Glossary Definitions

Glossary of terms.

Anonymous User #: Anyone who is not logged into the portal is considered an anonymous user. Plone doesn't know anything about this kind of user, and therefore, they cannot edit or add any kind of content. All content in Private state is not accessible to an anonymous user.
Breadcrumb Navigation #: "Breadcrumbs" are a navigation tool that lets you see the structure of the site relative to where you are. In Plone, you can see this below the banner and above the main content area that says: "You are here: home --> plone documentation --> glossary definitions" Breadcrumbs allow you to click on a link and quickly jump to another place in the site based on its hierarchy. For example, you can jump up a level (to the folder containing the document displayed now) or to the home page ("root") of the site.
Collection #: Collections are a way of grouping or sorting content. They are essentially a saved search based on criteria that you can reuse later. Do not confuse Collections with normal Folders. You cannot add items to a Collection; you use them to display defined search results. By using advanced search criteria, you can create collections that, for example, show all content of a specific type created in a particular period, say the past six months. And collections are RSS-enabled.
Content Management System (CMS) #: A content management system is frequently a web application used for managing websites and web content. The advantage to using a CMS is that they allow for people to work on a website together from any geographic location. Plone is an open source CMS, which means that it can be modified to any extent by the end user.
Content Type #: A content type is a term you'll hear used in Plone when referring to things like a page, document, file, image, news item, folder, event, etc . . . Essentially anything you can add using the "add item" tab is going to be a content type. Your web site may also contain certain custom content types that you do not see in the above list.
CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) #: A standard for specifying the appearance of text and other elements. CSS is typically used to provide a single "library" of styles that are used over and over throughout a large number of pages in a web site. A CSS file might specify that all numbered lists are to appear in italics. By changing that single specification the look of a large number of documents can be changed.
Event #: A content type used to describe a meeting, convention, workshop or other scheduled event. Create and publish events and they will be displayed automatically in the Upcoming Events portlet and their dates highlighted in the Calendar portlet.
External Link #: An external link is a link that takes you away from your Plone site to a different website.
HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language) #: A computer markup language used for creating websites. In html normal text is used with the addition of what are called tags to describe different attributes of that text. For example, to make text bold, underlined, centered, with a specific font, etc . . .
Hyperlink #: A hyperlink is a piece of text, or sometimes an image that when clicked on will take you to a different webpage or part of a webpage. Often called simply a 'link' for short.
Internal Link #: An internal link is a link that takes you from one part of your Plone site to another part of your Plone site. Can be used for webpages, images, documents, videos, etc . . .
Kupu #: Kupu is the default page editor that comes with the Plone content management system. When editing a page in Plone, the body text section is edited by using Kupu. The editor allows for non-technical users to create webpages by using a set of icons in place of writing out HTML tags. Kupu still allows you to view and edit the HTML source, if needed. Kupu is Maori and means word, statement, remark. Kupu kupu is Indonesian and means butterfly. Hence, the blue butterfly is Kupu's mascot.
Live Search #: ive search is a method of searching that finds matches as soon as you begin typing. For example if you were to look for the word 'glossary' you would begin by typing g, l, o which would immediately start finding results such as glove or gloat as well as the word glossary. The more letters typed would narrow the search results until just the results bearing the word 'glossary' appear. The advatage of live search is that search results appear immediately, and you are able to alter your search terms quickly as you see results pop up. It saves you from having to enter search terms, wait to view results, then go back and alter the terms.
Member #: A Member in the context of Plone refers to a user that has a login to the website, but does not have all the abilities of a Manager, Owner, or Reviewer. For the IMGC Portal, Members have access to areas of the site that public users who aren't logged in don't have access to.
Member Folder #: The member's personal sandbox folder useful for adding practice pages, draft content to be moved upon completion, or content for review by site administrators. All Portal members should have an automatically created member folder.
News Item #: A News Item is a document that you can create and publish, which will then show up in the News portlet. A news item is very similar to a page, but the ways in which it is displayed are a bit different.
Page #: A page in Plone is a webpage, one of the most common content types.
Plone #: Plone is an open source content managment system (CMS). It is widely used due to its customization, extensibility, usability, multilingual support, and strong community of developers. Plone can be used on almost any operating system and is useful for collaborative projects of any size. The IMGC Portal is implemented using Plone.
Portlet #: A portlet is a box or region, usually along the left or right side of the webpage on a Plone-based website (like this portal). This site includes a Navigation portlet on the left and the New and Calendar portlets on the right. Some portlets contain static (unchanging) information, while change depending on context.
Publishing State #: Publishing states control how content can be found, who is allowed to view it, and in some cases they control workflow. Content whose state is Published can be viewed by all site visitors, whether logged in or not. Content whose state is Private can only be viewed by the content owner (creator), site administrators, and site members or groups with whom the content is explicitly shared (using the Sharing tab for that content). Some content types have additional publishing states, when appropriate.
Role #: A "Role" in Plone is a collection of specific permissions. There are default roles in Plone (ie Member, Reviewer, Manager), each with a different set of specific permissions, such as the ability to delete content, add users, or publish pages.
RSS #: A commonly used tool for syndication and sharing of content widely used to share the contents of blogs, news, and websites. RSS "feeds" provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content. RSS allows a frequent website reader to track updates on the site.
Table #: Tabs are a navigational device designed to mimic the folder labels in a file cabinet. You can see them in action below our logo at the top of the screen; they include "home", "about us", "members", etc. They also appear on a page you are editing when you are logged in (they might include "contents", "view", and "edit").
Table #: A table is used to organize data into columns and rows, such as a spreadsheet. This grid format of information can be very useful for showing information on a page for items such as a schedule or matrix. Plone includes the ability to insert a table into a page using the visual editor. Tables take some getting used to, so visit the tables tutorial for more information.
UID #: UID is short for Unique Identifier. Links created by Kupu can use unique ids so that the links remain valid even if the target object is renamed or moved elsewhere on the site.
URL #: URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is an acronym for a website address usually taking the form of "http://" + some domain like "www.milkgenomics.org". The "www." is usually optional and can be omitted.

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