User's Manual

Appendix D: Glossary
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 177 Version 1.0.1.
DOMIT:
An xml parser for PHP based on the Document Object Model (DOM) Level two
specifications. It is lightweight, fast, and written purely in PHP.
See also: DOM.
Dynamic HTML
(DHTML):
An extension of HTML, enables, among other things, the inclusion of small
animations and dynamic menus in Web pages. DHTML code makes use of Style
Sheets and JavaScript.
Editor:
User level within Joomla! with access only to Site (Front-end) authoring and
editing functions.
See also: Author, Publisher, and Registered.
Extensions:
Components, Modules, Templates, Plugins or Languages that extend your
Joomla! installation. These elements can already be bundled into the core or they
can be third-party elements.
Front-end (Site Front-
end) :
Web site that is seen by your visitors (or Registered users.
See also: Back-end
(Administrator Back-end).
Frontpage/ Front
Page:
Built-in Component, which shows all the published Content Items from your site
marked with the parameter Show on Front Page. You may configure the display
of the Front Page by editing the menu item associated with it, usually the Home
menu item. The ordering of your Frontpage Content Items is done using the
Frontpage Manager option under the Content menu option.
Global Check-in:
When an item is checked out and it is not saved or cancelled correctly (such as
with a connection error or the use of “back” on the browser), it will remain
checked out, and thus un-editable for all other users. Performing a Global Check-
in will make those items available again. This option is only available in the
Administrator (Back-end) or as a User Menu item for logged-in users.
Group:
Collection of user levels, classified as either Site (Front-end) or Administrator
(Back-end).
See also: Administrator (Back-end), Site (Front-end).
HTML:
Short for Hyper Text Markup Language, the authoring language used to create
documents on the World Wide Web.
See also: JavaScript, PHP
Image tag:
In HTML, images are defined with the <img> tag.
See also: Alt attribute.
Intro Text:
Required field that must contain content when creating a new Content Item or
editing an existing Content Item. If text has been added to the Main Text field and
the Content Item is checked to Show on Front Page, a Read More link will be
shown, pointing to the full Content Item. Intro Text and Main Text are used in
Content Items in the Section/Category hierarchy but not in Static Content Items.
See also: Main Text
Installers:
A menu option allowing access to Component, Language, Mambots, Module or
Templates screens from which zip files can be uploaded for installation on your
Joomla! Web site. This option is only available to Super Administrators.
Item:
An Item is a discrete piece of content within the Joomla! hierarchy. An item can
be an article, a content Category, a menu item or a link.
JavaScript:
A common computer programming language developed by ECMA for use in web
pages. JavaScript is relatively small and fast and is used for providing interactivity
on web pages.
See also: HTML, PHP
Joomla!:
Joomla! is one of the finest Open Source Web Content Management Systems
available.
Joomla!
Administrator:
The Joomla! Administrator is an application for administering your Joomla! Web
site directly on the server. It is sometimes also referred to as any of the
Administrator, Back-end Admin Section, Administration Section, or the Control