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Key WordPress Files

The root directory of WordPress contains files that are needed to configure WordPress to function correctly.

• index.php is the homepage of WordPress.

• license.txt contains useful information such as the version WordPress installed.

• wp-activate.php is used for the email activation process when setting up a new WordPress site.

• wp-admin folder contains the login page for administrator access and the backend dashboard. Once a user has logged in, they can make changes to the site based on their assigned permissions. The login page can be located at one of the following paths:

  • /wp-admin/login.php

  • /wp-admin/wp-login.php

  • /login.php

  • /wp-login.php

This file can also be renamed to make it more challenging to find the login page.

• xmlrpc.php is a file representing a feature of WordPress that enables data to be transmitted with HTTP acting as the transport mechanism and XML as the encoding mechanism. This type of communication has been replaced by the WordPress REST API.

WordPress Configuration File

wp-config.php

<?php
/** <SNIP> */
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );

/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );

/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );

/** MySQL hostname */
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );

/** Authentication Unique Keys and Salts */
/* <SNIP> */
define( 'AUTH_KEY',         'put your unique phrase here' );
define( 'SECURE_AUTH_KEY',  'put your unique phrase here' );
define( 'LOGGED_IN_KEY',    'put your unique phrase here' );
define( 'NONCE_KEY',        'put your unique phrase here' );
define( 'AUTH_SALT',        'put your unique phrase here' );
define( 'SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here' );
define( 'LOGGED_IN_SALT',   'put your unique phrase here' );
define( 'NONCE_SALT',       'put your unique phrase here' );

/** WordPress Database Table prefix */
$table_prefix = 'wp_';

/** For developers: WordPress debugging mode. */
/** <SNIP> */
define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );

/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	define( 'ABSPATH', __DIR__ . '/' );
}

/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php';

WordPress User Roles

Role	Description
Administrator	This user has access to administrative features within the website. This includes adding and deleting users and posts, as well as editing source code.
Editor	An editor can publish and manage posts, including the posts of other users.
Author	Authors can publish and manage their own posts.
Contributor	These users can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.
Subscriber	These are normal users who can browse posts and edit their profiles.