index.php
Purpose
Entry point for front-end requests. It only defines WP_USE_THEMES and hands off execution to wp-blog-header.php.
Flow
- Defines
WP_USE_THEMESastrueto signal that the theme should render. - Requires
wp-blog-header.phpto bootstrap WordPress, run the main query, and load the template.
Key functions called
require __DIR__ . '/wp-blog-header.php'(hands off to core loader and template pipeline).
Hooks fired
- None directly in this file. Hooks fire in
wp-blog-header.phpand downstream bootstrapping.