User Guide

Glossary

Administrator - The power user who controls everything in the website.

Akismet - A service that helps control Spam.

Alignment - How the text appears, to the left or right on screen, or centered.

Alternative Text - Words that appear in a browser if an image isn’t displayed.

Backup - Taking a copy in case a website or database is corrupted or needs to be

reverted to a previous version.

Back End - The administration pages of the website that are used to maintain a

website. Can include access to the database.

Blog - A website that displays a “diary” of posts which can typically be

commented on.

Button - An object on the screen that can be “clicked” on with the mouse.

Categories - A way or organising a blog’s posts in to groups.

Check/Uncheck - Selecting or de-selecting an option on the screen.

CMS - See Content Management System.

Comment(s) - Text that is entered in response to a Post or previous Comment.

Content Management System - The system behind a website that allows the

content to be added, edited or deleted. Additional functionality allows the

website to be customised.

Crib Sheet - A handy small version of a guide with key information.

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