Knowledge of Wordpress 3.0 Skills Test
One possible way to collect real-time statistics about traffic to a WordPress site is to:
a. use a built-in tool.
b. use a plug-in.
c. use a widget.
d. None of the above: such statistics cannot be collected.
Which of the following functions is required to create a new taxonomy?
a. add_taxonomy
b. register_taxonomy
c. create_taxonomy
____________ can do anything in the WordPress administration area: write, edit, and delete posts, pages, links, and comments; upload media files of any type; import content; manage the Dashboard; create, edit, and delete other users; enable and configure plugins and themes; change the site's theme; and manage all the available options.
a. Contributors
b. Authors
c. Editors
d. Subscribers
e. Administrators
In order to display a widget, the user must ______________.
a. set the "show property" of the desired widget to "true"
b. drag the desired widget to the side bar
c. add the desired widget to the post
d. change the source code
Can you create a specific theme file for a custom content type?
a. Yes
b. No
Is the functions.php file required in each theme?
a. Yes
b. No
After moving a WordPress site to a new host, you change your site's URL. Do you have to update your posts and pages to correct paths to your uploaded media files?
a. Yes
b. No
Which of the following methods is required to post HTML code for others to read?
a. Replacing special characters with corresponding HTML codes or character codes.
b. Using the tag.
c. Using the
tag.
d. None of the above: WordPress auto-replaces special characters with substituted characters.
Which of the following categories of persons can read a post locked by password?
a. Only administrators, editors and authors.
b. Registered users who know a password.
c. Anyone who knows a password.
What is the correct order of template files (from highest to lowest priority) to display a tag according to the Template Hierarchy?
a. tag -{slug}.php, tag-{id}.php, tag.php, index.php
b. tag -{id}.php, tag -{slug}.php, tag.php, index.php
c. tag -{slug}.php, tag -{id}.php, tag.php, archive.php, index.php
d. tag -{slug}.php, tag -{id}.php, tag.php, 404.php
Conditional tags can be used to _______________.
a. get all comments from one post
b. get all posts from one category
c. change the content to be displayed
d. None of the above: Conditional tags are not available in WordPress.
Which of the following statements regarding permalinks on a WordPress site is true?
a. Permalinks are required.
b. Permalinks are optional but highly recommended.
c. Permalinks are always available in WordPress.
d. Permalinks are not available in WordPress.
Which user level has the highest privilege?
a. Level_0
b. Level_10
c. Depends on your settings.
d. Every user level has the same level of privilege.
Are categories and tags NOT available for pages?
a. Yes
b. No
Is super cache a built-in plugin of WordPress?
a. Yes
b. No
Can a post belong to more than one category?
a. Yes
b. No
Which of the following actions must be performed before enabling the Network feature?
a. Install the network plugin.
b. Deactive your plugins.
c. No action needs to be performed.
One possible way to install WordPress in your language is to _______________.
a. manually install the language package or translate as necessary
b. enable the desired language in admin settings
c. Neither: WordPress cannot be installed in languages other than English.
Can you set individual password for each post?
a. Yes
b. No
Can you move your wp-content folder elsewhere or rename it to something else without changing any settings?
a. Yes
b. No
Super Cache compression can cause problems if your server _______
a. does not have mod_deflate installed (in Apache).
b. does not have zlib installed.
c. is already compressing output using mod_deflate (in Apache) or PHP compression (zlib) .
How can a logo be placed on a WordPress header?
a. By manually adding the logo to the source code.
b. By uploading a new logo in admin settings.
c. By updating the logo path in the config file.
Which of the following files are required for completing your theme?
a. Index.php
b. Style.css
c. Index.php and style.css
d. Index.php and functions.php
Which of the following methods can be used to enable posting via e-mail?
a. Installing the wp-emailpost plug-in.
b. Configuring the feature in admin settings.
c. Using a widget.
d. This feature is not available in WordPress.
The date/time format of a WordPress site can be changed in _____________.
a. the theme's source code
b. admin settings
c. the database
d. the config file
___________ can publish, edit, and delete their own posts. They cannot write pages. They can upload some kinds of media files, and are allowed to use only the limited set of HTML tags.
a. Contributors
b. Authors
c. Editors
d. Subscribers
e. Administrators
Can you Override database values for your site URLs in wp-config.php?
a. Yes
b. No
What is the limitation to the depth of your categories?
a. 10 levels
b. 20 levels
c. There is no limit to depth.
