WordPress is a content management system (CMS) made for building websites easily without needing to be a coding expert. It is written in PHP programming language. It’s great for all kinds of user segments, like bloggers, small business owners, and even big companies. Whether you want to share your thoughts, sell products, or create a professional site, WordPress can help. It gives you tools to design and manage your site without much technical knowledge.
A typical WordPress site has a few key parts.
- Firstly, there’s a WordPress core engine that puts together all the bits and pieces of the site.
- Secondly, there’s a theme, which controls the look and layout of the site.
- Thirdly, there are all the plugins which are used to build all the functionality site.
These are used for implementing extra features, like contact form, image gallery, online store functions, page-builders.
Patchstack writes security rules (virtual patches) for all these key components of a typical WordPress site.