Tips, Jargon & Shortkeys
# Tips
When you click on your website name in the upper left corner, a new window opens containing your website. Useful for viewing changes after editing.
# Jargon
Word | Explanation |
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Entry | A separate content item that you create within a specific section of your website. |
Breadcrumb | Breadcrumb trail. A navigation aid that shows exactly where you are within the structure of the website. |
Control Panel | Admin area of Craft CMS. |
Assets | Files such as images or videos. |
Globals | General content or settings that are available site-wide. |
Matrix block | Field type that allows you to create repeatable blocks with different kinds of content. |
Sections | The main content structure in Craft CMS (such as Channel, Structure, or Single). |
Channels | Section type for unordered, continuous content (such as news articles). |
Structures | Section type in which content is organized hierarchically (such as pages in a navigation). |
Singles | Section type for unique pages (such as the homepage or contact page). |
Fields | Input fields that make up an entry (for example text, image, or date). |
Twig | Template language used by Craft CMS to display content on the front end. |
Inline | Entry can be edited directly inline. |
Slug | A slug is the part of a URL that uniquely identifies a specific page or entry. |
Multisite | Collective term for multiple sites within one Craft environment. |
Dropdown menu | Menu where additional options become visible when you click on it. |
WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get. Indicates that the editor shows how the page will look after publishing, while you are editing it. |
Meatball menu/ More options menu | |
Kebabmenu | |
Hamburgermenu |
# Shortkeys
Craft has a number of useful keyboard shortcuts, which allow you to perform certain actions faster and saves time:
Windows | Apple | Description |
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Ctrl-s | Com-s | Saves your changes during content entry. If the content has not been published before then it always saves the draft (a little green check mark will appear). If the content has been published before it will be published again immediately. |
Shift-Ctrl-s | Shift-Com-s | As mentioned above ánd immediately creates a new content page. Useful when you have to write many articles in a row. |