Can you import content from Joomla or Mambo site into WordPress?
a. Yes
b. No
Is it possible to run more than one site/blog from a single installation of WordPress?
a. Yes
b. No
_________ is a good way to improve the performance of a WordPress blog.
a. Disabling image upload
b. Enabling cache
c. Installing the "wp super cache" plug-in
How many built-in user roles does WordPress have?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
Which of the following methods can be used to eliminate spam?
a. Using the wp-captcha-free plug-in.
b. Using the askimet plug-in.
c. Using a widget.
d. None of the above.
e. a and b
Which of the following blog sites can be imported into WordPress?
a. MySpace
b. Yahoo blog
c. Bebo
d. Blogspot
e. All of the above.
From which version of WordPress can you choose your username during the installation process?
a. 2.7
b. 2.8
c. 3.0
d. 3.0.1
Which of following action must be performed before using Akismet Plugin?
a. Simply install it.
b. Create an account on Wordpress.com.
c. Create an account for this plug-in on your own site.
The WordPress Loop can be used ____________.
a. to retrieve any data in WordPress
b. to display every post
c. only for calculation
d. WordPress loop cannot be used for any purpose.
Image size limits can be set _______________.
a. directly in the posts
b. in the wp-imageresize plug-in
c. in the admin settings
d. a and b
Which of the following theme files can be used to customize the "page not found error" error page?
a. index.php
b. 404.php
c. functions.php
d. page.php
What is the first action you need to take for enabling the WordPress MU feature?
a. Enable Wordpress MU feature on admin panel.
b. Enable Network feature.
c. Add this code to wp-config.php file: define( 'WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true );
Can users change their avatars on the profile settings panel?
a. Yes
b. No
User Level 3 converts to ...
a. Contributor
b. Author
c. Editor
d. Subscriber
e. Administrator
Can you import content from static HTML files into WordPress?
a. Yes
b. No
On which of the following databases can WordPress be installed by default?
a. MySQL
b. Oracle
c. Microsoft SQL Server
d. Postgres
Does an author have the capability to create a category?
a. Yes
b. No
Which of the following data can you import from a Blogger site?
a. Posts and categories
b. Posts, comments and categories
c. Posts and comments
d. Post and tags
e. Post, comments and tags
Using ____________is a good way to ensure that a WordPress site is indexed by search engines.
a. a sitemap
b. robot.txt
c. a widget
Which of the following actions must be performed to import data from WordPress.com?
a. Enter the full access to Wordpress.com into the data import form so that it can automatically connect and directly retrieve content.
b. Import from wordpress.com' RSS.
c. Login to Wordpress.com, then export data using the export tool, and import an exported XML file to your site.
You want to schedule a backup of your site database but do not have enough permissions to access your host. Which of the following choices can help you perform this task?
a. Use phpMyAdmin.
b. Install "wp database backup" plug-in.
c. Use cron job to schedule.
d. There is no way to schedule a backup.
Which of the following actions must be performed before enabling the Network feature?
a. Install the network plugin.
b. Deactivate your plugins.
c. No action needs to be performed.
Which of the following methods is required to post HTML code for others to read?
a. Replacing special characters with corresponding HTML codes or character codes.
b. Using the <code> tag.
c. Using the <pre> tag.
d. None of the above: WordPress auto-replaces special characters with substituted characters.
Which task must be performed to add a favicon icon to your site?
a. Upload a favicon icon to your site.
b. Add a favicon icon link to the theme's header file or update the existing favicon icon link to the new one.
c. Change the favicon icon in admin settings.
d. The favicon icon cannot be changed.
e. a and b
f. b and c
_________ can write their own posts but cannot publish or delete them. Their HTML is limited to the set of allowed tags and they cannot upload media files.
a. Contributors
b. Authors
c. Editors
d. Subscribers
e. Administrators
What is the name of the theme file for a page with id '3'?
a. page-id-3.php
b. page-3.php
c. 3.php
What is the correct order of template files (from highest to lowest priority) to display taxonomies according to the Template Hierarchy?
a. taxonomy -{taxonomy}.php, taxonomy-{id}.php, taxonomy.php, index.php
b. taxonomy -{taxonomy}-{term}.php, taxonomy-{taxonomy}.php, taxonomy.php, archive.php, index.php
c. taxonomy -{ taxonomy}.php, taxonomy.php, archive.php, index.php
d. taxonomy.php, archive.php, index.php
Can you add extra fields to user's profiles (such as birthday, birth year,...)?
a. Yes
b. No
You can limit the number of revisions WordPress stores by _________.
a. adding the following line to your wp-config.php file: define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', 3);
b. using a plugin
c. changing a setting on admin panel
In which of the following ways can a redirect feature be added to a permalink?
a. By using a plug-in.
b. By adding the feature in the admin settings.
c. By changing the config file.
d. a and c
e. a and b
'Slug' has a higher priority for use than 'id' in the Template Hierarchy?
a. Yes
b. No
One way to get posts from a specific day is to ____________.
a. use the query_day loop in the source code
b. use the query_posts loop in the source code
c. Neither: WordPress does not allow this action.
