v2.1.0 fix — tabs, split verdict helpers, PHPCS clean

- Convert space indentation → tabs in front-page.php (PHPCS)
- Extract verdict taxonomy + config arrays → inc/verdict-helpers.php
- Wire verdict-helpers.php into functions.php
- front-page.php now 254 lines (was 309)

inc/verdict-helpers.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * Verdict helper functions for homepage and template parts.
+ *
+ * What: Provides data arrays for the 5-state verdict taxonomy used in the
+ *       homepage explainer strip and featured verdict cards.
+ * Who triggers: Required by functions.php on every page load.
+ * Depends on: Nothing — pure data functions, no WP dependencies.
+ *
+ * @see inc/verdict-meta.php      — verdict CPT meta registration
+ * @see template-parts/verdict/   — badge, card, evidence-row components
+ * @see front-page.php            — homepage verdict sections
+ *
+ * @package peptide-starter
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Returns the verdict taxonomy data array for the homepage explainer strip.
+ *
+ * Canonical order matches CMO brief §5.1 and the 5-state enum in verdict-meta.php.
+ *
+ * @return array[] Each element: state (string), glyph (string), label (string), description (string).
+ */
+function peptide_starter_get_verdict_taxonomy() {
+	return array(
+		array(
+			'state'       => 'established',
+			'glyph'       => '✓',
+			'label'       => 'Established',
+			'description' => 'Strong RCT evidence; widely prescribed or validated.',
+		),
+		array(
+			'state'       => 'promising',
+			'glyph'       => '◐',
+			'label'       => 'Promising',
+			'description' => 'Meaningful human data accumulating; not yet RCT-strong.',
+		),
+		array(
+			'state'       => 'investigational',
+			'glyph'       => '?',
+			'label'       => 'Investigational',
+			'description' => 'Mechanism plausible; human trials sparse.',
+		),
+		array(
+			'state'       => 'insufficient',
+			'glyph'       => '⊘',
+			'label'       => 'Insufficient Evidence',
+			'description' => 'Not enough data to say anything responsible.',
+		),
+		array(
+			'state'       => 'cautionary',
+			'glyph'       => '⚠',
+			'label'       => 'Cautionary',
+			'description' => 'Active safety signals or misuse patterns.',
+		),
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the verdict state config map (glyph + label per state slug).
+ *
+ * Used by featured verdict cards on the homepage and any template that needs
+ * to render a verdict badge from a state string without loading the full card.
+ *
+ * @return array Keyed by state slug. Each value: array{ glyph: string, label: string }.
+ */
+function peptide_starter_get_verdict_config() {
+	return array(
+		'established'     => array(
+			'glyph' => '✓',
+			'label' => 'Established',
+		),
+		'promising'       => array(
+			'glyph' => '◐',
+			'label' => 'Promising',
+		),
+		'investigational' => array(
+			'glyph' => '?',
+			'label' => 'Investigational',
+		),
+		'insufficient'    => array(
+			'glyph' => '⊘',
+			'label' => 'Insufficient Evidence',
+		),
+		'cautionary'      => array(
+			'glyph' => '⚠',
+			'label' => 'Cautionary',
+		),
+	);
+}