Background and referenceWebflow words, in plain English
Background and reference
Webflow words, in plain English
The Webflow words used in this handbook, with the nearest WordPress idea.
| Word | Means | Closest WordPress idea |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | The list of sites your account can open | The list of sites on your WordPress.com account |
| Workspace | The PTSA's area in Webflow, which holds the site and the bill | — |
| Seat | A paid login slot. The PTSA has one Full seat, and every editor shares it | User account |
| Edit mode | The simple editing view inside the Designer: click words and photos to change them | Editing a page in Elementor, without touching layout |
| Designer | The full layout tool. The shared login opens here; switch to Edit mode for everyday work | Elementor's layout and style settings, or the theme editor |
| Static page | A one-of-a-kind page such as Home or Join | Page |
| CMS | The part of Webflow that holds lists of similar content | Posts |
| Collection | One such list: News Posts, Newsletters, … | Post type |
| Item | One entry in a collection: one post, one issue | A single post |
| Field | One box in an item's form: Name, Category, Post Body | Title, category box, the editor area |
| Template | The layout every item in a collection uses. Do not edit | Theme's single-post template |
| Slug | The end of the web address, e.g. /news/used-book-fair | Permalink / slug |
| Draft | Not online, and skipped by every publish | Draft |
| Publish | Put saved changes online: one item, or the whole site (more) | Update / Publish button |
| Practice site | The …webflow.io copy of the site | A staging site |
| Assets | Uploaded photos and files | Media Library |
| Alt text | A short description of a photo, for screen readers | Same |
| Composer | The PTSA's own add-on tool (not made by Webflow or Brevo) that turns a Webflow issue into the Chatter email | MailPoet's editor |
| Brevo | The email service (its own company and login) that sends the Chatter and keeps the subscriber list | MailPoet's sending and subscribers |