Here is a list of core WordPress files and folders you would see in your WordPress directory root directory.
[directory] wp-admin
[directory] wp-includes
index.php
license.txt
readme.html
wp-activate.php
wp-blog-header.php
wp-comments-post.php
wp-config-sample.php
wp-cron.php
wp-links-opml.php
wp-load.php
wp-login.php
wp-mail.php
wp-settings.php
wp-signup.php
wp-trackback.php
xmlrpc.php
WordPress Configuration Files
1 .htaccess – Its a server configuration file, used in WP to manage permalinks and redirects.
2. wp-config.php – This file tells WordPress how to connect to your database and to manage some global settings for your WordPress blog(website).
3. index.php – The index file basically loads and initializes all your WordPress files when a page is requested by a user.
You can edit files and folders inside wp-content folder. And WP-content is the main directory from development point of view.
Let’s take a look inside wp-content folder to understand how it works and…
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