Glossary
Short definitions of the terms in this guide.
- Section
- One row of a page, such as a hero or FAQ. Sections stack vertically. See Editing pages.
- Block
- A repeatable item inside a section, such as one FAQ question or one feature card.
- Instance
- One placed copy of a section. Two copies of the same section are two instances with separate content.
- Field
- One input in a section's form: a text box, image picker, toggle and so on.
- Global region
- A site-wide part such as header, footer, announcement bar or Theme Settings. See Header, footer and Theme Settings.
- Theme Settings
- The global region that holds brand colours, fonts and shop display options.
- Starter theme
- The bundled
slb-startertheme and its sections. - SLB Canvas
- A page template that shows only your sections, with no theme header or footer.
- Publish
- Make saved work visible to visitors.
- Preview link
- A shareable address showing unpublished work. Page preview links last 7 days.
- MCP
- The helper program that lets Claude Code use SLB's tools. See Connecting the MCP.
- Application Password
- A WordPress feature giving a program its own password, separate from your login. The MCP uses one.
- Developer Mode
- A switch that lets draft themes and the MCP write section files. Off by default.
- Draft theme
- A working copy of your live theme where Claude's changes land until you publish.
- Live theme
- The theme visitors see now.
- Rollback
- Switching back to the previous live theme after a publish.
- Audit
- An automatic browser test of a site at phone, tablet and desktop sizes. Produces a score, blockers and warnings. See the audit.
- Blocker
- An audit problem serious enough to stop publishing.
- Design brief
- A short written plan (audience, mood, palette) that guides a build.
- Static copy
- An optional plain-HTML copy of a published page so it can still show without SLB.
- WooCommerce
- The WordPress shop plugin. SLB has sections for it.