Glossary for German
| Item | Part of speech | Translation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| About page | noun | Seite „Über“ | a page to publicly present timeless information about yourself, your site or your blog. More info: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/perennial-favorites-about-pages/ |
| accent color | noun | Akzentfarbe | Refers to colors used in the Customizer for the blog palette, e.g. “Accent Color One”; “Accent Color Two” |
| account | noun | Konto | A WordPress.com/Facebook/Twitter user account |
| account recovery | noun | Kontowiederherstellung | Options for getting access to the account if the password is forgotten. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/ |
| achievement | noun | Auszeichnung | A milestone or trophy listed in the users trophy case. e.g. '20 posts on your blog'; '2 year anniversary on WordPress.com' |
| action hook | noun | Action-Hook | WordPress development term |
| activate | verb | aktivieren | |
| activated | adjective | aktiviert | |
| activation e-mail | noun | Aktivierungs-E-Mail | Automated email sent when registering a new address with WordPress.com |
| activity log | noun | Aktivitätsprotokoll | |
| ad policy | noun | Werberichtlinie | The policy on advertisements that WordPress.com can place on user blogs. |
| Ad-Free | noun | Werbefrei | Alternative naming option for No Ads. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/ |
| add email | expression | E-Mail hinzufügen | Feature to connect email hosted with another provider. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/ |
| address | verb | Adresse | |
| admin bar | noun | Adminleiste | |
| admin panel | noun | Adminpanel | |
| administrator | noun | Administrator | The most powerful user role on a WordPress site. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/ |
| ads | noun | Werbung | |
| After the Deadline | noun | After the Deadline | Language checker (software name). Normally do not translate. http://afterthedeadline.com/ |
| Appearance | noun | Design | A top-level menu item in WordPress dashboard. Includes Themes, Customizer, Widgets, Menus, Header, Background, etc. |
| applicable law | noun | anwendbares Recht | Any law(s) that may apply |
| arbitral decision | noun | Schiedsentscheidung | Decision reached by arbitration |
| archive | noun | Archiv | |
| archive | verb | archivieren | |
| Archives | noun | Archive | Block Name; Older (vs. Most recent) posts on a blog. Archives can be displayed by month, by category, by tag, etc. |
| are you sure you want | expression | Bist du sicher | |
| argument | noun | Argument | |
| array | noun | Array | Development term |
| article | noun | Artikel | Could refer to either pages or posts, depending on the theme. |
| aside | noun | Kurzmitteilung | Post format type, displays as a short status update. To see more examples of post formats: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/post-formats/ |
| at the bottom | preposition | am Ende | |
| attachment | noun | Anhang | |
| Audio | noun | Audio | Block Name; block to insert sound file right into your page or post |
| Authenticator app | noun | Authenticator-App | An app for two factor authentification, e.g. Google Authentificator (there are other options). More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/ |
| author | noun | Autor | Author of contents such as posts and pages. |
| author | noun | Autor | Author of plugins and themes. |
| auto renew | noun | automatisch verlängern | See "automatic renewal" |
| automatic renewal | noun | automatische Verlängerung | A fee, usually annual, that gets collected on a recurring basis for a service. Automatic renewal is in contrast with the manual renewal, where the user needs to make the purchase each time. |
| Automattic | noun | Automattic | The company that produces WordPress.com, Akismet, Jetpack, etc. More info: http://automattic.com/about/ |
| Automattic for Agencies | noun | Automattic für Agenturen | agency program offering |
| Automattician | noun | Automattic-Mitarbeiter | Employee of Automattic |
| autosave | noun | Automatische Speicherung | |
| avatar | noun | Avatar | An image or picture that represents a user. |
| background | noun | Hintergrund | Back image or color of a blog. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/custom-backgrounds/ |
| background color | noun | Hintergrundfarbe | |
| background image | noun | Hintergrundbild | |
| background pattern | noun | Hintergrundmuster | Pattern used for the blog theme background |
| backup | noun | Backup | e.g. a backup of all your content |
| backup code | noun | Backup-Code | Codes used for account recovery. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/#backup-codes |
| Basic | noun | Basic | See WordPress.com Basic |
