Archives: Glossary

Core is a common nickname for the main WordPress software – the files that actually power the WordPress content management system.

cPanel is a web based hosting control panel provided by many hosting providers to website owners allowing them to manage their websites from a web based interface.

Creative Commons is a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the number of cultural works in the public domain.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is an attack that forces logged-in users to submit a request to a WordPress website where they are currently authenticated. CSRF attacks exploit the trust a WordPress website has in an authenticated user.

CSS is the programming language used to define the styling of most websites on the web.

Custom post type refers to any post type that isn’t included as default in WordPress.

The customizer is a WordPress tool that gives you control over the appearance of different aspects of your WordPress site.

The dashboard is the first screen you see when you log in to the administration panel of your WordPress site.

A database is a data structure used to store, organize and retrieve different types of data.

DDoS short for Distributed Denial of Service attack is a type of attack on websites performed using bots.