Level 1 exam — WordPress

Exam — fresh questions

12 questions to validate the content basics: posts and pages, blocks, media, sorting, navigation and settings.
Answer everything, then click Check: your score and explanations will appear.

1.1 · Recall

1. What distinguishes a post from a page?

The post is dated and chronological, the page is static and permanent The page is dated, the post is permanent Both are identical, only the design changes The post can only contain text

Posts feed a dated stream, pages form the site's permanent structure.

1.1 · Application

2. Hassan wants a timeless presentation of his workshop. What does Samir create?

A post, because all content must be dated An "About" page, permanent and accessible from the menu A category reserved for the presentation A pinned comment on the homepage

A timeless presentation is a page: it does not age and is placed in the menu.

1.1 · Arbitration

3. A content item must be updated every month with a new visible date. Which type should you choose?

A page, to keep a single address A custom menu A post, to keep the history and the dated stream A tag, which will hold the text

The dated stream is specific to posts: every update becomes a publication in the blog.

1.2 · Recall

4. How do you quickly insert a block in Gutenberg?

Type / followed by the block name Click on Appearance → Menus Edit the theme's PHP file Use only the + button, never the keyboard

The / shortcut opens the inserter and lets you call a block by name.

1.2 · Recall

5. What is a pattern for?

To sort posts by category To insert a ready-to-use layout, then customise it To automatically compress images To create an administrator account

A pattern is a pre-designed section: you insert it in one click and adapt its content.

1.2 · Application

6. The contact box must appear on five pages and stay identical. Which solution?

Copy-paste it on each page and fix it five times Insert it as an image to avoid modifications Put it in a single post and link to it Create a reusable block, edited once and updated everywhere

A reusable block centralises the edit: one correction applies to all occurrences.

1.3 · Recall

7. Why fill in an image's alt text?

To increase the file weight For accessibility and SEO To prevent the image from displaying To sort it into a category

The alt is read by screen readers and used by search engines.

1.3 · Application

8. A photo weighs 7 MB. What is the right reflex before uploading it?

Resize it to a useful width and compress it Upload it as is to keep the quality Convert it to PDF Duplicate it in several galleries

Resizing and compressing greatly reduces weight with no visible loss on screen.

1.3 · Arbitration

9. The site is slow because of the images. Which action is most effective?

Increase the number of columns in the gallery Disable lazy loading Optimise the images and enable compression/WebP Remove the alt text

Image weight is the first performance lever: compression, resizing and WebP.

1.4 · Recall

10. What is the difference between a category and a tag?

The category is hierarchical, the tag is a cross-cutting keyword The tag is hierarchical, the category is cross-cutting Both are reserved for pages The category is used only for design

Categories are hierarchical sections, tags are cross-cutting keywords.

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11. What should the workshop's main menu contain?

All existing pages and all posts The essential pages and sections, in limited number Only categories, never pages Links to the admin area

The menu is a path: it contains the essential entries, not the whole site.

1.5 · Arbitration

12. Which permalink structure should you choose at launch?

A URL with a numeric ID, which is shorter A structure containing the publication date "Post name", readable and durable No permalink, WordPress chooses on its own

"Post name" produces readable URLs for humans and search engines; choose it from the start.