The WordPress file system

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Learning Objective

Describe the files and directories that make up a WordPress installation

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Script: https://github.com/jonathanbossenger/wp-content/blob/main/developer-learning-pathway/how-wordpress-works/file-structure.md

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How.WordPress.Works_.File.Structure.mp4

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https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/the-wordpress-file-structure/

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YouTube Chapters

(0:00) Introduction
(0:29) The root directory
(0:35) Static files
(1:53) PHP files that control a WordPress request
(3:00) Additional PHP files in the root directory
(5:32) Root directories