WordPress is one of the most popular and widely used CMS platforms. Get 45 WordPress interview questions to hire developers or prep for a job here.

2. Q: 1. What is WordPress?
A: WordPress is a free online, open source tool used to create
websites. It is built on PHP and MySQL and it is considered
one of the simplest and most powerful blogging and content
management system (CMS) out there.

3. Q: 2. What are a few ways to use WordPress?
A: ● blog
● content management system (CMS)
● gallery
● portfolio
● online store
● videos
● membership site

4. Q: 3. What is the difference between
WordPress.com and WordPress.org?
A: WordPress.com is a fully hosted website with limitations when
it comes to plugins, theme customisations, e-commerce, etc.
WordPress.org is a self-hosted website that offers a lot more
freedom regarding customisation, plugins, etc.

5. Q: 4. Why should you use WordPress?
A: Its ease of use and flexibility make it compatible for just about
anything.
● easy to use and learn
● free (apart from hosting costs)
● extendable using themes and plugins
● SEO friendly
● easy to manage
● safe and secure
● can handle different media types

6. Q: 5. What are alternative CMS of
WordPress?
A: ● Drupal
● Ghost
● Joomla
● Silver Stripe
● Moveable Type

7. Q: 6. Can you list some features of
WordPress?
A: ● easy theme integration
● plugins
● search engine optimisation
● multilingual
● importers
● user management
● media management
● built-in comments
● own your own data
● publishing tools/publish
with ease
● simplicity/flexibility
● full stands compliance

8. Q: 7. What are the developer features of
WordPress?
A: ● plugin system
● theme integration
● application framework
● custom content types
● latest libraries

9. Q: 8. What is the current version
WordPress?
A: Quote the current version of WordPress available and the
release date.

10. Q: 9. What are the limitations to a WP website?
A: ● Although you can use as many
plugins as you like, this can
make the website slow to run.
● The software and variety of
plugins continuously requires
updates to remain current with
your browsers and mobile
devices.
● Some coding knowledge, more
specifically PHP is required to
make modifications.
● Modifying and formatting graphic
images and tables can be difficult.

11. Q: 10. Do deactivated plugins slow
down a WordPress website?
A: No. Deactivated plugins do not slow down a WordPress
website. WordPress will only load active plugins and ignore the
deactivated one.

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