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A Featured Article An article is a piece of content made of text and optional images. It belongs to one category. A ACL ACL Access Control Lists decide who can view or edit content and extensions. A Administrator The administrator is the backend of Joomla where you manage content and extensions. A Alias An alias is the URL-safe version of a title used in SEF paths. A Association Associations link the same item across languages in a multilingual site.

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B Banner A banner is a promotional module item with an image or HTML and a click URL. B Blog A blog layout lists article intros in a category, usually newest first. B Bootstrap Bootstrap is the CSS framework Joomla templates often use for grids and components.

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C Featured CMS CMS Content Management System. Joomla is a CMS: editors manage pages without writing the whole site in code. C Featured Component A component is a main functional unit of Joomla, shown in the main content area of a template. C Cache Cache stores generated output so pages and queries do not rebuild on every hit. C CAPTCHA CAPTCHA CAPTCHA challenges help block automated spam on forms. C Category A category is a collection of articles. Categories can contain other categories. C Content Content is the articles, categories, and custom fields visitors read on the site.

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D Dashboard A dashboard summarises counts and shortcuts for an extension. D Database The database stores articles, terms, menus, and extension settings. D Debug Debug mode shows errors and diagnostics for developers.

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E Editor The editor is the WYSIWYG or markdown field used to write articles and definitions. E Event An event is a hook plugins listen to, such as onContentPrepare. E Extension An extension is a package that adds features: components, modules, plugins, templates, or languages.

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F Featured Featured Featured marks important articles or terms so layouts can promote them. F Finder Smart Search (Finder) indexes content so visitors can search the site. F Form A form collects visitor or admin input, such as search or frontend submit.

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G Global Configuration Global Configuration holds site-wide Joomla settings such as SEF and sitename. G Guest A guest is a visitor who is not logged in.

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H Helix Helix Ultimate is a Joomla template framework used on many demo sites. H Hits Hits count how many times an article or term page was viewed. H HTML HTML HTML is the markup language browsers use to render pages.

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I Index An index lists items for browsing, such as an A-Z glossary or Finder search index. I Install Install adds an extension package through System > Install > Extensions. I Itemid Itemid Itemid is the menu item id Joomla uses to build SEF routes and active menu state.

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J Featured Joomla Joomla is an open source content management system for building websites and applications. J JSON-LD JSON-LD JSON-LD is a script format for Schema.org structured data in the page head or body.

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K Keyword A keyword is a search word or meta keyword string.

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L Language Language packs and filters control multilingual content and admin UI strings. L Layout A layout is a PHP template file that renders a view, such as grid or list. L Library A library is shared PHP or JS code other extensions can reuse.

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M Media Media Manager stores images and files used by articles and terms. M Menu A menu item routes visitors to a component view, an article, or an external URL. M Module A module is a lightweight extension shown in template positions such as a sidebar or footer. M Module chrome Module chrome is the HTML wrapper a template draws around a module. M Multilingual Multilingual sites serve more than one language with associations and language filters.

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N Namespace A PHP namespace groups classes so extensions do not collide. N Note A note is a short admin reminder stored on an item.

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O Options Options are the component configuration screen for global defaults. O Override An override copies a layout into your template so you can change markup without editing the extension.

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P Featured Plugin A plugin runs at defined events, for example when an article is prepared for display. P Package A package zip installs several related extensions in one step. P Pathway The pathway or breadcrumb trail shows where the visitor is in the site tree. P Position A module position is a named slot in the template where modules render.

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Q Query A query is a database request or the query string part of a URL.

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R Related Related terms are See also links between definitions. R Robots Robots meta directives tell crawlers whether to index or follow a page. R Router The router turns SEF path segments into component view variables.

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S Schema Schema.org types describe page meaning for search engines and assistants. S SEF SEF Search Engine Friendly URLs replace index.php query strings with readable aliases. S Session A session stores visitor state such as login and form tokens. S Smart Search Smart Search is Joomla Finder under a friendlier name. S System System plugins run across the site for tasks such as cache and language filter.

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T Featured Tooltip A tooltip shows a short definition when visitors hover or focus a highlighted term. T Tag Tags label content across categories for alternate browsing. T Template A template controls the look of the site, including chrome around modules and the component area.

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U Update Updates deliver newer extension versions through the Joomla update system. U URL URL A URL is the address of a page, including scheme, host, and path. U User A user is a registered account with groups and permissions.

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V Version A version number identifies an extension release such as 1.0.0. V View A view is an MVC screen such as glossary or term.

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W Web Asset Web assets register CSS and JS files through Joomla asset management. W Workflow Workflow moves an article through states such as draft, review, and published.

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X XML XML XML manifests describe how Joomla installs and configures extensions.

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Y YAML YAML YAML is a human-friendly data format sometimes used in modern tooling configs.

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Z Zip A zip archive packages extension files for download and install.