See this famous answer by the equally famous Rarst. Here he charts out the load process of WordPress which hasn’t and isn’t expected to change any time soon. The process pretty much goes:
- WordPress Core
- Must-Use Plugins ( mu-plugins directory )
- Plugins
- Themes ( Child before Parent )
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