Glossary

add-on

A package that extends Plone's functionality. In Volto, an add-on is a JavaScript package; in Plone's backend, it is a Python package.

CEP

Código de Endereçamento Postal, the Brazilian postal code: eight digits, written 01310-100.

check digit

A digit computed from the others, so a mistyped number can be detected.

CNPJ

Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica, the registration number of a company: fourteen digits, the last two of them check digits, written 11.222.333/0001-81.

CPF

Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas, the registration number of a person: eleven digits, the last two of them check digits, written 377.313.354-53.

Diátaxis

A framework for structuring technical documentation around four needs: tutorials, how-to guides, reference, and explanation.

MyST

Markedly Structured Text, the Markdown flavor this documentation is written in.

Plone

Plone is an open source content management system used to create, edit, and manage digital content, including websites, intranets, and custom solutions.

plone.restapi

The REST API Plone serves, and the package providing it.

Storybook

Storybook renders user interface components in isolation, each with the props it is given.

vocabulary

A named list of terms, each with a value, a token, and a title, that a choice field picks from.

Volto

Volto is Plone's React-based frontend.

widget

The component Volto renders a field with. An edit widget renders it in a form, and a view widget renders it on a page.