Navigation Menus, or simply Menus, are a WordPress theme feature which allows users to create navigation menus by using built-in Menu Editor located in WordPress admin area under Appearance » Menus. Navigation menus allow theme designers to let users create custom menus of their own. The default menu will just...
Nonce is a number or key used once. WordPress uses Nonces to protect URLs and forms from getting misused by malicious hack attempts. For example, on the comment moderation screen when you trash or delete a comment, WordPress adds a nonce key to the URL like this: http://www.example.com/wp-admin/comment.php?c=16570&action=deletecomment&_wpnonce=389c3b47b9 When a...
Media is a tab in your WordPress admin sidebar which is used to manage user uploads (images, audio, video, and other files). Under the Media menu, there are two screens. The first screen Library lists all the files in the media library. These files can be edited and deleted from...
Multisite is a WordPress feature which allows users to create a network of sites on a single WordPress installation. Available since WordPress version 3.0, Multisite is a continuation of WPMU or WordPress Multiuser project. WordPress MultiUser project was discontinued and its features were included into WordPress core. WordPress Multisite Network...
The Media Settings is a sub panel located under Settings » Media. An administrator can define settings for WordPress media uploads in this sub panel. The first option on this page is for image sizes. When a user uploads an image, WordPress saves the original image and also creates three...
Memory usage in WordPress refers to the amount of memory used by a PHP script. This script could be a theme, a plugin or a core WordPress file. A well written WordPress plugin or theme will attempt to reduce its own memory usage and not cause heavy load on your...
In computer networking localhost literally means “this computer”. When you type a URL into your browser, you are essentially connecting to a “host” computer somewhere else in the world. This computer serves you the web page that you requested. If you type “localhost” into your browser, however, then your browser...
JavaScript is a programming language implemented in browsers to allow client side scripting on the user end. In plain English, it allows theme developers to add dynamic elements to your websites such as a slider, display alerts, buttons, popups, etc. WordPress itself, and WordPress themes and plugins use JavaScript in...
IP (Internet Protocol) Address is an address of your network hardware. It helps in connecting your computer to other devices on your network and all over the world. An IP Address is made up of numbers or characters. An example of an IP address would be: 506.457.14.512 All devices that...
The .htaccess file is a configuration file read by the server. It is able to override many server configuration settings and can be used for authorization, cache control, website optimization, and URL rewriting. In WordPress, the .htaccess file is used most commonly for rewriting URLs, making them cleaner, and more...