| billing history | noun | Rechnungsverlauf | A page showing all transactions made with WordPress.com (or another Automattic service). More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/billing-history/ |
| binary | noun | Binär- | |
| blacklist | noun | Sperrliste | Comments matching any word on this list get automatically marked as spam |
| blavatar | noun | Blavatar | A term we came up with by combining Blog and Avatar. Your blog’s avatar, used as a favicon or in browser bookmarks. More info: http://support.wordpress.com/avatars/#what-is-a-blavatar |
| block | noun | Block | Refers to block of content in Gutenberg. German plural: "Blöcke" (not "Blocks") |
| block directory | noun | Blockverzeichnis | |
| Block Editor | noun | Block-Editor | Also known as Gutenberg Editor |
| block inserter icon | noun | Block-Inserter-Icon | [+] icon to insert a new block in the block editor, changed 4/2021 from "Block-Einfügen-Icon" to reflect core translation for "block inserter" |
| block inspector | noun | Block-Inspektor | |
| block library | noun | Block-Bibliothek | |
| Block Navigation | noun | Block-Navigation | |
| block pattern | noun | Block-Vorlage | See https://wordpress.com/support/block-pattern/ |
| Blockquote | noun | Zitat | |
| blog | noun | Blog | A type of website that is sometimes compared to online journaling. Blogs come in many varieties, but most incorporate an interactive element such as comments and are comprised of posts, rather than static pages. German article: "das" |
| blog address | noun | Blogadresse | URL where a blog can be found, e.g. Example.wordpress.com or example.com |
| blog owner | noun | Blog-Betreiber | the person in charge of the blog/site with administrator rights. |
| blog post | noun | Blogbeitrag | See “post”. A longer way to refer to a blog's posts |
| blog theme | noun | Blog-Theme | Look and feel of your site, often referred to as simply "theme". More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/ |
| blogger | noun | Blogger | A user creating content online, in the form of a blog |
| Blogs I Follow | noun | Abonnierte Blogs | Refers to the blogs the reader is subscribed to, often displayed as a list or a grid. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/blogs-i-follow-widget/ |
| bookmarklet | noun | Bookmarklet | |
| browser | noun | Browser | A web browser is the software used to access the web. Common browsers include Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. |
| BuddyPress | noun | BuddyPress | WordPress.org plugin - http://buddypress.org/ |
| Built By WordPress.com | noun | Built By WordPress.com | |
| bulk actions | noun | Sammelaktionen | |
| bundle | noun | Paket | Legacy term for "plan". More info: http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ |
| bundle purchase | noun | Paket-Kauf | Purchase of a premium plan (sometimes also called “bundle”), e.g. WordPress.com Premium or WordPress.com Business |
| Business | adjective | Business | As in “Business Plan” |
| Business Plan | noun | Business-Tarif | plan name changed to Creator in Jan 2024; https://wordpress.com/pricing/ |
| button | noun | Button | Refers to button on the screen that the user is expected/directed to click |
| Buttons | noun | Buttons | Block Name; to insert a clickable button into post or page. |
| cache | noun | Cache | software component that stores data so future requests for it can be served faster |
| Calendar | noun | Kalender | Block Name; displays links to your posts by date. |
| CAPTCHA | noun | Captcha | no upper-cases in German according to official German orthography (https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Captcha) |
| card details | noun | Kreditkartendaten | various informations on a credit card like credit card number, account name, date of expiry, … |
| cart | noun | Warenkorb | Online shopping cart |
| Categories | noun | Kategorien | Block Name; organizes previously published posts by category. |
| category | noun | Kategorie | Used to group posts of similar content together to aid in the navigation of a site. More info: http://support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ |
| character code | noun | Zeichencode | |
| character entity reference | noun | Zeichenreferenz | |
| character set | noun | Zeichensatz | |
| chargeback | noun | Rückbuchung | Reversal of a credit card charge by the paying party. |
| chargeback fee | noun | Rückbuchungsgebühr | A "fine" a user needs to pay to re-enable their blog, if they reverse a credit card payment to WordPress.com |
| checkout | noun | Bezahlen | the ability to purchase items in the shopping cart |
| Classic | noun | Classic | Block Name; refers to a block that inserts WordPress’s classic editor |
| classic editor | noun | klassischer Editor | Refers to the classic WordPress editor as opposed to the Gutenberg editor. Changed 8/2019 from 'classischer Editor'. |
