WordPress Glossary Terms
There are a lot of WordPress glossary terms but here we discuss popular and most widely used terms. If you are a WordPress user then you should know these terms.
Action
It is a specific PHP function executed in a specific place. Actions are useful and handy for many reasons because you add or remove any function in the system.
Admin Area
It is an administrative area of your WordPress website. Admin area can be accessed by wp-admin command and by visiting a wp-admin directory of the web browser. Example: https://mywebsite.com/wp-admin
Administrator
Administrator is the highest level user role in WordPress. This user can access all the area of the admin areas of your website.
Apache
Apache is a web server application. It is the most common user application in the webserver. It is one of the best server applications.
Attachment
Attach any file or media (images, document, video, etc) within a post or page is called attachment.
AutoSave
This feature will save your content automatically. WordPress autosave your content every two minutes. Notification will appear in the lower right corner of the dashboard when autosave was last performed.
BackLink
It is a link that comes from another website e.g when other users link your content to their website.
Blog
The blog is a personal thought of the user and useful information which the user has written on their website.
Category
It is a special type of predefined command to the group and organizes WordPress posts or pages.
Comments
After reading the blog user write their views or though about this topic.
Content
Content is the text or other information written in the post and pages for the website.
Content Management System
Content Management System is also called CMS and it is software to build websites and create professional content. It allows creating a website without writing any code.
CPanel
CPanel is a control panel to configure website and server management through the graphical user interface. It allows you to create an email account, manage domains, manage web files and publish websites.
CPanel
cPanel is an online Linux-based graphical interface (GUI) used as a control panel to simplify website and server management. cPanel allows you to publish websites, manage domains, organize web files, create email accounts, and more.
Dashboard
The dashboard is the administrative area of WordPress. This area appears after logging and displays the backup area where user roles, adding of post, pages, and install theme and plugins.
Database
The database is software to store and manage data. MySQL database management system used by WordPress for retrieving and storing information which includes the content written in your blog.