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WordPress
Latestv7.0.0Updated May 20, 2026
Overview
WordPress is a web content management system. It was originally created as a tool to publish blogs but has evolved to support publishing other web content, including more traditional websites, mailing lists, Internet forums, media galleries, membership sites, learning management systems, and online stores. Available as free and open-source software, WordPress is among the most popular content management systems – it was used by 22.52% of the top one million websites as of December 2024.
Read moreHow it works
php
<?php
while (have_posts()) {
the_post();
the_title("<h2>", "</h2>");
}The flow
Step by step, from source to running.
- 1Request hits index.php
- 2WordPress loads theme + plugins
- 3Queries posts from MySQL
- 4Theme template renders HTML