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- 3. The past history of blog posts. Also, a widget that displays links to older blog posts, sorted by month and year.
- 5. Visual representation of the tags applied in a site's history of posts. The most used tags appear nearer the center of the "cloud" and in larger font size. Lesser-used tags remain on the periphery and in smaller fonts. This widget gives visitors an instant idea of what a blog is about.
- 7. Drop-down tab on most Dashboard screens which lets the site owner select which modules appear on the screen. The available modules differ for each Dashboard screen.
- 9. A plugin that can manage multiple contact forms, plus you can customize the form and the mail contents flexibly with simple markup.
- 11. Repository of images, videos, audio files, and documents uploaded to a WordPress site.
- 12. A set of code that "plugs in" to a WordPress site that adds some functionality or capability. Available only in the self-hosted version of WordPress, not on WordPress.com sites.
- 16. Customized set of links that serve as navigation for a blog or static website.
- 17. A plugin that effectively guards against comment spam and registration spam.
- 19. Small image or graphic displayed next to usernames in the comments section of a WordPress blog.
- 20. Version of WordPress that includes free hosting, backup, and maintenance. Bloggers can set up a new site quickly and easily on this platform, though it lacks some of the powerful features of the self-hosted version.
- 22. Cascading Style Sheets. It is a programming language for specifying how a web page is presented. It allows web site designers to create formatting and layout for a web site independently of its content.
- 27. Set of management screens used to configure and maintain a WordPress site. Also known as the "back-end" of a WordPress site.
- 28. Unique, human-readable Internet addresses of websites.
- 29. Optional sentence or short phrase that further explains what a blog or site is about, and generally displays prominently near the Site Title. This is set in the General Settings screen.
- 30. Refers to a system for representing the colors to be used on a computer display. Red, green, and blue can be combined in various proportions to obtain any color in the visible spectrum.
- 32. A set of graphics, colors, layouts, and fonts that can be applied to a WordPress site to change the visual presentation of the same underlying content. It has its own features and limitations. Some are free and some require paying a fee.
- 33. An important keyword or term that helps describe the content of a post. Though not required for each post, site owners are encouraged to apply these, as they assist both visitors and search engines to determine the subject matter of a post. They are more specific in nature than categories.
- 34. A WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. They can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line.
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- 1. An optional vertical column of content, composed of individual widgets, that displays on a WordPress site. Can be located on the right or the left of the main content column, or even on both sides.
- 2. The full URL of a WordPress post or page. It is automatically assigned when the post or page is created, but it can be manually edited via the Edit Post / Edit Page screen.
- 4. HyperText Markup Language. A markup language used to describe the semantic content of web pages. It is usually used with CSS and/or JavaScript.
- 6. A company or organization which provides, usually for a fee, infrastructure for making websites accessible via the web.
- 8. Section of a page or post in which site visitors can share their thoughts and ideas about the content and can reply to what others have said. Configured in the Discussion Settings screen.
- 10. The name of a blog. In WordPress, this generally displays prominently at the top of the site. It is set in the General Settings screen.
- 13. Self-hosted version of WordPress in which the site owner is responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, and backing up the site. Though the software platform is still free, the site owner is responsible for paying for web hosting and domain registration fees. This version of WordPress is more versatile and contains more features than WordPress.com.
- 14. Electronic Commerce. The buying and selling of goods and services online.
- 15. A tool or application that can be placed into the sidebar to display customized content on a site. They can be added, rearranged, or removed from the sidebar via a drag-and-drop interface in the WordPress dashboard.
- 16. A popular web-based administration tool that many hosting providers provide to allow users to configure their own accounts using an easy-to-use interface. It is through this interface we install WordPress.
- 18. Website that, unlike a blog, has a fixed home page and prominent navigation menu. Which page appears as the home page is configured on the Reading Settings screen.
- 21. A platform of software development in which anyone can contribute to the modification and improvement of the product. The source code is published publicly and anyone is free to use, change, or distribute it. WordPress is this type of product.
- 23. A WordPress-specific tag that can be inserted into a post to break the content into two sections. Only the first section will appear on the blog home page, requiring the visitor to click the link to read the full article.
- 24. The main unit of content creation in WordPress. Each is a blog-style entry with its own title. It has a date and time associated with it. They are generally displayed in reverse chronological order (most recent on top) on the home page. Categories and tags can be assigned to these.
- 25. A programming language that WordPress uses to make certain processing occur in your web browser when it is inconvenient or impossible for the server to do that processing. For example, when you reply to a comment in a WordPress blog, WordPress uses this language to move the comment form inside the comment you are replying to.
- 26. A method of content creation in WordPress. These generally have static content and do not have dates or times associated with them. Unlike posts, these cannot have categories and tags assigned to them.
- 31. Content Management System. Any software platform that makes it simpler for users to publish, organize, and manage information on the internet.
- 35. A method for logically organizing WordPress posts. Each WordPress post requires at least one of these assigned to it. These are more general than tags.