- All core WP files, themes, plugins and user uploads are stored on website hosting server.
- Files can be accessed using a WP hosting control panel or FTP client.
- I can edit .htaccess and wp-config.php. Other files should not be edited.
- Files and folders:
- [folder] wp-admin
- [folder] wp-content
- [folder] wp-includes
- index.php
- license.txt
- readme.html
- wp-activate.php
- wp-blog-header.php
- wp-comments-post.php
- wp-config-sample.php
- wp-cron.php
- wp-links-opml.php
- wp-load.php
- wp-login.php
- wp-mail.php
- wp-settings.php
- wp-signup.php
- wp-trackback.php
- xmlrpc.php
- .htaccess is a server configuration file, used to manage permalinks and redirects.
- wp-config.php tells WP how to connect to the database and sets some global settings for the website.
- index.php loads and initialises all WP files when a page is requested by a user.
Source:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/beginners-guide-to-wordpress-file-and-directory-structure/