Core

WordPress Application Flow

This article will describe the steps involved in the WordPress application flow. The initialisation steps shown below will show how WordPress is bootstrapped, how a database connection is established, how plugins are loaded and more.
As with many PHP applications, the process starts with the index.php file located in the WordPress document root.
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Upgrading WordPress using Git

When your WordPress system states there is an new version available to update, you can upgrade WordPress within the admin itself. However, if you have a WordPress site on a production environment, then understandably you might be a bit cautious about upgrading WordPress on a live site without any testing. Should you version control your …