes it easy to use the xDebug tool for breakpointing and stepping through PHP code.
SFTP by Natizyskunk
FTP/SFTP access. (PRO Developer also looks good for this?)
WordPress specific settings
Adding WordPress functions so PHP linting doesn’t mark them as errors
Press (Ctrl+Shift+X) for the extensions and search for PHP Intelephense.
Click the settings icon of the extension and choose Extension Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom to see the list of Stubs.
Click on Add Item and choose wordpress from the list.
This will solve the issue with built-in WordPress Functions, but it will not recognize any functions from installed plugins and themes of course.
Workspaces
VS Code Workspaces are really good for web dev work, as a way to create a kind of container for the project you are working on that can have its own settings and be opened again the same in the future.