Level 3 exam — WordPress

Exam — fresh questions

12 questions to validate the essential plugins: plugin management, SEO, performance, security and forms.
Answer everything, then click Check: your score and explanations will appear.

3.1 · Recall

1. How do you install a plugin safely?

From the official directory, after checking updates and ratings From a site offering pirated plugins By FTP without checking the source By modifying the parent theme

The official directory and quality criteria reduce the risk of malware and abandonment.

3.1 · Recall

2. What does the “few, but good” rule mean for plugins?

Install as many plugins as possible to cover everything One plugin per real need, maintained and justified Use no plugins at all, even for SEO Install several plugins for the same feature

Every plugin adds code and risk: install one per need and uninstall what is useless.

3.1 · Application

3. A plugin has not been updated for three years. What should you do?

Install it anyway, because it is free Duplicate it so you have two copies Look for a maintained, better-rated alternative Modify it directly in the WordPress core

An abandoned plugin becomes an entry point: favour a maintained alternative.

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4. What is an SEO plugin such as Yoast or Rank Math for?

Creating the online shop Backing up the database Managing users Providing tools for the title, meta description, analysis and sitemap

The SEO plugin provides on-page tools and generates the sitemap, without replacing the quality of the content.

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5. What is a target keyword?

The main term a page wants to rank for The administrator's password A category of articles A field in the contact form

The target keyword guides the page's title, structure and content.

3.2 · Application

6. Hassan wants to be found locally. Which practice is the soundest?

Repeating the keyword artificially Polishing the title, description, structure and useful content Buying links in bulk Hiding the site from search engines

Durable SEO rests on useful content and a well-structured page, not on repetition or buying links.

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7. What is the number-one speed lever on WordPress?

Adding animations Removing HTTPS Page caching Increasing the number of columns

Cache serves a pre-generated version of pages instead of rebuilding them on every visit.

3.3 · Application

8. How do you know whether an optimisation has improved speed?

By feel, without a tool By asking the client By adding one more plugin By measuring with PageSpeed Insights before and after

Measure before and after: performance is proven with figures, not an impression.

3.4 · Recall

9. Which measure saves the site in the event of an incident?

A complete, off-server, tested automatic backup A short but easy-to-remember password Disabling all updates A premium theme

The complete backup (files + database), stored off the server and tested, enables a real restore.

3.4 · Application

10. How can you strengthen access to the admin area?

Share an “admin” account between several people Enable two-factor authentication and strong passwords Disable HTTPS to go faster Delete the backups to save space

2FA, strong passwords and named accounts greatly limit account hijacking.

3.4 · Arbitration

11. The host says it makes backups. What does Samir do anyway?

He deletes his own to avoid duplicates He never tests the restore He keeps his own off-server backup and tests it He stores his copy on the same server

Keep a backup whose frequency and restore you control, stored off the server and tested.

3.5 · Application

12. The form notifications are not arriving. What is the most likely cause?

The form has too many fields The theme is too recent The anti-spam is too weak Sending through the server is unreliable, with no SMTP configured

The server's mail function is often unreliable: an SMTP plugin connected to a sending service fixes deliverability.