WAD UNIT 4 2023 Rev
WAD UNIT 4 2023 Rev
FUNDAMENTALS
open-source software
• Since word press is open source software, it’s
free to use, distribute, and modify for all users
User Management
• Allow us to create or delete the user, change the
password and user information
• It allows managing the user information such as changing
the role of the users to subscriber, contributor, author,
editor or administrator
• The main role of the user manager is Authentication
Media Management
• It is the tool for managing the media files and folders, in
which you can easily upload, organize and manage the
media files on your website
K. Kajendran Associate Professor, CSE Dept.,
Panimalar Engineering College
fastest web hosting
• word press offers lightning-fast web hosting that
processes queries at incredible speeds
Click login link to login to newly created word press web site, which
will bring the following login screen:
Contributors
• They can create and edit their own posts, but they
cannot publish them. Their posts will be published in the
website, only after approval from either site admins or
authors
• They can also create tags and choose from existing
categories.
• However, contributors cannot upload any files to
WordPress.
K. Kajendran Associate Professor, CSE Dept.,
Panimalar Engineering College
Subscribers
• Subscribers can log in to your WordPress site, edit
their profile, and change their own passwords.
• However, they can’t perform any other actions on
your website.
• This role is most commonly found on sites where
visitors can create an account, such as membership
sites, e-commerce stores, and educational websites.
Viewers
• These users can comment on private sites hosted by
WordPress.com.