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The PHP & WordPress Online Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects: Installing and configuring WordPress on self-hosted servers Converting Bootstrap templates to WordPress themes Navigating around the WordPress core Understanding plugin and theme architecture Customizing WordPress themes using plugins and widgets Managing updates and securing WordPress sites Executing database queries to create tables in WordPress Optimizing WordPress sites for SEO Implementing basics of HTML and CSS Implementing basics of JavaScript and PHP

PHP & WordPress Developer Online Test

Q: What topics are covered in the PHP & WordPress Developer Online Test?

Installing WordPress on self-hosted servers Converting Bootstrap templates to WordPress theme Navigate around the WordPress core Understanding of plugin and theme architecture Customizing WordPress theme (plugins; widgets) Managing updates and securing WordPress sites Database queries to create tables Optimizing WordPress sites for SEO Basics of HTML/ CSS Basics of JavaScript and PHP

About the test:

The PHP & WordPress Developer online test uses scenario-based MCQ questions to evaluate a candidate's ability to build responsive WordPress websites (blogs, e-commerce, static sites) and customize them by creating and installing custom themes, widgets and plugins. The code-tracing questions evaluate HTML/ CSS basics, JavaScript basics, PHP basics and understanding of the inner workings of WordPress for fixing and troubleshooting. The test has coding questions to evaluate hands-on programming knowledge.

Covered skills:

Installing WordPress on self-hosted servers
Navigate around the WordPress core
Customizing WordPress theme (plugins; widgets)
Database queries to create tables
Basics of HTML/ CSS

Converting Bootstrap templates to WordPress theme
Understanding of plugin and theme architecture
Managing updates and securing WordPress sites
Optimizing WordPress sites for SEO
Basics of JavaScript and PHP

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The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Able to install and configure WordPress on self-hosted servers
Proficient in converting Bootstrap templates to WordPress themes
Skilled in navigating around the WordPress core
Deep understanding of plugin and theme architecture
Ability to customize WordPress themes using plugins and widgets
Competence in managing updates and securing WordPress sites
Proficient in database queries to create tables
Adept in optimizing WordPress sites for SEO
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Familiarity with JavaScript and PHP basics

