Production Site
Production Site is the live public version of a website that visitors and search engines can access.
Interactive Theory Glossary
Web Development Definitions
Browse Web Development definitions from Interactive Theory.
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QA Testing
QA Testing is quality assurance testing used to verify that a website works correctly before or after launch.
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Server
Server is a computer or cloud environment that stores and delivers website files, applications, and data.
Shopify
Shopify is an ecommerce platform used to create, manage, and sell through online stores.
Site Speed
Site Speed is the overall performance of a website across many pages, templates, devices, and network conditions.
SSL Certificate
SSL Certificate is the common legacy name for a TLS certificate, which helps authenticate a server as part of a connection that protects data in transit.
Staging Site
Staging Site is a private testing version of a website used before changes are launched publicly.
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Template Website
Template Website is a website built from pre-designed layouts or themes that are customized rather than fully designed from scratch.
Theme
Theme is a design and layout package that controls the appearance of a website or CMS-powered site.
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Uptime Monitoring
Uptime Monitoring is automated tracking that checks whether a website is available and alerts teams when it goes down.
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Web Development
Web Development is the technical process of building, coding, integrating, testing, and maintaining websites and web applications.
Website Backup
Website Backup is a saved copy of website files and databases that can be restored if something breaks or is compromised.
Website Maintenance
Website Maintenance is ongoing work to keep a website secure, updated, functional, fast, and aligned with business needs.
Website Migration
Website Migration is the process of moving a website to a new platform, domain, structure, host, design, or URL system.
Website Security
Website Security is the practices and technologies used to protect a website from malware, data loss, spam, unauthorized access, and attacks.
WordPress
WordPress is an open-source content management system used to build and manage websites, blogs, and complex digital experiences.