WordPress Glossary

1. Back End- The back end is the area that authorized users can sign into to add, remove and modify the website. This may also be referred to as the administration area.

2. Blogosphere- The entire world of internet blogging.

3. Content- Consists of the text, images, videos and anything else you add to your website.

4. cPanel- a popular web-based administration tool that most all hosting providers provide to allow users to configure their own accounts.

5. Dashboard: This is where all the action starts- It is your first stop to doing anything you ned to do on your website.

6. Developer- A developer is a computer programmer who is active in modifying, creating, and updating computer software.

7. Domain Name- This is your internet address. www. yourinternetadress.com

8. Draft: This is a post or page that has been saved but not yet published. Once you save a page or post you can choose to publish it, or leave it for later.

9. Front End- This is what your users see when they visit your site.

10. Hacking- When someone writes code on your site for the purpose of “hacking it.”

11. Hosting Provider- A company that sells internet air space. You need this in order to have your website visible on the internet.

12. IP Address: This is a specific number assigned to your computer by your internet service provider.

13. Moblogging- Posting to your blog from your wireless smartphone.

14. Open Source- Open source is programming code that can be read, viewed, modified, and distributed, by anyone. WordPress is distributed under an open source.

15. Permalink- A permalink is a URL in which a resource, image, or article will be permanently stored.

16. Tag- A tag is a keyword that describes what the post or page is about. Tags are usually linked to a page which shows all posts having the same tag.

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