What is the correct order of template files (from highest to lowest priority) to display a page according to the Template Hierarchy?
a. page-{slug}.php, page-{id}.php, page.php, index.php
b. page-{id}.php, page-{slug}.php, page.php, index.php
c. page-{slug}.php, page-{id}.php, page.php, archive.php, index.php
d. page-{slug}.php, page-{id}.php, page.php, 404.php
In which version of WordPress were custom taxonomies introduced?
a. 2.3
b. 2.7
c. 2.8
d. 3.0
Which of the following files must be deleted after installing WordPress?
a. wp-admin/install.php
b. install.php
c. installation.php
d. None of the above
Which of the following actions must be performed before upgrading WordPress?
a. Back up the site.
b. Ensure that the database username registered with WordPress has permission to create, modify, and delete database tables.
c. Deactivate plug-ins.
d. Enable FTP on the site.
e. a, c, and d
f. a, b, and c
Where can Google Adsense be integrated into a WordPress blog?
a. Only in the sidebar.
b. Only in the header.
c. Anywhere.
d. Only in the content.
What is the name of the theme file for a page with slug 'about'?
a. page-slug-about.php
b. page-about.php
c. about.php
User Level 1 converts to ...
a. Contributor
b. Author
c. Editor
d. Subscriber
e. Administrator
__________ can publish, edit, and delete posts and pages written by any user. They can upload some kinds of files, and write HTML without restrictions. They can manage links and categories, and moderate comments. Editors and administrators are also the only users allowed to read private posts and pages.
a. Contributors
b. Authors
c. Editors
d. Subscribers
e. Administrators
__________ can manage their own profiles, but can do virtually nothing else in the administration area.
a. Contributors
b. Authors
c. Editors
d. Subscribers
e. Administrators
Can you move your wp-config.php file to the parent directory without changing any settings?
a. Yes
b. Yes, provided that you are installing WordPress in your web root directory (such as public_html). Otherwise, it is impossible.
c. No
Which of the following actions should you perform to move your site from "/wordpress" to "/blog/wordpress"?
a. Change the source code.
b. Update the wp-config.php file.
c. Update the database.
d. The site cannot be moved from "/wordpress" to "/blog/wordpress".
Which of the following actions must be fixed after importing data into WordPress?
a. Link URLs
b. Paths to Linked Files
c. Truncated or Garbled Content
d. All of the above
User Level 10 converts to ...
a. Contributor
b. Author
c. Editor
d. Subscriber
e. Administrator
How can the use of html code in comments be disabled?
a. By disabling the feature in the config file.
b. By disabling the feature in admin settings.
c. By changing the theme's source code.
Can you set the same slug for two categories that have different parents?
a. Yes
b. No
Which of the following methods can be used to make permalinks SEO friendly?
a. Updating the database.
b. Changing the source code.
c. Configuring the feature in the config file.
d. Configuring the feature in the admin settings.
User Level 0 converts to ...
a. Contributor
b. Author
c. Editor
d. Subscriber
e. Administrator
From which version of WordPress can you choose your username during the installation process?
a. 2.7
b. 2.8
c. 2.9
d. 3.0
Meta tags can be added to WordPress pages by ________________.
a. using plug-ins
b. adding them to the header.php file
c. updating the database
d. None of the above.
Which of the following tasks should be performed before installing any widget?
a. Verify whether the widget directory is in "write mode".
b. Verify that plug-ins can be installed on your version of WordPress.
c. Verify that your WordPress theme is widget-ready.
d. None of the above.
What is the correct order of template files (from highest to lowest priority) to display a category according to the Template Hierarchy?
a. category -{slug}.php, category-{id}.php, category.php, index.php
b. category -{id}.php, category-{slug}.php, category.php, index.php
c. category -{slug}.php, category-{id}.php, category.php, archive.php, index.php
d. category -{slug}.php, category-{id}.php, category.php, 404.php
One way to make a WordPress page title more SEO friendly is to ____________.
a. use the wp-changetitle plug-in
b. use a widget
c. change the title tag in header.php to something like "blog name »» category »» post name"
One possible way to allow the display of several authors' names on one post is to ___________.
a. update the database
b. change the admin settings
c. change the config files
d. use a plug-in
A taxonomy is a ____________.
a. category
b. term
c. group of terms
The "function_exists()" function can be used to check whether a plug-in is activated or not.
a. True
b. False
The parameter 'Slug' has a higher priority than the parameter 'id' in the Template Hierarchy?
a. Yes
b. No
To manually make the sidebar widget-ready, the user must ____________.
a.modify the sidebar.php file
b.enable it in the admin settings
c.change the index.php file