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Medium Custom WordPress Shortcode Shortcodes	Try practice test
You're creating a custom WordPress shortcode that users can insert into their posts and pages to display a promotional banner. Your initial PHP code is as follows: A user inserts your shortcode into a post like this: However, when the user previews the post, the content inside the `[promo-banner]` shortcode isn't displayed. Instead, the user sees the shortcode itself. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Replace `'promo-banner'` with `'[promo-banner]'` in the `add_shortcode` function. B: Replace `'promo-banner'` with `'[promo-banner]'` in the shortcode inserted into the post. C: Change the `promo_banner_shortcode` function to accept only one parameter. D: Use `do_shortcode` function to process the `$content` inside the `promo_banner_shortcode` function. E: Replace `$content` with `$atts['content']` in the `promo_banner_shortcode` function.
Medium Iteration in WordPress Plugin Asynchronous JavaScript	Try practice test
You're developing a WordPress plugin where you need to fetch comments for a list of posts from a WordPress database using AJAX. The JavaScript code is as follows: The processComments function processes the comments for other operations and is working as expected. However, when running the code, you notice that the console logs for fetched comments don't appear in the order of the post IDs. Instead, the logs appear in a seemingly random order each time. What change can you make to ensure the comments are fetched and processed in the order of the post IDs? A: Use a traditional for loop instead of forEach. B: Use setTimeout to delay the execution of fetchComments. C: Use sort on postIDs before calling forEach. D: Change forEach to map and use Promise.all. E: Make processComments function asynchronous and await it in the forEach loop.
Medium Responsive load Optimization	Try practice test
Here’s the code snippet of interest from a client's WordPress code: You are reviewing the client's code and have to make recommendations to improve speed of the WordPress site. Which of these are good recommendations? A: Cache the website to improve the site but need to move the responsive logic to CSS. The conditional logic might not be cached if the cache provider does not trigger the conditionals B: Cache the website to improve the site. No need to move the responsive logic to CSS C: jQuery is very commonly loaded on live sites multiple times due to poorly written plugins/themes. Ensure required JS files are enqueued only once and when they are needed D: CSS in <head> file will affect the speed of the site since the entire CSS file has to be loaded before rendering the site. It is advised to load only the CSS that is mandatory in the <head> and move the rest of the CSS to the later portions of the HTML
Medium Shortcode Development in WordPress Shortcodes WP_Query Loop	Try practice test
You're developing a WordPress plugin that provides a shortcode to display the latest posts. The shortcode is [latest-posts count="3"], where the "count" attribute determines the number of latest posts to display. Your initial PHP code is as follows: You test the shortcode on a page and find that the page content following the shortcode doesn't display. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Use `return $query->have_posts();` instead of `$query->the_post();`. B: Use `wp_reset_query();` after the while loop. C: Use `the_content();` after the while loop. D: Use `wp_reset_postdata();` after the while loop. E: Use `return $output;` before the while loop.
Medium WP REST API REST API HTTP Requests JSON Response	Try practice test
You're developing a custom WordPress plugin to fetch and display a list of posts using the WordPress REST API. Your initial JavaScript code is as follows: This code works fine when the website URL is `http://localhost/wordpress`. However, when you move your website to a different domain (for example, `http://example.com`), the list of posts doesn't display. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts` with `http://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. B: Replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts` with `http://localhost/wordpress/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. C: Use `wp_localize_script` to pass the website URL from PHP to JavaScript, and prepend it to `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. D: Use `admin_url('admin-ajax.php')` to replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. E: Use `site_url('/wp-json/wp/v2/posts')` to replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`.
Easy Background Properties	Try practice test
Consider the following shorthand CSS example: background: #f7f7f7 url(jolie.jpg) no-repeat scroll 0px 0px; Which of the following show the individual background properties represented by the shorthand:
Easy Colorful sentences	Try practice test
Our intern is writing a colorful blog post, and has written the following code. What colors will the sentences be? A: Sentence 1 will be gray, Sentence 2 will be pink. B: Both sentences will be gray. C: Sentence 1 will be pink, Sentence 2 will be gray. D: Both sentences will be pink. E: The code does not make sense; will throw an error.
Easy Links	Try practice test
In the following HTML, what will be the color of link with class "mark"
Medium Let's Hack CSS Property	Try practice test
Consider the following HTML and CSS: Which additional CSS rule(s) will render the following image? Choose ALL that apply. A: div{ flex-direction : column; align-items : center; } B: div{ flex-direction : row; align-items: center; } C: div{ flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; } D: div{ flex-direction: row; justify-content: center; }
Medium Async Await Promises Promises Async-Await	Try practice test
What will the following code output? A: 24 after 5 seconds and after another 5 seconds, another 24 B: 24 followed by another 24 immediately C: 24 immediately and another 24 after 5 seconds D: After 5 seconds, 24 and 24 E: Undefined F: NaN G: None of these
Medium Bitcoin prices Axios Promises	Try practice test
Review the following JavaScript code and pick the correct options: Assume that the API returns a successful 200 response code and a JSON object as the response body. What would the value of ‘a’ be after the code is executed?
Medium My Module Scope	Try practice test
What will the output of the following JavaScript code be?
Medium Promise Resolve Promises Async-Await	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
Easy Throw, Try, Async Promises Async-Await	Try practice test
What does the following JS code output?
Medium Dynamic Function Calls Arrays Strings Functions	Try practice test
Consider the following PHP pseudo code: The processArray function processes the $data array based on the transformation operations defined in the $operations array. The operations array dictates which transformation function to call for each sub-array key. What will be the output of the above code?
Hard Alter and Change OOPs	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
Hard Exceptions Exceptions	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
Easy PDO MySQL Database Connections	Try practice test
Consider the following table data and PHP code. What is the result?
Medium Session Management and Object Serialization Sessions Serialization	Try practice test
Consider the following PHP script: Assuming you run the script twice in a row without clearing the session data, what will be the output on the second run?
Easy Registration Queue Logic Queues	Solve
We want to register students for the next semester. All students have a receipt which shows the amount pending for the previous semester. A positive amount (or zero) represents that the student has paid extra fees, and a negative amount represents that they have pending fees to be paid. The students are in a queue for the registration. We want to arrange the students in a way such that the students who have a positive amount on the receipt get registered first as compared to the students who have a negative amount. We are given a queue in the form of an array containing the pending amount. For example, if the initial queue is [20, 70, -40, 30, -10], then the final queue will be [20, 70, 30, -40, -10]. Note that the sequence of students should not be changed while arranging them unless required to meet the condition. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note: - The first line of the input is the length of the array. The second line contains all the elements of the array. - The input is already parsed into an array of "strings" and passed to a function. You will need to convert string to integer/number type inside the function. - You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases. For the example discussed above, the input will be: 5 20 70 -40 30 -10 Your code needs to print the following to the standard output: 20 70 30 -40 -10
Medium Visitors Count Strings Logic	Solve
A manager hires a staff member to keep a record of the number of men, women, and children visiting the museum daily. The staff will note W if any women visit, M for men, and C for children. You need to write code that takes the string that represents the visits and prints the count of men, woman and children. The sequencing should be in decreasing order. Example: Input: WWMMWWCCC Expected Output: 4W3C2M Explanation: ‘W’ has the highest count, then ‘C’, then ‘M’. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note: - The input is already parsed and passed to a function. - You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases. - If the input is- “MMW”, then the expected output is "2M1W" since there is no ‘C’. - If any of them have the same count, the output should follow this order - M, W, C.

