Glossary for learners
The words you meet first, in plain language, with the page that teaches each. The complete list is the Glossary; many definitions here follow it.
Contents
Product words
| Word | Meaning | Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | Where you work on the site: the admin siteaccess | A tour of the administration |
| Always available | A flag that shows an object in its main language where no listed language exists | Content languages |
| Attribute | One field of a content class, with a datatype | Understanding the content model |
| Block | One part of a layout zone: a title, rich text, an image, a list | The layouts editor |
| Cache | Stored results that make pages faster | Understanding caches |
| CLA | The agreement needed before code is merged into the kernel; assigns copyright to the Exponential Foundation and 7x | The CLA for students |
| Console | php bin/php/console, which runs the installation's commands (exp:...) | Glossary |
| Content class | A type of content (Article, Folder) as a list of attributes | project 1 |
| Content object | One piece of content, with versions and translations | Understanding the content model |
| Content tree | The hierarchy of nodes in the administration | Understanding the content model |
| Datatype | The kind of an attribute: Text line, XML block, Image ... | The content model and editing content |
| Design | A folder of templates, stylesheets, scripts and images | Learning path: designer |
| Draft | An unpublished version you are still working on | Publishing, versions and the trash |
| Extension | A folder that adds features without changing the kernel | project 8 |
| Fetch | A template function that reads data, such as a list of children | Learning the template language |
| INI settings | Configuration files; you override them with .ini.append.php files | Understanding siteaccesses and settings |
| Kernel | The core of Exponential, the repository se7enxweb/exponential | Installing from Git clones for study |
| Layout | The plan of a page in Exponential Layouts, with zones | project 4 |
| Main language | The language an object was created in, or chosen later | Languages |
| Mapping (rule) | Decides on which pages a layout is used | The layouts editor |
| Node (location) | A place of an object in the content tree; one object can have several | Understanding the content model |
| Override | A template that replaces another for some pages, chosen by a rule | project 3 |
| Package | Content, classes and design shipped as an .ezpkg archive | Site packages for learners |
| Pagelayout | The outer template that wraps every page | Glossary |
| Policy | One permission inside a role | project 9 |
| Role | A named set of policies, assigned to users or groups | project 9 |
| Section | A label on content that selects a design and permissions | Sections |
| Shared layout | A layout whose zones other layouts link to, such as a header | The layouts editor |
| Site package | The content and design set installed at setup | Site packages for learners |
| Siteaccess | One way of reaching the installation (site, admin, editor) with its own settings | Understanding siteaccesses and settings |
| SQLite | The database in one file; the default of exp:install | Database support |
| Template | A .tpl file in the template language | Learning the template language |
| Trash | Where removed items wait to be restored or purged | Publishing, versions and the trash |
| Velocity | Exponential's application server; the php engine serves a study site | Installing a study site in one command |
| Version | One saved state of an object: draft, published or archived | Understanding the content model |
| wash | The template operator that escapes text for HTML | Learning the template language |
| Zone | An area of a layout that holds blocks | The layouts editor |
Learning words
| Word | Meaning in this folder | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Study site | An installation of your own for practice, never a live site | Your first site: three ways |
| Learning path | An order of help pages for one role | Choosing a learning path |
| Study project | A graded practice project on your study site | Study projects: overview |
| Rubric | The criteria and checks a project is graded with | Grading your own work |
| Capstone | The final project that joins the others | project 10 |
| Study journal | Your notes, one entry per session | Keeping a study journal |
| Student level | The $25-a-month level of the Exponential Partner Program | The Student partner level |
| Certificate of completion | A trainer's statement that you passed their assessment; not an official certification (those are planned, not available yet) | Certifications and certificates |
| Demo mode | A server setting for public demos in which administrator passwords cannot be changed | Demo mode FAQ |
Related pages
- Glossary
- Site packages glossary
- Partner glossary
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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