Drupal Basics: Glossary

GLOSSARY

• Content Type: Content types represent custom pages created for a particular kind of content. Each content type has a unique set of fields and a corresponding template on the front-end of the site. 
• Development server: The server where active code development is happening. 
• Staging server: A backup server used for testing. 
• Production server: The live server hosting the most up to date version of the site, often used for the public.
• Node: A common term within Drupal is node. A node is a piece of content on your website, such as a page, an image, an event, etc. Each piece of content is stored individually within your database as a node. Each node has fields such as Title, Description, and Hero Image. Nodes can be assigned to Taxonomy Terms (see below) to organize them into categories.
• Paragraph: A paragraph refers to a block of content that corresponds to a specific design element. Multiple paragraphs can be used to create the desired layout. The paragraphs can also be reordered by dragging and dropping them in to the desired order. 
• Taxonomy: Taxonomy is Drupal-speak for organizing your content in categories. A Vocabulary is a container that holds different categories. For example, the vocabulary “Event Type” contains categories like “Movies at the Mann” and “Skyline Stage.”  The categories themselves are referred to as Terms. 
• WYSIWYG: WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. The WYSIWYG editor allows you to edit content on your page and apply styles with a familiar word processor styled icon interface to edit the appearance of your website content without needing to add HTML code.