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	Medium Custom WordPress Shortcode Shortcodes	2 mins WordPress	Try practice test
You're creating a custom WordPress shortcode that users can insert into their posts and pages to display a promotional banner. Your initial PHP code is as follows: A user inserts your shortcode into a post like this: However, when the user previews the post, the content inside the `[promo-banner]` shortcode isn't displayed. Instead, the user sees the shortcode itself. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Replace `'promo-banner'` with `'[promo-banner]'` in the `add_shortcode` function. B: Replace `'promo-banner'` with `'[promo-banner]'` in the shortcode inserted into the post. C: Change the `promo_banner_shortcode` function to accept only one parameter. D: Use `do_shortcode` function to process the `$content` inside the `promo_banner_shortcode` function. E: Replace `$content` with `$atts['content']` in the `promo_banner_shortcode` function.
	Medium Iteration in WordPress Plugin Asynchronous JavaScript	3 mins WordPress	Try practice test
You're developing a WordPress plugin where you need to fetch comments for a list of posts from a WordPress database using AJAX. The JavaScript code is as follows: The processComments function processes the comments for other operations and is working as expected. However, when running the code, you notice that the console logs for fetched comments don't appear in the order of the post IDs. Instead, the logs appear in a seemingly random order each time. What change can you make to ensure the comments are fetched and processed in the order of the post IDs? A: Use a traditional for loop instead of forEach. B: Use setTimeout to delay the execution of fetchComments. C: Use sort on postIDs before calling forEach. D: Change forEach to map and use Promise.all. E: Make processComments function asynchronous and await it in the forEach loop.
	Medium Responsive load Optimization	3 mins WordPress	Try practice test
Here’s the code snippet of interest from a client's WordPress code: You are reviewing the client's code and have to make recommendations to improve speed of the WordPress site. Which of these are good recommendations? A: Cache the website to improve the site but need to move the responsive logic to CSS. The conditional logic might not be cached if the cache provider does not trigger the conditionals B: Cache the website to improve the site. No need to move the responsive logic to CSS C: jQuery is very commonly loaded on live sites multiple times due to poorly written plugins/themes. Ensure required JS files are enqueued only once and when they are needed D: CSS in <head> file will affect the speed of the site since the entire CSS file has to be loaded before rendering the site. It is advised to load only the CSS that is mandatory in the <head> and move the rest of the CSS to the later portions of the HTML
	Medium Shortcode Development in WordPress Shortcodes WP_Query Loop	2 mins WordPress	Try practice test
You're developing a WordPress plugin that provides a shortcode to display the latest posts. The shortcode is [latest-posts count="3"], where the "count" attribute determines the number of latest posts to display. Your initial PHP code is as follows: You test the shortcode on a page and find that the page content following the shortcode doesn't display. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Use `return $query->have_posts();` instead of `$query->the_post();`. B: Use `wp_reset_query();` after the while loop. C: Use `the_content();` after the while loop. D: Use `wp_reset_postdata();` after the while loop. E: Use `return $output;` before the while loop.
	Medium WP REST API REST API HTTP Requests JSON Response	2 mins WordPress	Try practice test
You're developing a custom WordPress plugin to fetch and display a list of posts using the WordPress REST API. Your initial JavaScript code is as follows: This code works fine when the website URL is `http://localhost/wordpress`. However, when you move your website to a different domain (for example, `http://example.com`), the list of posts doesn't display. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts` with `http://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. B: Replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts` with `http://localhost/wordpress/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. C: Use `wp_localize_script` to pass the website URL from PHP to JavaScript, and prepend it to `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. D: Use `admin_url('admin-ajax.php')` to replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. E: Use `site_url('/wp-json/wp/v2/posts')` to replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`.
	Easy Background Properties	2 mins HTML/CSS	Try practice test
Consider the following shorthand CSS example: background: #f7f7f7 url(jolie.jpg) no-repeat scroll 0px 0px; Which of the following show the individual background properties represented by the shorthand:
	Easy Colorful sentences	2 mins HTML/CSS	Try practice test
