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Glossary

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Short definitions of the words used across the NextPress admin and these docs.

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Terms are in alphabetical order. Words in bold inside a definition have their own entry.

A to D

  • Admin. A role. Everything an editor can do, plus the site's settings, address, theme, API keys, AI settings and people.
  • API key. A secret, starting with npk_live_, that lets a script or AI agent work on one site. It can do only what its permissions allow, and never more than the person who made it.
  • Block. One piece of a page, such as a heading, an image or a form. Some blocks hold other blocks.
  • Blog. A list of posts on a site, with its own home page. A site can have more than one blog.
  • Canvas. The large area in the middle of the page builder where the page is shown and edited.
  • Default site. The site that answers any address no other site uses. It is the main site.
  • Draft. A status. The page or post exists but visitors cannot see it.

E to M

  • Editor. A role. Writes and edits pages, posts, blogs and media, reads form answers, moderates comments, and uses the page assistant.
  • Export file. A file made with nextpress export, holding a copy of your data that can be imported again.
  • Install. One NextPress setup on one server, with its database and files. It can hold several sites.
  • Main site. The default site. Its owner and admins manage every user, plugin, site and update in the install.
  • MCP server. A program that lets AI tools such as Cursor or Claude work on your site through an API key.
  • Media library. The uploaded pictures, videos, audio and documents of one site.

O to P

  • Owner. A role. Can do everything an admin can. The owner's role on the site cannot be changed by others.
  • Page. A document you design freely in the page builder.
  • Page assistant. The AI assistant in the page builder. It uses the AI service an admin connected.
  • Page file. A file made with Export on the Pages screen. It moves one page, and optionally its linked pages, to another site.
  • Permission. One thing an API key may do, such as pages:write. Called a scope in some error messages.
  • Post. An article in a blog.
  • Pre-designed block. A ready-made set of blocks you copy into a page. The copy does not change when the original does.
  • Preview link. A link that shows a draft to someone who cannot sign in. It stops working after a set time.
  • Private. A status. Visitors cannot see the page.
  • Publish. A status. Visitors can see the page or post at its address.

R to Z

  • Role. What a person may do on one site: subscriber, editor, admin or owner. See Roles.
  • Site. One website with its own address, pages, posts, media, settings and theme.
  • Site picker. The list at the top of the admin that chooses which site you are working on.
  • Slug. The last part of a page's address, such as about-us in example.com/about-us.
  • Status. Whether visitors can see a page or post: draft, publish, private or trash.
  • Subscriber. A role. Can sign in, comment and keep a profile. Has no dashboard.
  • Template. A block built once and shown on many pages, such as a header. It stays linked: a change shows on every page that uses it.
  • Theme. The colors and fonts of a site. One theme is active on each site.
  • Trash. A status. The page is removed from the site.

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