Glossary

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.

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A

accessibility

Refers to design techniques that enable people with disabilities to take advantage of technology.

analytics

Website traffic statistics like pageview counts, device types, and most popular content.

related: metrics, statistics

article

An item created in the Articles module.

related: articles

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B

blog

A container of Blog Posts.

related: blogs, journal

blog posts

Individual peices assigned to a Blog.

related: blogposts, post, posts, blog-posts

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C

cache

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.

category

A custom grouping of content. Categories can be used to arrange media into logical separations such as "Sunday Message" and "Wednesday Study".

change order

A request for custom web development. This may include implementing a new layout or integrating a third-party service into your site.

CMS

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".

coordinator

A person in charge of an Event in the Events module.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets — the language of presentation for the web. CSS controls layout arrangement, colors, backgrounds, and image sizes for webpages.

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D

domain name

The root address of your website (i.e., "google.com", "monkdev.com", "natgeo.com").

related: url

draft

When a new piece of content is not ready to go live, it can be saved as a Draft as long as needed.

related: test

dropdown

A website interface feature where a menu of related items appears on the page. Usually, the menu disappears when you move the cursor away from it.

related: menu

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E

Easy Edit

Ekklesia 360's helpful content editing feature which allows you to click directly from an element on your website into the appropriate editing screen.

ecommerce

Involving the buying and selling of products of services online.

related: e-commerce

editor

The Content Editor is the place to write and style your content using the included tools such as Bold, Italics, Headings... as well as image and video embedding tools.

related: wysiwyg, tinymce

Ekklesia

A classical Greek term meaning "assembly" or "gathering".

related: church

embed

To insert something into a webpage, either from an external source or a hosted file like a saved image.

related: embeds, embedding, embed-code

event

An item created in the Events module, which has a defined start and end time and/or a recurrence pattern.

related: calendar, events

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F

featured

Featured item is Published but can also display anywhere Featured items are called. This is helpful, for example, if your site manages lots of Events, but only Featured events should display on the homepage. 

related: features, featuring

feed

An XML file, also known as an "RSS feed" which contain a list of content, including either summaries of the pieces or their full text.

related: feeds

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G

gallery

A collection of images which can be embedded into a page or shown in a gallery template.

related: galleries

group

An item in the Groups module. A Group can be used to arrange specific Members and also to break up content on your site. For example, a multi-campus organization may have a Group created for each campus.

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H

header image

An image, typically a wide, horizontal one that spans the entire width of the content or layout to provide a visual element to a page. In Ekklesia 360, often the Header Image option also can be used as a page background or thumbnail.

related: banner

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language — this is the language of web content. Text, links, and images are all wrapped in tags which denote the element type. <p>So, a paragraph would be written like this.</p>

HTML5

A more recent version of HTML created with the purpose of giving meaningful names to its elements. For example, the elements "audio", "video", and "article" were introduced, when before these elements may have only been known as "div" or "object".

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I

image

Any picture saved as a recognized image format (JPG, PNG, GIF). Proprietary filetypes like PSD or AI are not recognized as an image.

related: graphic, photo, picture

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L

link list

An item in the Link Lists module which can be used to list web links including a Name, URL, Image, and a Description. A row of social media icons or a grid of image advertisements can be easily arranged with Link Lists.

live stream

A video feed of an event currently happening. The feed is typically embedded into a page by way of an external media player.

related: live-streaming, stream, streaming

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M

media

Any uploaded file (image, audio, video, or document) stored in the Media library.

related: medias

mega-nav

Or "Mega-navigation" — a web design trend for dropdowns in which the top-level navigation is also populated with featured resources.

related: dropdown

member

An account stored in the People tab. Each account stored can have various levels of system access ranging from no access at all (i.e. a newsletter subscriber), to a Site Administrator with full access to the Ekklesia 360 backend.

related: contributor, contributors, editor, editors, user, users

Monk ID

A secure login system useful for signing in to your Ekklesia 360 account using your email address or social media login accounts.

monklet

A type of content template that pulls information from Ekklesia 360 in a particular layout that a developer has built. As opposed to Templates, a Monklet can be inserted into any content editor window.

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N

navigation

A collection of webpage links on a website arranged in branches that go into deeper and deeper levels of detail. Many site designs include top-level navigation in the header area, and deeper links in a sidebar.

newsletter

A page of content stored in the Newsletters module which can be sent to a group of recipeints by email.

related: e-bulletin, e-mail, e-news, e-note, ebulletin, email

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P

parallax

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.

passage

A scripture reference from the Bible, such as "John 1:1".

related: verse

permissions

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.

related: privileges, rights

podcast

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.

related: itunes, podcasting, podcasts, pod-casting

preacher

The author or speaker of a sermon.

related: pastor, priest, speaker, teacher, homilist

preview

A feature allowing you to see a live example of your page while it is still a Draft and not accessible on the web.

related: test

profile

The personal information of a Member including their name, home address, phone number, etc. Any of this information can be made public or private.

publish

To "Publish" something will bring new or Draft content live for the public and make it accessible to search engines.

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R

responsive

A web design technique in which percentages (instead of fixed values) are used in element dimensions to produce a webpage so that the layout "responds" to the width of the user's device. Several unique layouts can also be prepared at key "breakpoints" at which the screen size is small enough to be considered a "phone" as opposed to a "tablet", etc.

related: mobile-friendly

rotator

A collection of Rotator Slides, or individual images, which can be used to display on a site homepage or in any image area that supports rotators.

related: slider, slideshow, carousel, banner

RSVP

An individual registration for an Event.

related: registration

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S

screenshot

An image showing what a user sees on a computer.

related: screencap, screencapture, screengrab, screenshotted, screen-shot

section

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.

SEO

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) refers to efforts given to organizing, tagging, and curating website content to acheive a favorable ranking on search engines.

related: search engine optimization

series

A custom grouping of content. As opposed to Categories, Series can be arranged by hand in a custom order as well as contain a custom image and description text.

sermon

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.

related: homily, teaching, message

slug

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.

related: slug, slugs

spam

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.

related: spammers, spammer, spamming, spammed

staging

When a website is not "live", it is in staging, meaning it is hidden from search engines and available only at a preview URL. 

sticky navigation

A style of navigation where the nav bar remains attached to the window as the user scrolls, such that it is always visible.

strategy

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.

subpage

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.

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T

table

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".

related: tables

template

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.

theme

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.

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U

UI/UX

"UI" refers to user interfaces (menus, options, buttons, etc). "UX" refers to the user experience involving the behavior and emotions that people have while visiting your website or use your application.

related: user experience

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V

video

Any movie item stored in the Media tab. A video can either be stored as a supported filetype (MP4, MPG, MOV, FLV), or as an embed code from a third-party service like Vimeo or YouTube.

related: animation, movie, vimeo, youtube

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W

web browser

The application you use to connect to the Internet and view websites (Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera).

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