Plain English, no jargon
The WordPress glossary for people who run businesses, not servers.
We’ve created a list of the most common WordPress terms, explained in plain English so you know what they mean and why they matter.
WordPress Multisite is a built-in feature that runs multiple websites from a single WordPress installation, with shared users, themes, and plugins.
WooCommerce is a free, open-source e-commerce plugin that turns a WordPress website into a fully functional online store.
A staging site is a private copy of your website where changes and updates are tested before they touch the live site.
A page builder is a WordPress plugin that lets you design pages visually with drag-and-drop, instead of writing HTML and CSS.
Managed WordPress hosting is hosting where the provider handles the technical operation of WordPress: updates, caching, security, backups, and staging.
HPOS is WooCommerce’s modern order storage system: orders get dedicated database tables instead of sharing wp_posts, making large stores dramatically faster.
Elementor is the most widely used WordPress page builder: a drag-and-drop visual editor for designing pages without writing code.
Core Web Vitals are Google’s three user-experience metrics: LCP (loading speed), INP (responsiveness), and CLS (visual stability). They influence rankings.
A child theme is a WordPress theme that inherits everything from a parent theme, letting you customize safely without losing changes on updates.
The tools behind the terms.
Knowing the vocabulary is one thing; choosing the right technology is another. See the exact page builders, hosts, and plugins we use to keep client sites fast and secure.
Tools we built to work faster.
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