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- Look. The design of your site. Also called a template. You can change it later without losing your stories.
- Admin. The place where you write and publish.
- Your own secure server. A private computer in a data centre that runs only your site. It is part of your monthly price.
- Keynate address. The address your site opens on before you add your own. Every site gets one.
- Web address (domain). An address you own, like yournews.com.
- Settings to copy into your domain account (DNS records). Small entries you add where you manage your web address. They connect the address to your site. On the screen each one has a Type, a Name and a Value.
- Secure lock (HTTPS). The padlock in the browser. Keynate sets it up and renews it for you.
- Plan. The bundle of features you pay for each month.
- Add-on. A paid extra you can add to your site at any time.
- Always included. Features every site has.
- Wallet. Keynate Wallet credit that pays Keynate orders. Keynate Wallet
- Renewal. The monthly payment that keeps your site running. Nothing is charged automatically unless you turn on wallet auto-pay.
- Read-only. Readers can still see your site, but you cannot publish or edit until you renew. What does read-only or suspended mean?
- Language family. Your sites in different languages that link to each other. Language sites
- Software update. A new version of your site's software. You approve it first. Updates and consent
- Maintenance window. The time you choose for required security updates.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Why does Keynate avoid technical words?
Most customers are not technical. Screens use plain words first. Technical terms, such as record types, appear only where your domain provider's own screen uses them.
Where can I learn what a status chip means?
Site statuses are in What is on the My sites page?. Domain statuses are in What do the domain statuses mean?.