WordPress core files in order of execution
index.php
wp-blog-header.php
wp-load.php
wp-config.php
wp-settings.php
wp-includes/version.php
wp-includes/compat.php
wp-includes/load.php
wp-includes/class-wp-paused-extensions-storage.php
wp-includes/class-wp-exception.php
wp-includes/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php
wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-cookie-service.php
wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-key-service.php
wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-link-service.php
wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php
wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode.php
wp-includes/error-protection.php
wp-includes/default-constants.php
List made with get_included_files().
context
entry point
function
front-end
wp-blog-header.php:12
!is_admin()
admin
GET request: wp-admin/admin.php:30
is_admin()
admin
POST request: wp-admin/admin-post.php:15
is_admin()
admin
upload: wp-admin/async-upload.php:16
@$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] === ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/async-upload.php'
AJAX call
wp-admin/admin-ajax.php:20
defined('DOING_AJAX') && DOING_AJAX
WordPress cron webserver/CLI
wp-cron.php:26
defined('DOING_CRON') && DOING_CRON / php_sapi_name() === 'cli'
XML-RPC protocol
xmlrpc.php:29
defined('XMLRPC_REQUEST') && XMLRPC_REQUEST
context
entry point
function
front-end
wp-comments-post.php:16
@$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] === ABSPATH . 'wp-comments-post.php'
front-end
wp-trackback.php:12
is_trackback()
context
entry point
function
admin
wp-login.php:12
???
admin
wp-signup.php:4
???
admin
wp-mail.php:11
???
Only during core installation and upgrade
context
entry point
function
admin
wp-admin/install.php:36
defined('WP_INSTALLING') && WP_INSTALLING
admin
wp-admin/upgrade.php:18
defined('WP_INSTALLING') && WP_INSTALLING
admin
wp-activate.php:12
defined('WP_INSTALLING') && WP_INSTALLING
admin
wp-admin/maint/repair.php:10
defined('WP_REPAIRING') && WP_REPAIRING
context
entry point
function
front-end
wp-links-opml.php:15
???
front-end
wp-includes/ms-files.php:12
???
front-end
wp-includes/js/tinymce/wp-mce-help.php:9
???
admin
wp-admin/install-helper.php:39
???
admin
wp-admin/moderation.php:10
???
Total: 21 entry points as of version 3.9.1
See WP trac #28364