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Definitions of terms used within Learning Glue

Domain Name

Domain Name

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A domain name is basically a Web site address. For example, “learningglue.com” is the address of the Learning Glue Web site; it’s also the site’s domain name. A URL is a Uniform Resource Locator and consists of the following components: scheme://domain A scheme refers to the protocol used to access a resource on the Internet, typically this will be either http or https. So the Learning Glue URL is: https://learningglue.com For completeness, a domain includes a domain name extension that is called…

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Plugin

Plugin

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A plugin (sometimes written as plug-in) is a software program or a collection of software files that can be added or installed to an application to provide additional functionality to that application. In WordPress, plugins allow you to easily modify, customise, and enhance a WordPress site. Instead of changing the core program code of WordPress, you can add functionality with WordPress Plugins. Here is a basic definition. A WordPress Plugin is a program or a set of one or more…

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Theme

Theme

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A theme is a collection of files that alter the visual aspect of an application, program or website. In WordPress, a theme is a set of files that provide a visual style and customised functionality to a WordPress site. These file can include template, function and other code files (written in PHP), style-sheets (using CSS), and images files (often JPG and PNG files). A theme often interacts with other WordPress software like plugins which can increase or reduce the available…

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