| cloud-based | noun | cloudbasiert | |
| CNAME record | noun | CNAME-Eintrag | Type of a DNS record. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/setting-custom-a-records/#adding-www-to-your-domain |
| Code | noun | Code | Block Name; for adding formatted code for others to view. |
| Code editor | noun | Code-Editor | |
| color scheme | noun | Farbschema | |
| Columns | noun | Spalten | Block Name; to insert text, media, and other types of content into up to three columns. |
| comment | verb | kommentieren | |
| comment | noun | Kommentar | A reply left by visitors to your site on a blog post or page. Comments are typically left in response to the blog owner’s post and generate discussion on the site. More info: http://support.wordpress.com/comments/ |
| comment | verb | Kommentar | |
| comment blacklist | noun | Kommentar-Sperrliste | Comments matching any word on this list get automatically marked as spam |
| Comment reply by email | expression | Kommentarantwort per E-Mail | WP.com account feature which lets you respond directly from the comment notification email in your email client. |
| Community Translator | noun | Community-Übersetzer | A tool on WordPress.com that allows users to suggest translations of the user interface without leaving the page they are browsing. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/community-translator/ |
| company details | noun | Unternehmensdaten | Section in the Licensing tab of the Jetpack Pro Dashboard. https://jetpack.com/support/jetpack-pro-dashboard-instructions/jetpack-pro-dashboard-licensing/ |
| computer | noun | Computer | |
| conditional tag | noun | Conditional Tag | |
| constant | noun | Konstante | |
| contact form | noun | Kontaktformular | A form that allows others contact the site owner without knowing the email address. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/ |
| Content Area | noun | Inhaltsbereich | Where the main blog content is displayed. Context: “Content Area Background” |
| content delivery network (CDN) | noun | Netzwerk für Content-Auslieferung (CDN) | A system of distributed servers (network) that deliver pages and other Web content to a user. |
| Continue | verb | Weiter | button text |
| contributor | noun | Mitarbeiter | User role group. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#contributor |
| Cookie | noun | Cookie | Browser cookie |
| coupon | noun | Gutschein | e.g. coupon code |
| Cover | noun | Cover | Block Name; an image or video with some text or other blocks over it. A post or page can have several covers. |
| cover image | noun | Titelbild | usually a wide image used as a cover photo for a new section in a blog post or page. A post or page can have several cover images. |
| Creative Commons | noun | Creative Commons | An organization that provides free copyright licenses for sharing creative work. More info: http://creativecommons.org/about |
| creator | noun | Ersteller | Depending on the context, other possible translations are "Urheber", "Autor" or "Kreative" (plural) |
| Creator plan | noun | Creator-Tarif | WordPress.com plan name, also called WordPress.com Creator, previously known as Business plan (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| credentials | noun | Anmeldedaten | username & password to login to a site. |
| Credits | noun | Guthaben | the balance on your WordPress.com account (mostly due to refund) you can use for your purchases |
| crop | verb | zuschneiden | Remove portions of an image. See more: https://en.support.wordpress.com/images/image-editing/#cropping |
| Custom Colors | noun | Individuelle Farben | Part of the Custom Design upgrade, allows users to customize the color palette of their sites. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-colors/ |
| Custom CSS | noun | Individuelles CSS | CSS stands for “Cascading Style Sheets.” CSS is a language that’s used to control the layout and appearance of websites. Custom CSS is a part of the Custom Design upgrade, allows users to edit and add custom CSS on their site. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-css/ |
| Custom Design | noun | Individuelles Design | WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) |
| Custom Domain | noun | Individuelle Domain | An address like example.com or example.ru, as opposed to example.wordpress.com. More info: http://store.wordpress.com/premium-upgrades/custom-domains/ |
| Custom Fonts | noun | Individuelle Schriften | Part of the Custom Design upgrade, allows users to add Typekit fonts to their site. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/ |
| Custom HTML | noun | Individuelles HTML | Block Name; block to insert your code so you can fine-tune your content. |
| Custom Menu | noun | Individuelles Menü | a list of common links that are usually displayed as the main navigation for your site |
