There are 981 files and 95 folders which come with the WordPress (v3.4.1) package. None of these files need manual modification, except the wp-config.php file. Of course, we don't have to edit the file if we're fine with the default WordPress configuration but it's essential that we learn how to conquer the file in order to apply security precautions, speed tricks and other stuff which we will be
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