Categorization
All Categorization
Page lifecycle
Changes in page activity visibility suspension and network connectivity.
Web Workers
Browser workers that execute JavaScript in a separate context and communicate through messages.
Browser storage
Persisting client-side data in the browser and observing changes to stored values.
Browser navigation
Reading and changing browser locations history query parameters and windows.
Service Workers
Browser-managed event-driven workers with a lifecycle separate from an individual page.
Message broker
A component that manages subscriptions and routes messages from publishers to matching subscribers.
Message bridge
A component that connects messaging environments and forwards messages and subscriptions between them.
Document Object Model
The browser object representation of a document used to inspect and update page content and handle events.
Cotonic
A JavaScript framework for isolated browser components communicating through topic-based messaging.
Interoperability
The ability to exchange data and behavior with other systems while preserving meaning.
JSON-LD
A JSON syntax for serializing Linked Data.
OAuth 2.0
An authorization framework for delegated access to HTTP services.
DKIM
An email authentication mechanism that signs outgoing messages for domain verification.
RDF and Linked Data
Standards for representing resources and typed relationships as a semantic graph.
Privacy
Responsible handling and disclosure of personal or sensitive information.
Accessibility
Design and implementation that lets people with varied abilities perceive operate and understand content and interfaces.
Performance
Efficient use of time memory storage network and computation under expected load.
Reliability
Consistent correct operation in the presence of failures retries and changing load.
Maintainability
Ease of understanding changing testing and operating a Zotonic implementation over time.
HTML
The markup language used for rendered web pages email and template output.
oEmbed
A protocol for discovering and retrieving embeddable representations of external URLs.
JSON
A text format for structured data exchange.
HTTP
The application protocol used for web requests responses APIs and downloads.
Security
Protection of systems content identities and communications against unauthorized action or harm.
TLS and certificates
Protocols and credentials used to authenticate endpoints and encrypt network transport.
XML
A markup format used by some imports exports feeds and external services.
JavaScript
The browser programming language used for client behavior and integration.
MQTT
A topic-based messaging protocol used by Zotonic for browser and service communication.
Semantic Web
Web standards and practices that give published data explicit machine-readable meaning.
Parse
Interpret textual or encoded input as a typed or structured value.
Migrate
Move data code files or configuration to a new schema version system or location.
Export
Encode Zotonic data or media for download transfer backup or publication elsewhere.
Serialize
Encode a value into a transferable or storable textual representation.
Number
A numeric value used for counting measuring calculating ordering or presentation.
Database
The persistent structured data store used for resources relations identities configuration and operational records.
Upload
Transfer a file from a user or client into Zotonic.
Schedule
Arrange for work or a state change to happen at a chosen time or interval.
Collection
An ordered or grouped set of values processed as one value.
Validate
Check input state or content against required rules before accepting it.
Send and receive
Exchange messages requests files or email with another actor or system.
Date and time
A calendar date clock time or combined timestamp.
Authorize
Decide whether an authenticated or anonymous actor may perform an operation.
Duration
An elapsed or planned amount of time between instants or events.
Import
Read external data or media and create or update Zotonic entities.
Edit
Change existing content configuration code or relationships.
PostgreSQL
The relational database management system used for persistent Zotonic site data.
Structured data
A value composed of named fields nested values collections or typed relationships.
Compare
Test equality ordering membership or another relationship between values.
Render
Produce presentation output from a template component media or data value.
Format
Produce a human-readable textual presentation of a value.
Configure
Set options policies credentials or environment values that determine behavior.
URL
A textual address that identifies a page resource endpoint or external location.
Site
An independently configured Zotonic application with its own host content modules templates and database schema.
Language code
A standardized identifier for a natural language or locale.
File store
The local or remote storage abstraction for managed file content.
Identifier
A stable name code or key used to distinguish and refer to an entity or concept.
Translated text
A text value containing alternatives for multiple languages.
Erlang/OTP
The programming language runtime libraries and design principles used by Zotonic server applications.
Authenticate
Prove an identity using credentials tokens or additional factors.
Transform
Convert reshape enrich resize or derive one representation from another.
Create
Add a new resource relation account module object or configuration record.
Boolean
A true-or-false value used for conditions state and decisions.
Publish
Change availability so content or a message becomes visible or is delivered.
Text
Human-readable textual data independent of its Erlang string or binary representation.
Index
Normalize and store data structures that make resources searchable or quickly retrievable.
Publish and subscribe
Send messages to named topics and receive messages matching subscriptions.
Module
An OTP application or site component that adds Zotonic behavior templates data and configuration.
Background task
A supervised queued scheduled or asynchronous unit of server work.
Monitor
Observe status behavior progress errors or health over time.
Query
Retrieve select filter sort or aggregate data.
Two-factor authentication
Authenticating with two different classes of evidence.
Resource
The central Zotonic entity that represents content users media categories and other addressable objects.
Model
A namespaced interface for retrieving or changing data and invoking operations in Zotonic or browser-side components.
Routing and redirects
Mapping incoming URLs to controllers resources or redirect destinations.
Template filter
A named transformation applied to a value inside a template expression.
Module management
Installing activating configuring upgrading and removing Zotonic modules.
Template
A server-side template_compiler document that renders data into HTML text email or another representation.
Scheduled and background work
Running deferred periodic queued or long-running work outside a request.
Predicate
A resource that defines the meaning and allowed endpoints of a relationship.
Notification
A typed event or request exchanged between decoupled Zotonic components through the notifier.
Export and syndication
Publishing structured content or data for reuse outside Zotonic.
Configuration
Defining site module runtime and service settings.
Dispatch rule
A route declaration that matches a URL pattern and selects a controller with arguments.
Category
A hierarchical resource type that defines what a resource represents and which behavior applies.
Import and migration
Bringing content media identities or configuration into Zotonic and reconciling it with existing data.
Authentication
Verifying the identity of a user client or service.
Geolocation
Resolving or attaching geographic location information to requests and resources.
Controller
A request handler that maps web requests to responses and coordinates authorization rendering or data transfer.
Mailing lists
Managing recipients subscriptions campaigns and bulk email delivery.
Pivot and search index
The normalized indexed representation of resource properties used for querying sorting and full-text search.
Messaging and publish-subscribe
Exchanging asynchronous messages between clients services and Zotonic components.
Content group
A resource used to group content for ownership workflow or access-control purposes.
Server component
A reusable server-rendered template component invoked with a Zotonic template tag.
Malware scanning
Checking uploaded or stored files for malicious content.
Edge
A stored directed relationship between a subject resource and an object resource using a predicate.
Template validator
A named validation component attached to a form field from a Zotonic template.
Identity and accounts
Managing users login identities account data and account lifecycle.
Backup and restore
Preserving and recovering site data media and configuration.
Privacy and consent
Handling personal data tracking choices and consent-dependent behavior.
Development and debugging
Building inspecting testing and diagnosing Zotonic applications and modules.