Our intern is writing a colorful blog post, and has written the following code. What colors will the sentences be? A: Sentence 1 will be gray, Sentence 2 will be pink. B: Both sentences will be gray. C: Sentence 1 will be pink, Sentence 2 will be gray. D: Both sentences will be pink. E: The code does not make sense; will throw an error.
	Easy Links	2 mins HTML/CSS	Try practice test
In the following HTML, what will be the color of link with class "mark"
	Medium Let's Hack CSS Property	3 mins HTML/CSS	Try practice test
Consider the following HTML and CSS: Which additional CSS rule(s) will render the following image? Choose ALL that apply. A: div{ flex-direction : column; align-items : center; } B: div{ flex-direction : row; align-items: center; } C: div{ flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; } D: div{ flex-direction: row; justify-content: center; }
	Medium Async Await Promises Promises Async-Await	2 mins JavaScript	Try practice test
What will the following code output? A: 24 after 5 seconds and after another 5 seconds, another 24 B: 24 followed by another 24 immediately C: 24 immediately and another 24 after 5 seconds D: After 5 seconds, 24 and 24 E: Undefined F: NaN G: None of these
	Medium Bitcoin prices Axios Promises	2 mins JavaScript	Try practice test
Review the following JavaScript code and pick the correct options: Assume that the API returns a successful 200 response code and a JSON object as the response body. What would the value of ‘a’ be after the code is executed?
	Medium My Module Scope	2 mins JavaScript	Try practice test
What will the output of the following JavaScript code be?
	Medium Promise Resolve Promises Async-Await	2 mins JavaScript	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
	Easy Throw, Try, Async Promises Async-Await	2 mins JavaScript	Try practice test
What does the following JS code output?
	Medium Dynamic Function Calls Arrays Strings Functions	2 mins PHP	Try practice test
Consider the following PHP pseudo code: The processArray function processes the $data array based on the transformation operations defined in the $operations array. The operations array dictates which transformation function to call for each sub-array key. What will be the output of the above code?
	Hard Alter and Change OOPs	2 mins PHP	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
	Hard Exceptions Exceptions	2 mins PHP	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
	Easy PDO MySQL Database Connections	2 mins PHP	Try practice test
Consider the following table data and PHP code. What is the result?
	Medium Session Management and Object Serialization Sessions Serialization	2 mins PHP	Try practice test
Consider the following PHP script: Assuming you run the script twice in a row without clearing the session data, what will be the output on the second run?
	Easy Registration Queue Logic Queues	30 mins Coding	Solve
We want to register students for the next semester. All students have a receipt which shows the amount pending for the previous semester. A positive amount (or zero) represents that the student has paid extra fees, and a negative amount represents that they have pending fees to be paid. The students are in a queue for the registration. We want to arrange the students in a way such that the students who have a positive amount on the receipt get registered first as compared to the students who have a negative amount. We are given a queue in the form of an array containing the pending amount. For example, if the initial queue is [20, 70, -40, 30, -10], then the final queue will be [20, 70, 30, -40, -10]. Note that the sequence of students should not be changed while arranging them unless required to meet the condition. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note: - The first line of the input is the length of the array. The second line contains all the elements of the array. - The input is already parsed into an array of "strings" and passed to a function. You will need to convert string to integer/number type inside the function. - You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases. For the example discussed above, the input will be: 5 20 70 -40 30 -10 Your code needs to print the following to the standard output: 20 70 30 -40 -10
	Medium Visitors Count Strings Logic	30 mins Coding	Solve
A manager hires a staff member to keep a record of the number of men, women, and children visiting the museum daily. The staff will note W if any women visit, M for men, and C for children. You need to write code that takes the string that represents the visits and prints the count of men, woman and children. The sequencing should be in decreasing order. Example: Input: WWMMWWCCC Expected Output: 4W3C2M Explanation: ‘W’ has the highest count, then ‘C’, then ‘M’. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note: - The input is already parsed and passed to a function. - You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases. - If the input is- “MMW”, then the expected output is "2M1W" since there is no ‘C’. - If any of them have the same count, the output should follow this order - M, W, C.

