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WordPress Glossary Terms for Beginners

Are you puzzled by strange WordPress terms or abbreviations? Are you looking for a WordPress dictionary that explain these WordPress terms in plain english? Then you are at the right place. WPBeginner's WordPress Glossary lists and explain the most commonly used terms in WordPress tutorials. This is the best place for WordPress beginners to start and familiarize themselves with the WordPress lingo. If you would like for us to explain something that is not listed here, then please use our suggestion form.

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D
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  • JavaScript
L
  • Loop
  • localhost
M
  • Navigation Menus
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  • Media Settings
O
  • Open Source
P
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  • Slug
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  • Spam
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  • Shared Hosting
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  • SEO
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T
  • Toolbar
  • Tag
  • Template
  • Theme
  • Taxonomy
  • Theme Framework
  • Thumbnail Sizes
  • Theme Editor
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  • Trash
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  • Template Tag
  • Terms
U
  • Updates
  • User Role
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