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Adding a Google site verification meta tag to your website's HTML code allows Google to verify that you own the site.

Display: none is a CSS property that hides website elements. This code tells the document flow to ignore the element entirely, making it invisible.

A dropdown, or dropdown menu, is a pre-built navigation element you can add to almost any part of a website.

An em in CSS is a scalable and relative unit of measurement that defines the size of an element relative to its parent's font size.

The state displayed when a Collection contains no Collection items, which gives you the opportunity to design for a situation where there's no content to display. Check out the Empty States blog for inspiration.

An individual field within a Collection. You'll select which fields to display in dynamic Collection lists and Collection pages.

A call stack is an ordered list of the functions (or stack frames) a program has to execute before it returns a result.

When a search engine crawls your site's Webflow subdomain (e.g., your-site.webflow.io).

A 256 x 256 px image associated with your website that shows up when your website link is saved to an iPhone home screen.

BigInt, which stands for “big integer,” is a JavaScript data type. JavaScript uses data types to decide how to treat a piece of data.

You can exclude pages from being published to your site by setting them as drafts. These can be unfinished pages, internal pages such as style guides, archived pages saved for backup, etc. Learn more about drafted pages.

A method of lowering the file size of your stylesheet(s) by removing all white space from your CSS files.

Syntax error refers to a mistake in code that violates the programming language’s rules and prevents the code from executing correctly.

A wrapper is a programming language function for encapsulating and organizing elements within a well-defined interface.

A backlink, also referred to as an inbound link, is a hyperlink from one website to another website.

Through the pagination settings, you can preview Collection list pages by choosing the page number from the page dropdown list, or you can switch to the previous or next page using the arrow keys.

The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is an encoding standard that assigns numerical values to characters and translates them into computer-readable code.

Serialization is the process of converting data into an optimized format for storage, transmission, and sharing.

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based approach to delivering software on a subscription basis without requiring local installation.

A generic element that is typically used to group content, or when no other element is specifically or semantically suitable. Div blocks have no effect on the content or layout until styled with CSS.

A section in the Add Panel that houses pre-built Webflow elements such as sliders, tabs, and lightboxes.

Bundling, or bundle pricing, is a pricing technique in which retailers sell products together at a lower price than they would be sold at individually.

Lets you control how Collection items display inside a Collection list. The default layout option has each item covering the full width of the parent element. You can change this to display Collection items in 2, 3, 4, or 6 columns.

A button is an interactive element that facilitates user actions.

Python is a high-level, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language (GPL).

CSS filters apply visual effects to HTML elements and their children using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Pseudocode is a simplified, informal representation of programming code that outlines a program’s structure and logic without strict syntax.

An Adobe Fonts API token protects and supports your data from Adobe Fonts with other programs you may be using to personalize your website’s fonts.

The far right vertical panel in the Designer that houses the Style panel, Element settings panel, Style manager panel, and Interactions panel.

The Designer automatically saves your progress every 10 seconds.

A heading is a text element that provides a title or headline for a section of content on a webpage. These elements guide users and search engines through your content.

RGB, an acronym for Red, Green, Blue, is a color model that screen displays use to represent various colors.

A design approach that prioritizes content planning and production in the design process.

Meta keywords are words or phrases you can include in your web page's metadata.

A CSS preprocessor is a program that helps developers write Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) by providing advanced features such as variables, functions, and nesting.

JavaScript is a programming language web developers use to create dynamic interactions and effects for web pages and applications.

A cipher suite is a collection of encryption algorithms that work together to secure a network connection.

AI credits are the metered unit used to track usage of AI-powered features, with usage typically visible by user, project, or date range.

Character encoding is the process of representing characters (such as “a” or “3”) in a particular way, such as text on a computer screen.

A browser, or web browser, is a software program that allows users to access, navigate, and interact with websites on the internet.

The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a standardized framework developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that facilitates automated data exchange between web systems and applications.

An element that shares the same parent of another element.

Compile time is the length of time it takes for a compiler to convert high-level code into low-level code.

A headless content management system (CMS) separates the front-end presentation layer from the back-end management layer, allowing for more flexible content delivery.

Traffic, or web traffic, refers to the number of users who visit a website over a period of time.

A typography element that is used to link to other pages or sections of a webpage.

A Webflow element that displays graphical files on your website.

To move backward one step while making changes to a Webflow site.

The flex-grow CSS property defines how much an element grows relative to other flexible items inside the same flex parent.

Contextual advertising is a form of paid advertising that matches web content with ad intent.

Props are the customizable settings exposed on a reusable component, letting you change its content, styling, or behavior each place it's used without editing the component itself.

Decryption is the process of reverting encrypted data to its original format.

A pseudo-class that allows you to change the styles of an element when it is hovered, pressed, or focused.

Email confirmations you receive upon making Webflow payments.

From your Dashboard, you can access, create, and manage all your sites.

"Safe" is a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) method that doesn't modify the server's state or resources.

