Admin and User Glossary
There are 114 entries in this glossary.All
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Access Control Level (ACL) |
Access Control Level governs the permissions that are associated with the individual User levels. There are six User Groups/levels within Joomla! Three only have access to the Site Front-end, Registered, Author, Editor, and Publisher. There are also three levels with access to the Administrator Back-end: Manager, Administrator, and Super Administrator. In addition to the registered User Groups listed above there is a Public (unregistered) or Guest, level. See also: Registered User, Author, Editor, Publisher, Manager, Administrator, Super Administrator. |
| Admin Template |
A Template used to define the layout of the Administrator Back-end area of your Joomla! web site. See also: Site Template and Template. |
| Administrator |
User level within Joomla with access to some Administrator Back-end and all Site Front-end functions. See also: Manager and Super Administrator. |
| Administrator Back-end |
Administrator Control Panel, where a Manager, Administrator, or Super Administrator may log in to manage all aspects of their web site, including features and content. See also: Front-end, Site Front-end |
| Alias |
Alternative name used in many Joomla! screens for identifying an Item in a Menu. |
| alt attribute |
Author-defined alternate text for an image. The browser displays this text rather than the image, and it describes to the reader what he or she is missing on a page. It is a good practice to include the alt attribute for each image on a page to improve the display and usefulness of your document for instances in which the browser cannot load images, for Users unable to view images due to sight impairment, or for people who have text-only browsers. See also: Image Tag. |
| Apache |
Apache is the Open Source web server that Joomla! has primarily been developed for use upon. Apache is utilised by over 70% of the Internet's web sites. Full details of the software can be found at http://httpd.apache.org See also: MySQL and PHP |
| API |
API is the acronym for an Application Programming Interface. For full details of the API used in the development of Joomla! visit the Joomla! Developer Network. |
| Archive |
Articles can be archived and managed through the Article Manager accessed from the Control Panel->Content menu. |
| Article |
Discrete piece of content within the Joomla! hierarchy, which may be associated with a particular Section/Category combination or may be an Uncategorized Article - usually displayed in the main body of your page. Within the content hierarchy, a Section is the top level and is a container for Categories. A Category is the next level and is a container for the third level, which is the Article. See also: Section and Category |
| Author |
User level within Joomla! with access to Site Front-end functions only. See also: Editor, Publisher, and Registered User. |
| Back-end |
Administrator's Control Panel, where Managers, Administrators, or Super Administrators log in to manage all aspects of the Joomla! web site, including both features and content. See also: Front-end, Site Front-end. |
| Banner |
Joomla! core Component which allows you to display and manage Banner advertisments on your web site. In the Back-end, you can set up Banners, input and associate clients with their specific Banners, and specify impressions as a number or unlimited. The number of impressions seen and clicks are recorded and displayed in the Back-end under Components->Banners->Manage Banners. A Banner is displayed on the Site Front-end using the Banner Module. See also:Client |
| Blog |
Style of content presentation within Joomla!, displaying some or all Articles in a certain Section or Category. The tile may appear as a link or both the title and the introductory text, with a "Read more..." link displayed. Often the News page is written in Blog style. |
| Browser |
Software program used to view and interact with various types of Internet resources available on the World Wide Web. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari are common examples. |
