Curious about web lingo? Let us clear the air. Here's a complete reference of key terms used on the web an in Ekklesia 360.
Refers to design techniques that enable people with disabilities to take advantage of technology.
Website traffic statistics like pageview counts, device types, and most popular content.
A style of navigation which allows the user to jump or scroll quickly to a section in the same page, like in the Strong theme.
An item created in the Articles module.
A temporary storage place for data. Ekklesia 360 employs caching systems designed to store page content and images to reduce the number of server connections, keeping page load times fast. Likewise, your web browser (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, IE) may also cache the web pages you visit.
A custom grouping of content. Categories can be used to arrange media into logical separations such as "Sunday Message" and "Wednesday Study".
A request for custom web development. This may include implementing a new layout or integrating a third-party service into your site.
Content Management System — An application designed to help you create, store, and edit web content including text, images, and a wide range of media. Ekklesia 360 itself is a "CMS".
A person in charge of an Event in the Events module.
Cascading Style Sheets — the language of presentation for the web. CSS controls layout arrangement, colors, backgrounds, and image sizes for webpages.
A web design technique in which sections of a page can move independent of their backgrounds as the user scrolls, creating a 3-D layering effect. See an example.
A scripture reference from the Bible, such as "John 1:1".
Any specific Rules allowing a Member to access certain modules or groups within Ekklesia 360. For example, a Member can have permissions set to access all Events in the "Children's Ministry" group.
A feed of audio or video "episodes" to which a person can "subscribe", so that when a new episode becomes available, the user's device will download that item automatically.
The author or speaker of a sermon.
A feature allowing you to see a live example of your page while it is still a Draft and not accessible on the web.
The personal information of a Member including their name, home address, phone number, etc. Any of this information can be made public or private.
To "Publish" something will bring new or Draft content live for the public and make it accessible to search engines.
An image showing what a user sees on a computer.
An item in the Sections module. A Section can be used to store smaller peices of content which can be shown on multiple Pages at a time.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) refers to efforts given to organizing, tagging, and curating website content to acheive a favorable ranking on search engines.
A custom grouping of content. As opposed to Categories, a Series can be arranged by hand in a custom order as well as contain a custom image and description text.
An item in the Sermons module created for a preacher's message. A Sermon can have several media items attached to it such as an image, audio, or video file.
A Member account who has full access to the Ekklesia 360 backend.
A slug is a web-friendly version of a title. All spaces are converted to dashes (-), and all special characters are removed.
We've created this tool to help you convert titles into slugs, for your reference.
Unwanted email messages sent by malicious campains. Thankfully, Ekklesia 360 employs excellent spam protection in Forms and by obfuscating or "encoding" the display of any email address.
When a website is not "live", it is in staging, meaning it is hidden from search engines and available only at a preview URL.
A style of navigation where the nav bar remains attached to the window as the user scrolls, such that it is always visible.
A plan created by an organization in order to acheive key initiatives. A web strategy may include adding resources or modifying user experience elements in order to focus visitor attention on a new campaign.
The default page Template generally used for all interior content of a site. There may be version that includes a sidebar and also one without.
A tabular page layout using rows and columns. A table typically is best for data like names, dates, and numbers, and is not ideal for arranging images and text in a custom layout since tables are generally not responsive or "mobile-friendly".
A template represents one file on the site's webserver which sets the page design, including colors and layout, and also what type of content can be used on the page. For example, sites include an interior Subpage template and also a Sermons template.
A site's Theme refers to its overall design scheme which can include many Templates. The colors and layout are all consistent to establish a unique look and feel. See a list of Ekklesia 360 themes.