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	Custom WordPress Shortcode Shortcodes	WordPress	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
You're creating a custom WordPress shortcode that users can insert into their posts and pages to display a promotional banner. Your initial PHP code is as follows: A user inserts your shortcode into a post like this: However, when the user previews the post, the content inside the `[promo-banner]` shortcode isn't displayed. Instead, the user sees the shortcode itself. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Replace `'promo-banner'` with `'[promo-banner]'` in the `add_shortcode` function. B: Replace `'promo-banner'` with `'[promo-banner]'` in the shortcode inserted into the post. C: Change the `promo_banner_shortcode` function to accept only one parameter. D: Use `do_shortcode` function to process the `$content` inside the `promo_banner_shortcode` function. E: Replace `$content` with `$atts['content']` in the `promo_banner_shortcode` function.
	Iteration in WordPress Plugin Asynchronous JavaScript	WordPress	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
You're developing a WordPress plugin where you need to fetch comments for a list of posts from a WordPress database using AJAX. The JavaScript code is as follows: The processComments function processes the comments for other operations and is working as expected. However, when running the code, you notice that the console logs for fetched comments don't appear in the order of the post IDs. Instead, the logs appear in a seemingly random order each time. What change can you make to ensure the comments are fetched and processed in the order of the post IDs? A: Use a traditional for loop instead of forEach. B: Use setTimeout to delay the execution of fetchComments. C: Use sort on postIDs before calling forEach. D: Change forEach to map and use Promise.all. E: Make processComments function asynchronous and await it in the forEach loop.
	Responsive load Optimization	WordPress	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Here’s the code snippet of interest from a client's WordPress code: You are reviewing the client's code and have to make recommendations to improve speed of the WordPress site. Which of these are good recommendations? A: Cache the website to improve the site but need to move the responsive logic to CSS. The conditional logic might not be cached if the cache provider does not trigger the conditionals B: Cache the website to improve the site. No need to move the responsive logic to CSS C: jQuery is very commonly loaded on live sites multiple times due to poorly written plugins/themes. Ensure required JS files are enqueued only once and when they are needed D: CSS in <head> file will affect the speed of the site since the entire CSS file has to be loaded before rendering the site. It is advised to load only the CSS that is mandatory in the <head> and move the rest of the CSS to the later portions of the HTML
	Shortcode Development in WordPress Shortcodes WP_Query Loop	WordPress	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
You're developing a WordPress plugin that provides a shortcode to display the latest posts. The shortcode is [latest-posts count="3"], where the "count" attribute determines the number of latest posts to display. Your initial PHP code is as follows: You test the shortcode on a page and find that the page content following the shortcode doesn't display. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Use `return $query->have_posts();` instead of `$query->the_post();`. B: Use `wp_reset_query();` after the while loop. C: Use `the_content();` after the while loop. D: Use `wp_reset_postdata();` after the while loop. E: Use `return $output;` before the while loop.
	WP REST API REST API HTTP Requests JSON Response	WordPress	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
You're developing a custom WordPress plugin to fetch and display a list of posts using the WordPress REST API. Your initial JavaScript code is as follows: This code works fine when the website URL is `http://localhost/wordpress`. However, when you move your website to a different domain (for example, `http://example.com`), the list of posts doesn't display. What change can you make to fix this issue? A: Replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts` with `http://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. B: Replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts` with `http://localhost/wordpress/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. C: Use `wp_localize_script` to pass the website URL from PHP to JavaScript, and prepend it to `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. D: Use `admin_url('admin-ajax.php')` to replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`. E: Use `site_url('/wp-json/wp/v2/posts')` to replace `/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`.
	Background Properties	HTML/CSS	Easy	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following shorthand CSS example: background: #f7f7f7 url(jolie.jpg) no-repeat scroll 0px 0px; Which of the following show the individual background properties represented by the shorthand:
	Colorful sentences	HTML/CSS	Easy	2 mins	Try practice test
