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Anatomy of a WordPress Site
Jonathan Kay@wpstagecoach
wpstagecoach.com/wcsea2016
Who?Who am I?
What do I do?
How I know about WordPress?
What?How?
Why?WordPress internals
Lots of moving parts!
Domain NameThink of it as your name
somethingreallylong.com
ipaidtoomuchforthis.website
mysite.io
HostingWhat is hosting?
Lots of different types!
HostingWhat is hosting?
Lots of different types!
WordPressDownload from wordpress.org
Think of it as the skeleton of your website
(finally!)
wp-content:
Themes
Plugins
Uploads (images & media)
DatabaseAll your information is stored in it
Contains connections between your data
DatabaseAll your information is stored in it
Contains connections between your data
You can directly interact with the database with PHPMyAdmin if you host has it
ThemesSkin and clothes
Can’t function without skin!
Be wary of themes that try to do too much!
wordpress.org/themes
PluginsLike skills or abilities you learn
Can be anything!
So what?
So what?
Questions?
Jonathan Kay@wpstagecoach
wpstagecoach.com/wcsea2016
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