| Custom Post Type | noun | Individueller Inhaltstyp | |
| customization tools | noun | Anpassungswerkzeuge | tools (e.g. Customizer) which help you modify many of your site’s appearance settings |
| customize | verb | anpassen | |
| Customizer | noun | Customizer | A feature that allows users to customize and preview any theme before activating the changes. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/ |
| Dashboard | noun | Dashboard | Your Dashboard is the administrative center for your blog. Via your Dashboard, you can create new posts, change your theme, or update your blog settings. |
| deactivate | verb | deaktivieren | |
| default | noun | Standard | |
| default theme | noun | Standard-Theme | |
| delivery | noun | Zustellung | e.g. email/subscription delivery |
| deprecated | adjective | veraltet | |
| destination site | noun | Zielwebsite | Context: website migration |
| developer | noun | Entwickler | |
| Digital Millennium Copyright Act | noun | Digital Millennium Copyright Act | A United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). See more: http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf |
| directory | noun | Verzeichnis | |
| display name | noun | Anzeigename | name that is seen on posts and comments, as opposed to the username which is used to login |
| Distraction Free Writing | noun | ablenkungsfreies Schreiben | A full-screen editing mode, more info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/distraction-free-writing/ |
| docs | noun | Dokumentation | the support documentation at http://en.support.wordpress.com |
| domain | noun | Domain | |
| domain connection | noun | Domain-Verbindung | previously called "domain mapping" |
| Domain Contact Information | noun | Domain-Kontaktdaten | Contact information of the domain administrator (or owner) |
| domain extension | noun | Domain-Endung | |
| Domain Lock | noun | Domain-Sperre | Domain status that prevents the domain from being transferred to another registrar without the owner's permission. |
| Domain Mapping | noun | Domain-Mapping | The term "domain mapping" is no longer used, we now refer to "domain connection" instead. WordPress.com premium upgrade, allows user to change from e.g. yourgroovysite.wordpress.com to yourgroovydomain.com. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/ |
| domain name | noun | Domainname | A domain name is a name used for identification purposes on the Internet. An example of a domain name is yoursite.com. |
| domain owner | noun | Domain-Inhaber | the person in charge of the domain whose contact information is usually publicly shared via WHOIS server. |
| domain registrant | noun | Domain-Registrant | A person, company or organization who registers (acquires) a domain name from a domain name registrar. |
| domain registrar | noun | Domain-Registrar | An organization or commercial entity that manages the reservation of Internet domain names |
| domain registration | noun | Domain-Registrierung | The process of filing a unique domain name and contact information of its owner |
| domain subscription | noun | Domain-Abonnement | A yearly upgrade to replace a site's free WordPress.com address with a custom domain name |
| domain transfer | noun | Domain-Transfer | The process of moving a domain's registration from one domain registrar to another |
| domain upgrade | noun | Domain-Upgrade | A yearly upgrade to replace a site's free WordPress.com address with a custom domain name |
| draft | noun | Entwurf | |
| Drag and drop | noun | Drag-and-Drop | Dragging of objects on a screen to specific locations and releasing the mouse button to perform actions on them |
| Drag-and-drop | noun | Drag-and-Drop | see „Drag and drop“ |
| dropdown | noun | Dropdown-Menü | refers to a dropdown menu |
| e-mail login link | expression | Anmeldelink per E-Mail | A link that is sent by e-mail and allows logging in to your WordPress.com account without entering a password |
| easy-to-use | adjective | benutzerfreundlich | |
| ecommerce | noun | E-Commerce | masculine in German, i.e. "der E-Commerce". Definition: "the activity of buying and selling goods on the Internet." |
| editor | noun | Editor | Editing tool (e.g. visual editor, theme editor, plugin editor). |
| editor | noun | Redakteur | User role group. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#editor |
| Editors' Picks | noun | Empfehlungen unserer Redakteure | Notable posts found and collected by the editors of WordPress.com |
| eligible | adjective | Anspruch haben | especially in the context of being eligible for a refund |
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| email address | noun | E-Mail-Adresse | Describes the inbox that email messages are sent to. An example is myname@gmail.com. |
