Web Design Flashcards
Header
background image/hero image and title of the page (not home page, other pages)
Footer
Everything at the very bottom of the page (important in web builds and SEO) (all must have name, address and phone number of the business…and multiple locations if applicable…sometimes hours)
Top bar
text at the top of the page (stays the same on all pages on the website)
Bottom bar
text at the bottom of the bar (stays the same on all pages on the website)
Call-to-action
any big button, every service page should have, main menu, footer
Slider
the image or images on the home page
Hamburger menu
when a main menu goes to a mobile menu and becomes a hamburger (three lines)
Meatball menu
when a main menu goes to a mobile menu and becomes meatballs (three dots)
Mega menu
when a main menu opens to many options
Plugins
a software add-on that is installed on a program, enhancing its capabilities. For example, if you wanted to watch a video on a website, you may need a plugin to do so. If the plugin is not installed, your browser will not understand how to play the video.
Parallax
pages and websites (when you click on something, jumping down to what you are looking for…to a certain part of a page)
Gravity Form
a WordPress plugin used originally for contact forms, but in a more general sense, it allows site owners to create forms to collect information. Gravity Forms can be used for contact forms, WordPress post creation, calculators, employment applications and more.
404 Error
The website/webpage does not exist
Redirects
taking old urls to redirect to new page
Sticky or Fixed Menu
When you scroll and the menu stays at the top of the page
Sidebar Menu/Vertical Sidebar Navigation
have been used as a directory for Related Pages to a Service offering, Navigation items to a specific service or topic and even just as Links the visitor may be interested in.
Indexed
Google crawls websites and sees what goes best with their algorithms
WPEngine
The WP Engine platform equips you with a suite of site-building and management tools to drive more creative agility; cloud hosting and security solutions to enable enterprise performance; and optimization tools to give you ongoing intelligence.
Wordpress
a hosted software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that lets you build a website using WordPress building blocks.