Our intern is writing a colorful blog post, and has written the following code. What colors will the sentences be? A: Sentence 1 will be gray, Sentence 2 will be pink. B: Both sentences will be gray. C: Sentence 1 will be pink, Sentence 2 will be gray. D: Both sentences will be pink. E: The code does not make sense; will throw an error.
	Links	HTML/CSS	Easy	2 mins	Try practice test
In the following HTML, what will be the color of link with class "mark"
	Let's Hack CSS Property	HTML/CSS	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following HTML and CSS: Which additional CSS rule(s) will render the following image? Choose ALL that apply. A: div{ flex-direction : column; align-items : center; } B: div{ flex-direction : row; align-items: center; } C: div{ flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; } D: div{ flex-direction: row; justify-content: center; }
	Async Await Promises Promises Async-Await	JavaScript	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
What will the following code output? A: 24 after 5 seconds and after another 5 seconds, another 24 B: 24 followed by another 24 immediately C: 24 immediately and another 24 after 5 seconds D: After 5 seconds, 24 and 24 E: Undefined F: NaN G: None of these
	Bitcoin prices Axios Promises	JavaScript	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Review the following JavaScript code and pick the correct options: Assume that the API returns a successful 200 response code and a JSON object as the response body. What would the value of ‘a’ be after the code is executed?
	My Module Scope	JavaScript	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
What will the output of the following JavaScript code be?
	Promise Resolve Promises Async-Await	JavaScript	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
	Throw, Try, Async Promises Async-Await	JavaScript	Easy	2 mins	Try practice test
What does the following JS code output?
	Dynamic Function Calls Arrays Strings Functions	PHP	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following PHP pseudo code: The processArray function processes the $data array based on the transformation operations defined in the $operations array. The operations array dictates which transformation function to call for each sub-array key. What will be the output of the above code?
	Alter and Change OOPs	PHP	Hard	2 mins	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
	Exceptions Exceptions	PHP	Hard	2 mins	Try practice test
What does the following code output?
	PDO MySQL Database Connections	PHP	Easy	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following table data and PHP code. What is the result?
	Session Management and Object Serialization Sessions Serialization	PHP	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following PHP script: Assuming you run the script twice in a row without clearing the session data, what will be the output on the second run?
	Registration Queue Logic Queues	Coding	Easy	30 mins	Solve
We want to register students for the next semester. All students have a receipt which shows the amount pending for the previous semester. A positive amount (or zero) represents that the student has paid extra fees, and a negative amount represents that they have pending fees to be paid. The students are in a queue for the registration. We want to arrange the students in a way such that the students who have a positive amount on the receipt get registered first as compared to the students who have a negative amount. We are given a queue in the form of an array containing the pending amount. For example, if the initial queue is [20, 70, -40, 30, -10], then the final queue will be [20, 70, 30, -40, -10]. Note that the sequence of students should not be changed while arranging them unless required to meet the condition. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note: - The first line of the input is the length of the array. The second line contains all the elements of the array. - The input is already parsed into an array of "strings" and passed to a function. You will need to convert string to integer/number type inside the function. - You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases. For the example discussed above, the input will be: 5 20 70 -40 30 -10 Your code needs to print the following to the standard output: 20 70 30 -40 -10
	Visitors Count Strings Logic	Coding	Medium	30 mins	Solve
A manager hires a staff member to keep a record of the number of men, women, and children visiting the museum daily. The staff will note W if any women visit, M for men, and C for children. You need to write code that takes the string that represents the visits and prints the count of men, woman and children. The sequencing should be in decreasing order. Example: Input: WWMMWWCCC Expected Output: 4W3C2M Explanation: ‘W’ has the highest count, then ‘C’, then ‘M’. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note: - The input is already parsed and passed to a function. - You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases. - If the input is- “MMW”, then the expected output is "2M1W" since there is no ‘C’. - If any of them have the same count, the output should follow this order - M, W, C.