| Email forwarding | noun | E-Mail-Weiterleitung | WordPress.com feature that lets you use your custom domain in an email address and forward them to an email address of your choice |
| Embed | noun | Einbetten | Block Name |
| emoji | noun | Emoji | Emoticons or smilies: https://en.support.wordpress.com/smilies/#emojis |
| emoticon | noun | Emoticon | |
| Entrepreneur plan | noun | Entrepreneur-Tarif | WordPress.com plan name, also called WordPress.com Entrepreneur, previously known as Commerce plan (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| Entry title | noun | Eintragstitel | Title of an entry (post or page) |
| error | noun | Fehler | |
| Essential SEO | noun | Basis-SEO | |
| event | noun | Event | To be used when referring to an API |
| event | noun | Veranstaltung | a social occasion, activity or noteworthy happening |
| excerpt | noun | Auszug | A shortened description of your blog post. More info: http://support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/excerpts/ |
| excerpt | noun | Kurzfassung | The optional summary or description of a post by a user in contrast to an automatic excerpt. More info: https://codex.wordpress.org/Excerpt |
| experience | noun | Erlebnis | e.g. user experience → Nutzererlebnis. (Please do NOT use "Erfahrung".) |
| Explorer plan | noun | Explorer-Tarif | WordPress.com plan name, also called WordPress.com Explorer, previously known as Premium plan (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| Extra Storage | noun | Zusätzlicher Speicherplatz | Upgrade that adds more storage space to the user's blog. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/space-upgrade/ |
| noun | Social media service - http://facebook.com/ | ||
| favicon | noun | Favicon | The tiny image that usually shows up in the browser address bar when visiting a site. See also Blavatar |
| feature | noun | Funktion | |
| featured image | noun | Beitragsbild | The main post image that represent an individual Post or Page (also sometimes called Post Thumbnails). Each post or page can only have one featured image. |
| featured post | noun | hervorgehobener Beitrag | |
| feed | noun | Feed | |
| Feedback | noun | Rückmeldungen | WP Admin side bar item |
| File | noun | Datei | Block Name; a block to insert a file into the page or post |
| filter | noun | Filter | |
| filter hook | noun | Filter-Hook | WordPress development term |
| Find out more | expression | Weitere Informationen | linktext or beginning of a sentence which links to a support page providing further informations. |
| Firehose | noun | Firehose | See WordPress.com Firehose |
| flag | verb | markieren | to flag sth. as spam, unresolved, resolved, … |
| flip | verb | Spiegeln | common image editing feature where an original image is mirror-reversed across a horizontal or vertical axis. |
| folder | noun | Ordner | |
| Follow | verb | folgen | The process of subscribing to updates (in the Reader or via email) when a blog publishes new content. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/following/ |
| followed | adjective | abonniert | subscribed websites and blogs |
| Followed sites | noun | Abonnierte Websites | default Reader view; shows the newest posts from the sites you follow with WordPress.com |
| Follower | noun | Follower | A person who receives updates or notifications when a blog publishes new content. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/followers/ |
| Following | verb | Abonniert | Status, as in "you are already following this blog". More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/followers/ |
| footer | noun | Footer | The area below the main post or page content which usually includes information such as copyright notices, the theme, and hosting information. |
| Forum | noun | Forum | User support forum. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/ |
| Free | noun | Kostenlos | As in “Free plan” |
| Free plan | noun | Kostenlos-Tarif | https://wordpress.com/pricing/ |
| free trial | noun | kostenloser Testzeitraum | A time period when a normally paid upgrade can be used on a blog for free. If it refers to a free trial version, use "kostenlose Testversion" |
| free trial version | noun | kostenlose Testversion | refers to a trial version of the software, usually related to a plan, i.e. Creator trial version |
| freelancer | noun | Freiberufler | someone who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer |
| Freshly Pressed | noun | Druckfrisch | WordPress.com tool name. Editorial picks from WordPress.com, updated daily: https://wordpress.com/fresh/ |
| front end | adjective | Front-End- | |
| front end | noun | Front-End | |
| front page | noun | Startseite | Also: homepage |
| front-end | noun | Besucheransicht | the website that visitors see (vs. back-end, which is where the owner edits their website) |
