diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 5f98c99..1736c47 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 
 		<!-- print_r() is perfectly accepted in some circumstances, like WP_CLI commands. -->
 		<exclude name="WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r" />
+
+		<!-- Exclude short array syntax as it is consistently already in the codebase :) -->
+		<exclude name="Generic.Arrays.DisallowShortArraySyntax"/>
+		<exclude name="Universal.Arrays.DisallowShortArraySyntax"/>
 	</rule>
 
 	<!-- Ignore the CPT template filename, since it is based on the CPT name, and can't change. -->
diff --git a/themes/wporg-5ftf/functions.php b/themes/wporg-5ftf/functions.php
index 3d4e3b8..6b11050 100644
--- a/themes/wporg-5ftf/functions.php
+++ b/themes/wporg-5ftf/functions.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function scripts() {
 	wp_enqueue_style(
 		'wporg-style',
 		get_theme_file_uri( '/css/style.css' ),
-		array( 'dashicons', 'open-sans' ),
+		[ 'dashicons', 'open-sans' ],
 		filemtime( __DIR__ . '/css/style.css' )
 	);
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ add_action( 'wp_body_open', __NAMESPACE__ . '\nojs_body_tag' );
  * @return string
  */
 function loader_src( $src, $handle ) {
-	$cdn_urls = array(
+	$cdn_urls = [
 		'dashicons',
 		'wp-embed',
 		'jquery-core',
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function loader_src( $src, $handle ) {
 		'wporg-plugins-stats',
 		'wporg-plugins-client',
 		'wporg-plugins-faq',
-	);
+	];
 
 	if ( defined( 'WPORG_SANDBOXED' ) && WPORG_SANDBOXED ) {
 		return $src;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function loader_src( $src, $handle ) {
 	}
 
 	// Remove version argument.
-	if ( in_array( $handle, array( 'open-sans' ), true ) ) {
+	if ( in_array( $handle, [ 'open-sans' ], true ) ) {
 		$src = remove_query_arg( 'ver', $src );
 	}
 
@@ -281,14 +281,14 @@ function get_badge_classes( $team ) {
 			$classes = array( 'badge-openverse', 'dashicons-search' );
 			break;
 
-		case 'plugin review team':
-			$classes = array( 'badge-plugins-reviewer', 'dashicons-admin-plugins' );
-			break;
-
 		case 'photos team':
 			$classes = array( 'badge-photos', 'dashicons-camera' );
 			break;
 
+		case 'plugin review team':
+			$classes = array( 'badge-plugins-reviewer', 'dashicons-admin-plugins' );
+			break;
+
 		case 'polyglots team':
 			$classes = array( 'badge-translation-editor', 'dashicons-translation' );
 			break;