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Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment PHP & WordPress Online Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

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About the PHP & WordPress Developer Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment PHP & WordPress Developer Online Test?

The PHP & WordPress Online Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Installing and configuring WordPress on self-hosted servers
Converting Bootstrap templates to WordPress themes
Navigating around the WordPress core
Understanding plugin and theme architecture
Customizing WordPress themes using plugins and widgets
Managing updates and securing WordPress sites
Executing database queries to create tables in WordPress
Optimizing WordPress sites for SEO
Implementing basics of HTML and CSS
Implementing basics of JavaScript and PHP

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the PHP & WordPress Developer Online Test?

Installing WordPress on self-hosted servers
This skill involves the process of setting up and configuring a WordPress installation on a server. It includes tasks such as downloading the WordPress files, creating a database, and configuring the necessary settings. Measuring this skill in the test helps assess a candidate's ability to properly install and set up a WordPress site, which is an essential foundation for any WordPress developer.
Converting Bootstrap templates to WordPress theme
This skill revolves around taking a pre-designed website template built with Bootstrap and converting it into a fully functional WordPress theme. It involves understanding the structure of a WordPress theme, integrating the template's HTML and CSS into the theme files, and making the necessary adjustments to ensure proper functionality. Measuring this skill helps evaluate a candidate's ability to work with existing designs and convert them into WordPress themes.
Navigate around the WordPress core
This skill refers to a candidate's ability to navigate and work within the WordPress core files, including the main functions.php file, template files, and other essential files. It includes understanding the file structure, locating and editing specific sections of code, and leveraging WordPress functions and hooks. Testing this skill helps assess a candidate's familiarity and efficiency in working with the WordPress core.
Understanding of plugin and theme architecture
This skill involves comprehending the architecture and structure of plugins and themes in WordPress. It includes understanding how to create and organize files and directories, using specific naming conventions, implementing hooks and filters, and properly integrating with the WordPress system. Assessing this skill helps determine a candidate's knowledge and proficiency in developing plugins and themes that follow best practices and adhere to WordPress standards.
Customizing WordPress theme (plugins; widgets)
Customizing a WordPress theme involves making modifications to the appearance, functionality, and behavior of a theme. This skill entails working with plugins, widgets, and code changes to achieve the desired customizations. Evaluating this skill in the test helps gauge a candidate's ability to implement customizations effectively, enhancing the visual appeal and user experience of a WordPress site.
Managing updates and securing WordPress sites
This skill focuses on a candidate's knowledge and expertise in managing updates and securing WordPress sites. It covers tasks such as keeping WordPress core, plugins, and themes up to date, implementing security measures, and ensuring the site's protection against vulnerabilities and attacks. Evaluating this skill helps assess a candidate's ability to maintain and safeguard WordPress sites, ensuring their stability, reliability, and security.
Database queries to create tables
This skill involves using database queries to create tables in WordPress. It includes understanding the structure and syntax of SQL queries, creating tables with the appropriate fields and data types, and properly integrating them into the WordPress database. Assessing this skill helps determine a candidate's ability to work with databases in WordPress, which is crucial for storing and retrieving data efficiently.
Optimizing WordPress sites for SEO
This skill revolves around optimizing WordPress sites for search engine optimization (SEO). It includes tasks such as configuring permalinks, optimizing meta tags, improving site speed and performance, and implementing other SEO best practices. Measuring this skill helps evaluate a candidate's ability to optimize WordPress sites for better visibility and ranking in search engine results.
Basics of HTML/CSS
This skill encompasses the basic understanding and proficiency in HTML and CSS, which are fundamental web development languages. It involves knowledge of HTML tags, attributes, and structure, as well as CSS selectors, properties, and styling techniques. Assessing this skill helps determine a candidate's foundation in front-end development, essential for creating and customizing WordPress themes and templates.
Basics of JavaScript and PHP
This skill focuses on the basic understanding and familiarity with JavaScript and PHP languages. It includes knowledge of JavaScript syntax, DOM manipulation, and basic scripting concepts, as well as familiarity with PHP syntax, variables, functions, and control structures. Testing this skill helps evaluate a candidate's ability to work with client-side and server-side scripting, which are crucial for building dynamic and interactive features in WordPress.
Full list of covered topics
The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for PHP & WordPress Online Test to be based on.
WordPress installation
WordPress configuration
Bootstrap templates
Converting templates
WordPress core
Plugin architecture
Theme architecture
Customization
Updates management
WordPress security
Database queries
Table creation
SEO optimization
HTML basics
CSS basics
JavaScript basics
PHP basics
Installing plugins
Using themes
Widget customization
Backup and restore
WordPress hooks
WordPress actions
WordPress filters
WordPress shortcode
Debugging
PHP functions
JavaScript functions
Loops in PHP
Loops in JavaScript
Conditional statements in PHP
Conditional statements in JavaScript
Arrays in PHP
Arrays in JavaScript
Object-oriented programming
Error handling
Regular expressions
CDN usage
Front-end frameworks
Responsive design
WordPress REST API
PHP file handling
CSS preprocessors
JavaScript frameworks
WordPress Child themes
WordPress template hierarchy
WordPress custom post types
WordPress taxonomies
WordPress shortcodes
WordPress hooks and filters
WordPress AJAX
WordPress user roles
WordPress multisite
WordPress caching
WordPress security best practices

