Whenever I’m talking WordPress to someone, I have a habit of using terminology that is specific to WordPress. Problem is, not everyone is familiar with said terminology, and sometimes I need that reminder. At the same time, I want those that I work with, to become comfortable with the WordPress “lingo” being used as it probably won’t be the last time they’ll encounter it. That is my inspiration for this newest quick tip. We’ll be diving into one of these words that I say often – the “archive”. What is a WordPress archive? How can we, as developers, benefit from it? The literal definition vs the WordPress definition
First, let’s go over what this mysterious archive is. Here is the dictionary definition of an archive:
A repository or collection especially of information.
In WordPress, an archive is the same. It is a collection of information, or in this case, WordPress posts, based on a commonality.
That commonality can be several things, and there are several archive types in WordPress. Now what do I mean by commonalities? I mean that archives group together posts that have something in common.
The good news is, WordPress does
Source: https://managewp.org/articles/18480/what-is-a-wordpress-archive-and-how-can-developers-benefit-from-them
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