Q1. What is WordPress?
Ans. WordPress is a free open source content management system (CMS) written PHP language and licensed under GPL. It allows users to create dynamic websites from personal blogs to e-commerce.
Q2. What are the minimum requirements to work in WordPress?
Ans. To work on wordpress first of all required a PHP executable server. If you are working on local system then need to have wampp or xampp which should have following configuration:-
(a) PHP 7 or greater
(b) MySQL 5.6 or greater OR MariaDB 10.0 or greater
(c) The mod_rewrite Apache module
(d) HTTPS support(Recommended)
Q3. What is the default table prefix in WordPress database?
Ans. The “wp_” is the default table prefix but this can change with another name.
Q4. How many default tables are in the WordPress database?
Ans. There are default 12 tables in WordPress database as given below:-
(a) wp_options
(b) wp_users
(c) wp_links
(d) wp_commentmeta
(e) wp_term_relationships
(f) wp_postmeta
(g) wp_posts
(h) wp_term_taxonomy
(i) wp_usermeta
(j) Wp_terms
(k) wp_termsmeta
(l) wp_comments
Q5. What is a plugin in WordPress?
Ans. WordPress Plugins are PHP scripts that extend the functionality of WordPress. They enhance the features of WordPress or add entirely new features to your site. Plugins are often developed by volunteers and are usually free to the public Plugins are available via the WordPress Plugin Directory.
Q6. List plugin that comes with WordPress?
Ans. Basically are only two plugins that come with WordPress installation, name is given below:-.
(a) Akismet
(b) Hello Dolly
Q7. What are the differences between WordPress Posts and Pages?
Ans. Posts are timed and listed in chronological order with the latest posts at the top. Posts are meant to be shared and commented on.
Pages are static content, for example, about us, contact us page, etc. They are permanent and timeless entries.
Q8. Why does WordPress use MySQL?
Ans. There are basically the following reasons to use MySQL with WordPress:-
(a) MySQL is an Open source
(b) It is Extremely fast
(c) A widely available database server
(d) And supported by low-cost Linux hosting
Q9. What are categories in WordPress?
Ans. The categories are used to divide WordPress content into different parts. Different subject publishing on a single website can be divided into different groups. It tells a reader what a post is about and they can easily find their content from a lot.
Q10. How many types of users are in WordPress?
Ans. WordPress have mainly 5 types of user role that determines access permission to the users of a WordPress site. These are listed below:-
| S.No. | Role Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Administrator | They have full rights over a site. |
| 02 | Editor | They deal with the content section of a website. |
| 03 | Author | They only deal with their posts. They can delete their post even after publishing. |
| 04 | Contributor | A contributor doesn’t have the right to publish their post or page. They need to send it to the administrator for review. |
| 05 | Subscriber | Users who are subscribed to your site can log in and update their profiles. |