Training / Glossary
The terms you’ll come across in the lessons and what each one means, in alphabetical order.
A list of headings that open to show more text when clicked. Often used for frequently asked questions.
A short written description of an image. It’s read out to people who can’t see the screen and helps Google understand the picture.
A full copy of your website from a point in time, kept so the site can be restored if something goes wrong.
The program you use to view websites, such as Chrome, Safari or Edge.
A label that groups similar blog posts together.
A box in Elementor that holds other items and controls how they’re arranged.
The private area of your website that you see after logging in.
Your website’s address, such as yourbusiness.co.uk.
A page or post that has been saved but isn’t visible to the public yet.
The page editor used to change how your pages look, by clicking on them directly.
The main picture attached to a blog post, shown beside its title on your blog.
The strip at the bottom of every page, usually holding contact details and links.
The space between items inside a container.
A brand colour saved once and used across the whole website.
The strip at the top of every page, usually holding your logo and menu.
The service that stores your website and keeps it available online.
Words, a picture or a button that takes you somewhere else when clicked.
Space around the outside of an item.
Where WordPress stores every image and document you upload.
The set of links, usually at the top of your site, that visitors use to move between pages.
The short summary of a page that can appear under its title on Google.
Space inside a box, between its edge and its contents.
A permanent piece of content such as Home, About or Contact.
An add-on that gives your website an extra feature, such as a form or a booking system.
A dated article, such as a blog entry or news item.
To make a page, post or change visible to the public.
Describes a website that rearranges itself to fit phones, tablets and computers.
A saved earlier version of a page that you can go back to.
Search engine optimisation. The work of helping your website appear when people search on Google.
The last part of a page’s web address, such as loft-conversions.
A saved section or page layout that can be reused.
The underlying design framework of a WordPress website.
A single item on an Elementor page, such as a heading, image or button.
The software your website runs on. It stores your pages, posts and images.
