Silex vocabulary

In Silex, these are some useful terms to know

Basics

Instance

An instance of Silex is a place where users can use it to edit websites. editor.silex.me is a free instance provided by Silex Labs foundation for you to enjoy Silex without needing to install it on your computer or on a server.

Note that the free instance provided by Silex Labs is "basic", you can enhance and customize Silex if you host it yourself.

Desktop version / offline version

Silex has a "desktop" or "offline" version you can download and install on your computer. It is in beta, available here

Publication

Before you host your website somewhere, it is best to publish it. Here is the details: Publishing and Releasing Your Website

Section

Sections in Silex is an important element. They have 2 parts: the background element which is a container with a 100% width, and a container inside the background element which is centered and always visible at any screen size.

Here is a screenshot of 2 sections in Silex editor

Here is a screenshot of 2 sections in Silex editor, the second section has its background element in green and the centered element in blue

Here is a screenshot on a wide screen

Here is a screenshot on a medium size screen

Here is a screenshot on a small screen

You can see that the inner element is always visible on all screens, and centered

Component

They are listed in the "+" menu, e.g. "interactive map" component

Developers can add components to a Silex instance, read Create Silex components

For developers

Unifile service

Also called "cloud service" in Silex, read more below.

Cloud services

This term means a "storage" displayed in the file explorer, where you can save or load your websites or images, e.g. Github or FTP. Read more about Data Storage.

Hosting provider

A hosting provider in Silex is like a "folder" where users can publish the website to make it live on the web. So it is a server or a hosting service.

Hosting providers are presented to the user as an option in the dropdown list when you click "publish", e.g. "Github Pages". Read more about Silex for hosting providers.