In coding, a constant is a fixed value that can’t change, no matter where it appears or what the program uses it for.

To remove an element and its content from your website.

A call-to-action (CTA) is a website feature that prompts visitors to perform a specific action.

You can assign element IDs from the Element settings panel in the Designer. ID selectors are useful for HTML anchors, linking to page sections, or for custom code.

The display: grid CSS property defines a website element (such as a button or header) as a grid container.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a collection of strategies to enhance a website’s ranking and visibility on search engines.

Domain name forwarding is a process that automatically redirects visitors from your domain name to a different web address.

The currently selected element.

Mid-September 2019, new European requirements for authenticating online payments were introduced in Europe as part of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) requirements apply to businesses in the European Economic Area (EEA) that accept online card payments from cardholders whose banks are also located in the EEA.Webflow Ecommerce payments are PSD2 and SCA compliant (i.e., support 3D Secure payments) for European customers.If you’re a merchant in the European Economic Area (EEA), all you need to do to ensure that your Webflow Ecommerce store is PSD2 and SCA compliant for your European customers is to republish your store if it wasn’t published on or after September 11, 2019. Read more about how to make your ecommerce store compliant in our Payment gateway article.

Right margin is a CSS property that defines the space between the right edge of an element and its surroundings.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is a visual medium that enables visual interaction with software applications or electronic devices through elements like icons, buttons, and menus.

Shared Workspace templates are templates made from your own sites. They can help you create sites with similar layouts and increase your efficiency when designing. Your Workspace members will also have access to your shared Workspace template(s).

An entity is a representation of a special character that causes syntax conflicts in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

The toolbar that appears at the bottom of the Editor. From here, you can access the various Editor panels to manage page settings, dynamic content, forms, and your Editor account. You can also see and publish the changes you make through the Editor.

A class is a template that defines variables for objects with similar properties.

The second panel on the right side of the Designer. Here, you can change element-specific settings such as the element ID, Custom attributes, Search index settings, Editor settings, etc. You can learn more about the element settings for a specific element by searching for the element’s name on Webflow University.

The “max-height” CSS property defines an element’s maximum height.

A Webflow canvas setting for creating styles that affect viewports with a minimum width of 768px and a maximum width of 990px. Also known as the tablet media query.

The default UI state for Collection lists, which displays the items in the Collection. It is the opposite of the empty state.

A flexbox property that determines the resizing behavior of flex children across viewport sizes. They can shrink, grow, or remain static.

The min-height CSS property defines an element’s minimum height.

Optimization is a systematic approach to improve a website's appearance, functionality, and visual appeal to enhance the user experience, improve search engine rankings, and achieve business objectives.

The ability to manually save a version of your site that you can restore at a later date using the keyboard shortcut Command + Shift + S (on Mac) or Control + Shift + S (on Windows).‍

Conditionals, also known as conditional statements or expressions, are coding instructions that tell a program to execute an action for a certain condition.

The area where you can manage your profile, email settings, and security settings.

Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) are a layered rule-set that influence how designers and developers create a more accessible internet.

A feature that allows you to see how your site would be displayed in a browser without needing to publish your site or leave the Designer.

A child element is an element nested within a parent element in a hierarchy.

Interpolation is a mathematical process that estimates and creates new values based on known values and their relationship.

The min-width CSS property defines an element's minimum width. This can be defined in absolute terms (pixels) or relative terms (ems, rems, percentages, viewport-height, or viewport-width).

Webflow's content management system (CMS) is where dynamic content (Collections and their Collection items) is stored and maintained so you can reference it throughout your site. A CMS lets you input data in one location, then use Collection template pages or Collection lists to display that content without having to update the content displays one at a time.

A list is a Webflow element that displays multiple pieces of content in a structured, visually appealing way. The individual elements that make up the list are called list items.

Syntax is the name for the rules specifying a programming language's structure and formatting.

The vertical bar of tools on the left side of the Webflow Designer. It holds the Add panel, Symbols panel, Navigator panel, Pages panel, CMS panel, Ecommerce panel, Assets panel, Settings panel, Site Activity log, Audits, Search, Video tutorials, and Help.

Bad neighborhoods are groups of websites that search engines have downgraded because they violate search engine guidelines.

AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) is the practice of optimizing content so it gets surfaced and cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, the AI-era counterpart to traditional SEO.

A sidebar, typically positioned on the left or right side of a website or app, is a vertical component that contains supplemental information to enrich a webpage’s primary content.

Color gamut describes the full range of colors a device can reproduce on its display.

The color wheel shows several colors in a circle to represent primary, secondary, and tertiary colors and their relationships.

An argument is an independent value a function receives to deliver a specific output.

In JavaScript, mutable objects are dynamic elements that allow post-creation changes and modifications.

The part of a domain that comes before the root domain (e.g., blog.yourwebsite.com is a subdomain whereas yourwebsite.com is the root domain).

The span tag is used to style inline-text.

Micro conversions are small but important user actions on a website that contribute to the overall conversion funnel.