Categorization
All Categorization
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.
Interoperability
The ability to exchange data and behavior with other systems while preserving meaning.
Maintainability
Ease of understanding changing testing and operating a Zotonic implementation over time.
Security
Protection of systems content identities and communications against unauthorized action or harm.
HTML
The markup language used for rendered web pages email and template output.
JavaScript
The browser programming language used for client behavior and integration.
JSON
A text format for structured data exchange.
XML
A markup format used by some imports exports feeds and external services.
HTTP
The application protocol used for web requests responses APIs and downloads.
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.
RDF and Linked Data
Standards for representing resources and typed relationships as a semantic graph.
JSON-LD
A JSON syntax for serializing Linked Data.
OAuth 2.0
An authorization framework for delegated access to HTTP services.
TLS and certificates
Protocols and credentials used to authenticate endpoints and encrypt network transport.
DKIM
An email authentication mechanism that signs outgoing messages for domain verification.
oEmbed
A protocol for discovering and retrieving embeddable representations of external URLs.
Privacy
Responsible handling and disclosure of personal or sensitive information.
Publish
Change availability so content or a message becomes visible or is delivered.
Render
Produce presentation output from a template component media or data value.
Format
Produce a human-readable textual presentation of a value.
Query
Retrieve select filter sort or aggregate data.
Index
Normalize and store data structures that make resources searchable or quickly retrievable.
Upload
Transfer a file from a user or client into Zotonic.
Authorize
Decide whether an authenticated or anonymous actor may perform an operation.
Transform
Convert reshape enrich resize or derive one representation from another.
Parse
Interpret textual or encoded input as a typed or structured value.
Serialize
Encode a value into a transferable or storable textual representation.
Compare
Test equality ordering membership or another relationship between values.
Import
Read external data or media and create or update Zotonic entities.
Export
Encode Zotonic data or media for download transfer backup or publication elsewhere.
Validate
Check input state or content against required rules before accepting it.
Authenticate
Prove an identity using credentials tokens or additional factors.
Send and receive
Exchange messages requests files or email with another actor or system.
Publish and subscribe
Send messages to named topics and receive messages matching subscriptions.
Schedule
Arrange for work or a state change to happen at a chosen time or interval.
Monitor
Observe status behavior progress errors or health over time.
Migrate
Move data code files or configuration to a new schema version system or location.
Number
A numeric value used for counting measuring calculating ordering or presentation.
Text
Human-readable textual data independent of its Erlang string or binary representation.
Boolean
A true-or-false value used for conditions state and decisions.
Date and time
A calendar date clock time or combined timestamp.
Duration
An elapsed or planned amount of time between instants or events.
Collection
An ordered or grouped set of values processed as one value.
Structured data
A value composed of named fields nested values collections or typed relationships.
Identifier
A stable name code or key used to distinguish and refer to an entity or concept.
URL
A textual address that identifies a page resource endpoint or external location.
Language code
A standardized identifier for a natural language or locale.
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.
PostgreSQL
The relational database management system used for persistent Zotonic site data.
Database
The persistent structured data store used for resources relations identities configuration and operational records.
File store
The local or remote storage abstraction for managed file content.
Background task
A supervised queued scheduled or asynchronous unit of server work.
Site
An independently configured Zotonic application with its own host content modules templates and database schema.
Module
An OTP application or site component that adds Zotonic behavior templates data and configuration.
Configure
Set options policies credentials or environment values that determine behavior.
Create
Add a new resource relation account module object or configuration record.
Edit
Change existing content configuration code or relationships.
Logging and monitoring
Recording and observing events errors state health and performance.
Email receiving
Accepting parsing and routing incoming email.
Mailing lists
Managing recipients subscriptions campaigns and bulk email delivery.
Messaging and publish-subscribe
Exchanging asynchronous messages between clients services and Zotonic components.
Configuration
Defining site module runtime and service settings.
Module management
Installing activating configuring upgrading and removing Zotonic modules.
Site management
Creating configuring updating starting and stopping Zotonic sites.
Scheduled and background work
Running deferred periodic queued or long-running work outside a request.
Routing and redirects
Mapping incoming URLs to controllers resources or redirect destinations.
Malware scanning
Checking uploaded or stored files for malicious content.
Copyright and licensing
Recording rights licenses creators and permitted reuse of content and media.
Data processing and formatting
Transforming parsing formatting comparing and serializing values independently of a specific content domain.
Development and debugging
Building inspecting testing and diagnosing Zotonic applications and modules.
Resource
The central Zotonic entity that represents content users media categories and other addressable objects.
Category
A hierarchical resource type that defines what a resource represents and which behavior applies.
Predicate
A resource that defines the meaning and allowed endpoints of a relationship.
Edge
A stored directed relationship between a subject resource and an object resource using a predicate.
Content group
A resource used to group content for ownership workflow or access-control purposes.
Media resource
A resource associated with an uploaded generated or externally referenced medium.
Template filter
A named transformation applied to a value inside a template expression.
Template validator
A named validation component attached to a form field from a Zotonic template.
Server component
A reusable server-rendered template component invoked with a Zotonic template tag.
Model
A namespaced interface for retrieving or changing data from Erlang templates MQTT or APIs.
Controller
A request handler that maps web requests to responses and coordinates authorization rendering or data transfer.
Notification
A typed event or request exchanged between decoupled Zotonic components through the notifier.
Dispatch rule
A route declaration that matches a URL pattern and selects a controller with arguments.
Pivot and search index
The normalized indexed representation of resource properties used for querying sorting and full-text search.
Cache
A temporary store of computed rendered or fetched results with dependency-based invalidation.
Identity and accounts
Managing users login identities account data and account lifecycle.
Authorization and access control
Determining which users may view change or administer resources and operations.
Privacy and consent
Handling personal data tracking choices and consent-dependent behavior.
Authentication
Verifying the identity of a user client or service.
Two-factor authentication
Authenticating with two different classes of evidence.
Email delivery
Sending queuing relaying and tracking outgoing email.
Creating receiving relaying and managing electronic mail.
API and integration
Exposing or consuming structured interfaces between Zotonic and other systems.
Import and migration
Bringing content media identities or configuration into Zotonic and reconciling it with existing data.
Export and syndication
Publishing structured content or data for reuse outside Zotonic.
Backup and restore
Preserving and recovering site data media and configuration.