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What roles can I use the PHP & WordPress Developer Online Test for?

PHP Developer
WordPress Developer
Senior WordPress Developer
Web Developer
Full-Stack Developer
Web Designer
Web Application Developer

How is the PHP & WordPress Developer Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Creating and modifying PHP functions
Using PHP to interact with the WordPress database
Debugging and troubleshooting WordPress websites
Implementing AJAX and jQuery functionality in WordPress
Integrating third-party APIs with WordPress
Implementing custom post types and taxonomies
Developing WordPress plugins and widgets
Creating and customizing WordPress themes from scratch
Implementing responsive design in WordPress
Performing performance optimization for WordPress sites

The coding question for experienced candidates will be of a higher difficulty level to evaluate more hands-on experience.

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PHP & WordPress Developer Hiring Test FAQs

Can I evaluate PHP, JavaScript along with WordPress?

Yes. You can review our standard PHP Online Test and JavaScript Online Test to get a sense of what kind of questions will be used to evaluate PHP and JavaScript. The final customized test will have MCQ questions to evaluate PHP, JavaScript, WordPress and coding questions to evaluate hands-on PHP and JavaScript skills.

Can I evaluate SEO skills along with WordPress?

Yes. You can review our standard SEO Online Test to get a sense of what kind of questions will be used to evaluate SEO skills. The final customized test will have MCQ questions to evaluate WordPress and SEO questions.

How is the test customized for junior WordPress developers?

The difficulty level and topics of the questions will be customized for junior developers. The questions will be relatively easy and focus on basics of HTML, CSS, WordPress and PHP.

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

Non-googleable questions
IP proctoring
Screen proctoring
Web proctoring
Webcam proctoring
Plagiarism detection
Secure browser
Copy paste protection

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How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.