Why proper deployment prevents issues in Wordpress - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to activate a plugin in WordPress.

Wordpress

activate_plugin('[1]');

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Afunctions.php

Bindex.php

Cmy-plugin/my-plugin.php

Dstyle.css

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Common Mistakes

Using theme files instead of plugin main file

Using index.php which is not a plugin file

Activating a plugin requires the main plugin file path, like 'my-plugin/my-plugin.php'.

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medium

Complete the code to enqueue a stylesheet properly in WordPress.

Wordpress

wp_enqueue_style('[1]', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css');

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Atheme-style

Bjquery

Cadmin-style

Dplugin-script

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Common Mistakes

Using script handles for styles

Using unrelated handles like 'jquery'

The handle 'theme-style' is a common name for the main theme stylesheet.

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hard

Fix the error in the deployment script by completing the missing function name.

Wordpress

function [1]() {
  // Clear cache after deployment
  if (function_exists('wp_cache_clear_cache')) {
    wp_cache_clear_cache();
  }
}

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Aupdate_plugins

Bdeploy_site

Creset_theme

Dclear_cache

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Common Mistakes

Using unrelated function names

Not matching the function purpose

The function 'clear_cache' clearly indicates its purpose to clear cache after deployment.

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hard

Fill both blanks to properly register and enqueue a script in WordPress.

Wordpress

function load_custom_script() {
  wp_register_script('[1]', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/custom.js', array('jquery'), null, true);
  wp_enqueue_script('[2]');
}

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Acustom-script

Bjquery

Dmain-style

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Common Mistakes

Using different handles for register and enqueue

Using style handles for scripts

The script handle used in both registration and enqueue must be the same, here 'custom-script'.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a safe deployment function that disables debugging and flushes rewrite rules.

Wordpress

function safe_deploy() {
  define('[1]', false);
  flush_rewrite_rules([2]);
  error_reporting([3]);
}

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AWP_DEBUG

Btrue

C0

DSAVEQUERIES

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using wrong option names

Not flushing rewrite rules properly

Incorrect error_reporting value

Disabling debugging uses define('WP_DEBUG', false), flushing rewrite rules with true, and turning off error reporting with 0.