A/B Test
An A/B test is a method that randomly shows versions to measure which best meets a goal.
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Each entry defines a term and distinguishes it from the concept it is often confused with.
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A
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Absolute Area
An absolute area is an area that shows an ancestor page’s content across a whole branch.
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An area is a reserved placeholder in a page where contributors add their content.
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A website’s audience is the set of people who visit it over a given period.
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B2B customer portal
A B2B customer portal is an authenticated space where a business customer manages its account.
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CaaS (Content as a Service)
Content as a service is a model where a central service supplies content to apps via API.
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A category is a term in a dedicated tree, used to classify content.
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A child is a content item placed under a parent item in the Jahia content tree.
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Classification is the practice of adding metadata to content so it can be sorted and found.
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Cloud content management is running a CMS on cloud infrastructure rather than in-house servers.
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A CMS is software that lets teams create, approve and publish content without changing code.
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A CMS migration is the transfer of content, URLs and editorial practices to another CMS.
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A component is the pairing of a content item and a view that produces an HTML fragment.
Learn moreComposable DXP vs monolithic
A composable DXP assembles separate tools via APIs; a monolithic DXP is one integrated suite.
Learn moreConversion
A conversion is the action expected from a visitor, such as a purchase, a request or a sign-up.
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Conversion rate is the share of visitors who took an action among those who were offered it.
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DAM (Digital Asset Management)
A DAM is a system that centralizes media with their metadata, versions and usage rights.
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A DAM manages media and their usage rights; a CMS manages editorial content and publishing.
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The displayable name is the text used as a content item’s title in the Jahia interfaces.
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A DXP is a platform that adds knowledge of the visitor to content management.
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A CMS manages and publishes content; a DXP also manages the relationship with each visitor.
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A dynamic fieldset is a Content Editor field group that an earlier choice makes appear.
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Editor (Content Editor)
Content Editor is the Jahia editing form used to modify any content item, page or media file.
Learn moreEnterprise CMS
An enterprise CMS is a CMS built for the governance of many teams, sites and languages.
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A jExperience event is a visitor interaction with the site that is tracked and stored.
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An extranet is a restricted web space an organization opens to authorized external users.
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Field
A field is the Content Editor interface element used to fill in a content property.
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A fieldset is a Content Editor block that gathers related fields under one heading.
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A content folder is a folder that stores content items outside the page tree.
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Jahia Forms is a module that lets teams build and publish website forms without development.
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Goal
A goal is the jExperience metric that turns an expected visitor action into a conversion rate.
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Jahia’s GraphQL API is the interface that serves requested content in one typed query.
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Headless CMS
A headless CMS is a CMS with no presentation layer that delivers its content through APIs.
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Headless, decoupled and hybrid are three CMS architectures that place presentation differently.
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A hybrid CMS is a CMS that renders its own pages and also delivers its content via API.
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Intranet
An intranet is a private, employee-only website that centralizes internal information.
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A content item is any object stored in the Jahia repository, from a page to a category.
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Lifecycle (Content lifecycle)
The content lifecycle is the sequence of stages content goes through, from need to retirement.
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Module
A module is a code package deployed on Jahia to add features or rendering.
Learn moreMultilingual CMS
A multilingual CMS is a CMS that links each content item to its versions in several languages.
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A multisite CMS is a CMS that runs several websites on a single installation.
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On-premise vs cloud hosting
On-premise hosting is run by the organization itself, cloud hosting by a provider.
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An open source CMS publishes its code under an open license; a proprietary CMS keeps it closed.
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Property (content)
A property is an attribute of a content item, declared by developers and filled in by editors.
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A jExperience property is an attribute held by a profile, a session or an event.
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Reference (Content Reference)
A content reference is a content item that displays content stored elsewhere, without a copy.
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The content repository is where Jahia stores all its content items, organized as a tree.
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Self-service portal
A self-service portal is an online space where a person completes a task without help.
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Site search is the function that finds content inside a website, within the visitor’s rights.
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A static website serves pages built in advance, whereas a dynamic one builds them on request.
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Tags
Tags are free keywords an editor attaches to a content item to classify it.
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A template is a reusable layout model that sets a page’s structure and its areas.
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A content template is a layout that displays a content item as a full page.
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A template set is a Jahia module that provides the base used to create a new website.
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A content type is the model that defines the properties of a family of content items.
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A content type definition is the technical declaration of a content type in a .cnd file.
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Vanity URL
A vanity URL is an alternative, shorter and readable address given to a page.
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A view is the code that turns a Jahia content item into HTML for visitors.
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A visibility condition is a setting that shows published content based on dates or times.
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A visitor is a person who browses a website without being identified or logged in.
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A jExperience visitor profile is the set of data known about a visitor.
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Weak reference
A weak reference is a property that points to another content item without copying it.
Learn moreWeb portal
A web portal is a single entry point that combines content and services behind one sign-in.
Learn moreWork In Progress
Work in progress is a status that blocks publication of a content item until it is finished.
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A content workflow is the predefined sequence of tasks, roles and approvals before publication.
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A workspace is a part of the Jahia repository: default for editing, live for published content.
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