| Full Site Editing | noun | Full Site Editing | |
| Gallery | noun | Galerie | Block Name; a group of images |
| gallery | noun | Galerie | A collection of images attached to a post. Also refers to the collection itself within the Media Library as well as the images as displayed within a post or page, typically as a series of thumbnails. More info: http://support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/ |
| Global Styles | noun | Globale Stile | |
| Google library | noun | Google-Fotogalerie | list of your Google Photos in the WordPress.com editor – https://en.support.wordpress.com/photos-from-google/ |
| gravatar | noun | Gravatar | An image or picture that represents a user. More info: http://support.wordpress.com/avatars/#what-is-a-gravatar |
| Gravatar Profile | noun | Gravatar-Profil | Image and personal information a user chooses to associate and share. Example of a Gravatar profile: gravatar.com/matt |
| grid view | noun | Rasteransicht | grid like arrangement of thumbnail images, audio & video icons in the media library and galleries |
| Group | noun | Gruppe | Block Name; to group different blocks together and save it as a reusable block. You can add a background color to the entire group. |
| guide | noun | Ratgeber | e.g. "support guide". Alternative (depending on the context): Anleitung. |
| Guided Transfer | noun | Auftragsmigration | A paid service to have a WordPress.com blog manually transferred to another provider. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/ |
| Ham | noun | Kein Spam | Humorous term for "not spam". Suggest translating as "not spam" to avoid confusion. |
| Hammiest | adjective | Am wenigsten Spam | With the most non-spam received in a time period. Also see "ham" |
| Happiness Engineer | noun | Support-Mitarbeiter | |
| Happiness Engineers | noun | Support-Mitarbeiter | |
| Happy Blogging | expression | Viel Spaß beim Bloggen | Common greeting at the end of a message or email |
| header | noun | Header | see http://teamwpde.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/kopfzeile/ |
| header image | noun | Header-Bild | Background image for the section, which resides at the top of each of your posts/pages |
| header text | noun | Header-Text | the blog title and optional tagline which is displayed either over or next to the header image |
| header text color | noun | Header-Textfarbe | text color for the blog title and optional tagline displayed in the header of your site |
| Headers | noun | Headers | |
| Heading | noun | Überschrift | Block Name; h1, h2, h3… |
| Help Center | noun | Hilfe-Center | A support page (or app section) with answers to frequently asked questions and/or technical support contacts |
| homepage | noun | Startseite | Also: front page. In the sense of the main page on a site. |
| host | noun | Host | The home for your self-hosted WordPress site. Also known as hosting provider. |
| hosting provider | noun | Hosting-Anbieter | a company which provides space on a server for self hosting your WordPress.org installation |
| hosts | noun | Hosts | |
| hover | adjective | bei Mauszeigerkontakt | e.g. link hover - additional changes to the original string might be needed |
| hover | verb | den Mauszeiger über etw. bewegen | e.g. hover the mouse |
| howdy | expression | Hallo | Often used on WordPress.com instead of Hello. |
| icon | noun | Icon | quickly comprehensible symbol of a site (Site icon) or social network (Social icon) |
| Image | noun | Bild | Block Name; a block to insert an image |
| inbox | noun | Posteingang | |
| indexing | noun | Indexierung | (NOT „Indizierung“.) This means that a website is indexed by search engines. |
| Inserter Tool | noun | Inserter-Werkzeug | a tool in Gutenberg that gives you access to every block available, searchable, sorted by recency and categories |
| Insights | noun | Einsichten | A stats page which gives you instant access to your all-time numbers, including posts, views, and visitors. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/stats/#insights |
| instant comment email | noun | sofortige Kommentar-E-Mail | An email notification that is sent as soon as a comment is posted on the blog being followed. |
| Instant Deposits | noun | Sofortauszahlungen | |
| instant post email | noun | sofortige Beitrags-E-Mail | An email notification that is sent as soon as a post is posted on the blog being followed. |
| interface | noun | Benutzeroberfläche | part of software that the user interacts with |
| Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) | noun | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) | The organization that oversees all domain name registrations. More info: https://www.icann.org/ |
| invalid | adjective | ungültig | |
| IP address | noun | IP-Adresse | A unique numerical address (e.g., 12.34.56.789) assigned to a computer, website, or web server. |
