Glossary of terms

Before we begin, please see the following list of terms used in this document (and throughout the Aurora documentation) to describe different aspects of Aurora and it's systems:

  • Aurora Core: This refers to anything that is common to ALL instances of Aurora and belongs to Aurora Commerce. This includes anything in the Back-end and most scripts driving the Front-end (not the Front-end templates).
  • Aurora Demo: This refers to the globally accessible demonstration website that Aurora Commerce provide and can be found here: https://demo.auroracommerce.com/
  • Back-end: This refers to the administration area of Aurora, which is any Page, Code or System found in or controlled by the "/aurora/" section of your site.
  • Front-end: This refers to the customer facing area of your website, i.e. the website in general, which your customers can see.
  • Templates: These are files (usually HTML, but can also include some images, JavaScript and CSS) that control how your site looks and is structured. Back-end Templates refer to the 'look' of the pages in the '/aurora/' section and belong editing wise to Aurora Commerce while Front-end templates refer to the 'look' of the main customer facing website and editing wise belong to you and your Agency.