WordPress Interview Questions – Set 04

How to allow only registered users to comment on WordPress?

If you don’t want a comment from a new user on your blog, check the option “Users must be registered and logged in to comment” from Discussions under the Settings option.

How to reset password in WordPress?

If you forget or lost the password of your account, WordPress gives you an option to reset it through different methods.

There are four ways to reset WordPress password:

  • Change password from the dashboard
  • Reset password via email
  • Manually reset the password through database via PhpMyAdmin
  • Using emergency password reset script

How can you call a constructor for a parent class?

You can call a constructor for a parent class by this way:

Parents:: constructor($value)

Explain the difference between WordPress Categories and Tags.

WordPress Categories are broad-ranging. It helps a user to identify about a blog. It is possible for a post to have more than one category. A post must have at least one category.

WordPress Tags are like categories, but they are used to describe a post more specifically. Tags are not necessary for every post.

What is the latest version of WordPress?

The latest version of WordPress is 4.9.8 released on Aug 02, 2018.

What are the hooks? Define different types of hooks in WordPress.

Hooks enable users to create WordPress themes or plug-ins with shortcode without changing the original files.

There are two types of hooks:

Action hooks: Action hooks facilitate you to insert an additional code from an outside resource.

Filter hooks: Filter hooks facilitate you to add content or text at the end of the post.

How many types of users WordPress have?

WordPress user role determines access permission to the users of a WordPress site.

  • Administrator: They have full rights over a site.
  • Editor: They deal with the content section of a website.
  • Author: They only deal with their posts. They can delete their post even after publishing.
  • Contributor: A contributor doesn’t have the right to publish their post or page. They need to send it to the administrator for review.
  • Subscriber: Users who are subscribed to your site can log in and update their profile.
  • Follower: They don’t have any right. They can only read and comment on your post.
  • Viewer: They can only read and comment on a post.

How to Backup WordPress root Files?

There are many files in your WordPress directory. These files can be downloaded back from wordpress.org site. Some of them can be retrieved back but some can’t.

The wp-content directory contains all your installed themes and plugins including all your media files like images, audio or video files which you uploaded on your site. Hence, it makes it personal and unique.

The wp-config.php file consists of your Database and other personnel options which make it also a unique file.

Both the above files can’t be replaced by other default files. Hence, they need to be backed up.

What is a loop in WordPress?

WordPress uses PHP codes to display posts. This PHP code is known as a loop.

When will you not be able to see the plugin menu on a WordPress site?

When a site is hosted on free wrodpress.com, plugin menu will not appear. Also if you don’t have an account for the administrator level, you can’t see the plugin menu.