diff --git a/lua/plugins/none-ls.lua b/lua/plugins/none-ls.lua
index 96736bb..2383379 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/none-ls.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/none-ls.lua
@@ -54,28 +54,9 @@ return {
           prefer_local = "node_modules/.bin",
         }),
 
-        -- PHP CodeSniffer (phpcbf) - WordPress standards
-        formatting.phpcbf.with({
-          command = find_executable({ "phpcbf" }),
-          prefer_local = "vendor/bin",
-          -- Respects phpcs.xml in project root or uses WordPress standard
-          extra_args = function(params)
-            local root = params.root or vim.fn.getcwd()
-            
-            -- Check for project ruleset
-            local has_project_ruleset =
-              vim.loop.fs_stat(root .. "/phpcs.xml")
-              or vim.loop.fs_stat(root .. "/phpcs.xml.dist")
-            
-            if has_project_ruleset then
-              return {} -- Let project ruleset control standard
-            end
-            
-            -- No project ruleset: use WordPress to match nvim-lint
-            return { "--standard=WordPress" }
-          end,
-        }),
-
+        -- PHP: phpcbf DISABLED - using direct autocmd approach instead (see bottom of file)
+        -- formatting.phpcbf causes blank line bug even with custom formatters
+        
         -- stylua (Lua)
         formatting.stylua.with({
           command = find_executable({ "stylua" }),
@@ -124,5 +105,54 @@ return {
     vim.keymap.set("v", "<leader>lf", function()
       vim.lsp.buf.format({ async = false })
     end, { desc = "Formatting: Format selection", silent = true, noremap = true })
+
+    -- PHP: Direct phpcbf formatting (bypasses none-ls entirely)
+    vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufWritePre", {
+      pattern = "*.php",
+      callback = function()
+        if vim.g.format_on_save == false then
+          return
+        end
+
+        local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+        local filepath = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(bufnr)
+        
+        -- Find phpcbf
+        local phpcbf = find_executable({ "phpcbf" })
+        if not phpcbf then
+          return
+        end
+
+        -- Determine standard
+        local root = vim.fn.getcwd()
+        local has_project_ruleset =
+          vim.loop.fs_stat(root .. "/phpcs.xml")
+          or vim.loop.fs_stat(root .. "/phpcs.xml.dist")
+        
+        local cmd = { phpcbf, "-q", "--stdin-path=" .. filepath }
+        if not has_project_ruleset then
+          table.insert(cmd, "--standard=WordPress")
+        end
+        table.insert(cmd, "-")
+
+        -- Get buffer content
+        local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false)
+        local input = table.concat(lines, "\n")
+
+        -- Run phpcbf
+        local result = vim.fn.system(cmd, input)
+        local exit_code = vim.v.shell_error
+
+        -- Apply result if successful (exit code 0 or 1)
+        if exit_code == 0 or exit_code == 1 then
+          local output_lines = vim.split(result, "\n", { plain = true })
+          -- Remove trailing empty line if present
+          if output_lines[#output_lines] == "" then
+            table.remove(output_lines)
+          end
+          vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false, output_lines)
+        end
+      end,
+    })
   end,
 }