| Jetpack | noun | Jetpack | WordPress.org plugin - http://jetpack.me/ |
| Jetpack Agency & Pro Partner Program | noun | Jetpack-Partnerprogramm für Agenturen und Profis | |
| Jetpack Anti-spam | noun | Jetpack Anti-Spam | proper noun, name of Jetpack's antispam feature |
| Jetpack Backup | noun | Jetpack Backup | proper noun, name of Jetpack's backup feature |
| Jetpack Comment System | noun | Jetpack Kommentarsystem | plugin feature that replaces the default comment form with a new comment system that has integrated social media login options |
| Jetpack Manage | noun | Jetpack Manage | plugin feature which lets users manage their self-hosted sites from WordPress.com. |
| Jetpack Monitor | noun | Jetpack Monitor | plugin feature that alerts the owner about a site's downtime. More info: http://jetpack.me/support/monitor/ |
| Jetpack Plugin Management | noun | Jetpack Plugin-Verwaltung | plugin feature that lets you manage the plugins for all your sites from one page |
| Jetpack Protect | noun | Jetpack Protect | Jetpack Module |
| Jetpack Scan | noun | Jetpack Scan | plugin feature that scans WordPress sites for known security threats. |
| Jetpack Search | noun | Jetpack Search | proper noun, name of Jetpack's search feature |
| Jetpack Site Verification Tools | noun | Jetpack-Tools zur Website-Verifizierung | plugin feature that helps you verifying your site towards third parties/platforms to use additional tools like e.g. Google Webmaster Tools |
| Jetpack Statistics | noun | Jetpack Statistiken | plugin feature that lets you know how many visits your site gets, and what posts and pages are most popular |
| keyword | noun | Stichwort | A word that describes the content of your website or blog. |
| Late Renewal Fee | noun | Verspätungsgebühr für Verlängerung | Fee charged for renewing domains over 18 days past the expiration date. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/all-about-domains/#expiration |
| Latest Comments | noun | Neueste Kommentare | Block Name; displays the most recent comments readers have left on your blog |
| Latest Posts | noun | Neueste Beiträge | Block Name; displays the most recent posts you have published on your blog |
| Layout | noun | Layout | Block category |
| Learn more | expression | Weitere Informationen | linktext or beginning of a sentence which links to a support page providing further informations. |
| legacy | noun | alt | legacy plan = alter Tarif (Personal, Premium, Business, E-Commerce) |
| legacy plan | noun | alter Tarif | the old plans Personal, Business, Premium and eCommerce |
| Licensing | noun | Lizenzen | Tab on the Jetpack Pro Dashboard. https://jetpack.com/support/jetpack-pro-dashboard-instructions/jetpack-pro-dashboard-licensing/ |
| Like | noun | Like | A way for people to show their appreciation for posts they come across on WordPress.com. It’s also a way for authors to show the world how popular their content has become. |
| like | verb | mit einem „Like“ markieren | In the context of liking a blog post |
| Likes | noun | Likes | See “like” |
| Link Hover | noun | Link bei Mauszeigerkontakt | An event of hovering over a hypertext link on a webpage. On link hover, the link text color usually changes (and the user can change the settings to choose this color) |
| link in bio | noun | Bio-Link | A link to a website with various social media site links, usually included in the bio of social media profiles, e.g. Instagram. |
| List | noun | Liste | Block Name; ordered or unordered list items (html: ol, ul, li tags) |
| live chat | noun | Live-Chat | Embedded online chat (way to provide customer support). More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/live-chat/ |
| live chat support | noun | Live-Chat-Support | See “live chat” |
| live site | noun | aktive Website | a published website, as opposed to a staging site. Synonym: production site |
| live website | noun | aktive Website | a published website, as opposed to a staging site. Synonym: live site |
| location | noun | Ort | Context: geolocation; |
| log in | noun | Anmelden | |
| log out | noun | Abmelden | |
| logged in | adjective | angemeldet | |
| logged out | adjective | abgemeldet | |
| login | verb | anmelden | |
| login details | noun | Anmeldedaten | username & password to login to a site. |
| logout | verb | abmelden | |
| look and feel | noun | Erscheinungsbild | the visual appearance of a theme |
| mailbox | noun | Postfach | |
| Mailchimp | noun | Mailchimp | Not capitalized as MailChimp anymore since 2018 |
| Managed | noun | Managed | short for "WordPress.com Managed" (plan name) |
| map | verb | zuordnen | to map a domain |
| mapped domain | noun | zugeordnete Domain | Domain name used for a user's blog/site, e.g. yourgroovydomain.com instead of (default) yourgroovydomain.wordpress.com |
