Glossary — Letter W
Clear definitions for technical terms in hosting, servers, DNS, security, WordPress, and digital marketing. 300 terms available
WAF
WAF is a Web Application Firewall that filters, monitors, and blocks malicious HTTP/HTTPS traffic to...
Web Hosting
Web Hosting is a service that provides the server resources and network connectivity needed to publi...
Web Server
Web Server is software (and sometimes the underlying machine) that accepts HTTP/HTTPS requests from ...
WebDAV
WebDAV is an extension to the HTTP protocol that enables remote file management on a web server, inc...
Webmail
Webmail is an email interface accessed through a web browser that lets users send, receive, and mana...
Website Migration
Website Migration is the process of moving a website from one hosting environment to another while p...
WebSocket
WebSocket is a network protocol that creates a persistent, full-duplex connection between a client (...
WHM
WHM is a web-based server administration interface used to manage hosting environments, most commonl...
WHOIS
WHOIS is a query and response system that lets you look up registration details for a domain name or...
Wildcard SSL
Wildcard SSL is a TLS/SSL certificate that secures a single domain and all its first-level subdomain...
WooCommerce
WooCommerce is a WordPress eCommerce plugin that turns a standard WordPress site into an online stor...
WordPress
WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) used to build and manage websites throug...
WordPress .htaccess
WordPress .htaccess is a configuration file used by Apache-based web servers to control how a WordPr...
WordPress Admin
WordPress Admin is the password-protected dashboard where site owners manage content, themes, plugin...
WordPress Hosting
WordPress Hosting is a web hosting service optimized specifically for running WordPress sites, with ...
WordPress Multisite
WordPress Multisite is a WordPress feature that lets one installation run and manage multiple websit...
WordPress Plugin
WordPress Plugin is an installable software add-on that extends or changes how a WordPress site work...
WordPress Staging
WordPress Staging is a separate, non-public copy of a WordPress site used to test changes before app...
WordPress Theme
WordPress Theme is a collection of templates, stylesheets, and functions that controls a WordPress s...
WP REST API
WP REST API is a WordPress interface that exposes site data and functionality as JSON over HTTP, all...
WP-CLI
WP-CLI is a command-line interface for managing WordPress installations without using the web dashbo...
wp-config.php
wp-config.php is the core WordPress configuration file that defines how a site connects to its datab...