Blog Jargon
We all hear words and phrases around blogs, but do we know what they mean?
| Archive | Blog posts grouped by month. |
| Blog/Blog Post | An entry in the blog, also the noun used to describe the blog itself. |
| Blog Roll | A list of links to blogs you like or think might be interesting for your readers. |
| Category Cloud | A group of categories you have set up for slotting your posts into. |
| Comment | A response added to your blog by an online reader. |
| Date and time | The publish date and time of your blog. Blog posts can be written well in advance and scheduled to appear at a future date and time. |
| Link List | A list of links to websites or webpages you like or think might be interesting for your readers. |
| Link Love | The act of adding someone to your blog roll or link list. |
| Slug | The final part of the permalink to your blog (the bit that appears at the end of the url). In this example, it is ‘radio -appearances’: ‘http://senseilearningandperformance.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/radio-appearances/. |
| Tags | Keywords that you attach to your blog post, to help those searching the web for key words to arrive at your blog. |
If there are others you are not familiar with, email me or add a comment and I will add them in.
