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Wordpress - General Questions
21) Explain posts in WordPress.

Posts allow you to write a blog and post it on your site. They are listed in reverse chronological order on the front page of your blog.

22) Explain pages in WordPress.

Pages are different from posts. They are static, and they do not change often. You can add pages containing information about you and your site.

23) What is the difference between WordPress posts and pages?

WordPress posts are content published on a site with an exact date and time. They can be categorized systematically by category and tags. They are listed in reverse chronological order on a website.

WordPress pages are static and do not frequently change such as contact us, about us, privacy policy. They don?t have a date and time published. However, the database stores their published date and time.

24) What is a loop in WordPress?

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

25) How can you disable WordPress comment?

You can disable the WordPress comment on the dashboard. On the panel, under the options- discussion you find "Allow people to post the comment." Uncheck this to disable comment.

26) How can you edit a WordPress comment?

You can edit WordPress comment using the dashboard. From the panel, under the Comments option, select edit to edit a comment.

27) Explain moderate comment in WordPress.

Comments by visitors on a post are not published directly unless the admin provides it. It is called moderation. To change comment moderation setting, select Settings option from the dashboard and check the option "Comment must be manually approved."

28) 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.

29) Explain Avatar and Gravatar in WordPress.

Word Avatar is used for a user's profile image in online communications. Gravatar is a web-based service which allows its users to use the Avatar image.

30) How can you handle the situation if your WordPress site is hacked?

You should follow these steps:

  • Install security plugins like WP security
  • Re-install the latest version of WordPress
  • Change password and user-ids for all your users
  • Check your themes and plug-ins are up to date
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