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wp-config.php

Purpose Site-specific configuration for WordPress. Defines database credentials, salts, table prefix, debug/config constants, and then loads wp-settings.php. Flow Defines core constants (e.g., cache, DB settings, debug flags, filesystem, cron, caching)....

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wp-cron.php

Purpose Runs scheduled tasks (WP-Cron) when triggered via web requests or server cron. Flow Sets no-cache headers and finishes the client response early when possible. Ensures it is not running...

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wp-links-opml.php

Purpose Exports the Links/Bookmarks catalog as OPML XML. Flow Loads WordPress. Determines link category filter from query string. Outputs OPML header and iterates link categories. Outputs bookmark outlines for each...

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wp-load.php

Purpose Bootstraps WordPress by defining ABSPATH and loading wp-config.php, which then loads wp-settings.php. If no config exists, it initiates the setup flow. Flow Defines ABSPATH to the WordPress root if...

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wp-login.php

Purpose Handles authentication-related flows: login, logout, registration, password reset, and admin email confirmation. Flow Loads WordPress via wp-load.php and enforces SSL if required. Determines the $action (login, logout, lostpassword, resetpass,...

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Root Files

Entry point files in the WordPress root directory. Source: WordPress installation root Bootstrap File Description index.php.md Front controller entry point wp-load.php.md Environment loader wp-blog-header.php.md Template loader wp-settings.php.md Core initialization wp-config.php.md...

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wp-activate.php

Purpose Multisite activation endpoint. Validates signup activation keys and completes user/site activation. Flow Defines WP_INSTALLING and loads WordPress + front-end header. Requires multisite; otherwise redirects to registration. Reads activation key...

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wp-blog-header.php

Purpose Loads the WordPress environment and runs the front-end request lifecycle (query + template). Flow Ensures it only runs once via $wp_did_header guard. Requires wp-load.php to bootstrap WordPress. Calls wp()...

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Robots Hooks

Filters wp_robots Filters the directives to be included in the robots meta tag. apply_filters( 'wp_robots', array $robots ): array Since: 5.7.0 Parameters: $robots — Associative array where keys are directive...

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Robots API

Controls robots.txt generation and meta robots directives for search engine crawlers. Since: 2.1.0 (robots.txt), 5.7.0 (meta robots) Source: wp-includes/robots-template.php, wp-includes/functions.php, wp-includes/query.php Components Component Description functions.md Core robots functions hooks.md Actions...

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