| marker | noun | Markierung | A pin and caption on Google Maps in a "Maps" block (block editor) |
| Media & Text | noun | Medien und Text | Block Name; to place an image or video side-by-side with text. |
| media item | noun | Medienelement | Media file, for example, an image or an audio file |
| media library | noun | Mediathek | |
| Media Uploader | noun | Media Uploader | |
| mention | noun | Erwähnung | A notification when a WordPress.com user prefixes your account name with the '@' sign in a post or comment; e.g. @username |
| menu | noun | Menü | A list of common links that are usually displayed as the main navigation for your site. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ |
| menu item | noun | Menüeintrag | Types of links which can be added to a menu; e.g. pages, posts, categories, tags, links |
| menu location | noun | Menüposition | The different positions a theme offers for placing a menu on your site |
| meta | noun | Meta | |
| minimalist theme | noun | minimalistisches Theme | A theme with few design elements and minimalist aesthetic |
| mobile apps | noun | Mobil-Apps | iOS & Android Apps for WordPress.com – https://apps.wordpress.com/mobile/ |
| mobile device | noun | Mobilgerät | A device such as iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, Samsung tablet, or BlackBerry |
| moderate | verb | moderieren | Manage comments, for example approve or mark as spam. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/manage-comments/ |
| moderation | noun | Freischaltung | |
| modern design | noun | modernes Design | Design with modern, contemporary aesthetic |
| monetization | noun | Monetarisierung | generating revenue from your blog/site with the WordAds program. More info: https://wordads.co/ |
| monetize | verb | Geld verdienen | to turn your website/blog into a source of income – https://en.support.wordpress.com/monetize-your-site/ |
| More | noun | Mehr | Block Name; you can truncate your blog entries so that only the first part of a post is displayed. Inserting a “More” block inserts a link for readers to read more. |
| multisite | noun | Netzwerk | |
| mute | verb | stummschalten | Turn off or stop (in the context of receiving push notifications) |
| MX records | noun | MX-Einträge | Custom DNS records that guide where email is sent. |
| My Memberships | noun | Meine Mitgliedschaften | Tab name in the WordPress purchase area. https://wordpress.com/me/purchases/memberships |
| My Upgrades | noun | Meine Upgrades | Refers to the dashboard menu item under Store. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/ |
| name server | noun | Nameserver | A remote computer that automatically takes your domain name and turns it into an internet address known as an IP address. |
| navigation | noun | Navigation | |
| next post | noun | nächster Beitrag | |
| No Ads | noun | Keine Werbung | Upgrade that removes ads from the user's WordPress.com blog. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/ |
| nonce | noun | Nonce | |
| normal visitor | noun | normaler Besucher | As opposed to “search engines”, human visitors who access the blog given the link. Context is privacy settings: http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/ |
| not sticky | adjective | nicht oben gehalten | For sticky post status. |
| Notifications | noun | Benachrichtigungen | Pop-up or email messages displaying latest events on the site. More info: More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/followers/ |
| older post | noun | älterer Beitrag | |
| Omnisearch | noun | Omnisearch | Product name; blog search that searches across the blog's posts, pages, comments, and feedback. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/omnisearch/ |
| On-demand | adjective | anlassbezogen | Malware Scanning when requested or needed, as opposed to scheduled scanning |
| online store | noun | Onlineshop | |
| oops | expression | Ups | |
| operator | noun | Mitarbeiter | an Automattician in charge of the live chat |
| option | noun | Option | |
| page | noun | Seite | Used to present static information about yourself or your site, and which may make up the content of your navigation menu. A good example of a Page is your “About me” page. Pages do not usually have dates or authors attached to them. |
| Page Break | noun | Seitenumbruch | Block Name; block to add pagination to a page or post |
| Page Layout | noun | Seitenlayout | See https://wordpress.com/support/page-layouts/ |
| pagination | noun | Seitennummerierung | |
| Paragraph | noun | Absatz | Block Name; a general paragraph tag (p tag in html) |
| parameter | noun | Parameter | |
| passcode | noun | Zugangscode | six-digit code generated by an authenticator app or sent to one's phone via SMS |
| Pattern | noun | Vorlage | See https://wordpress.com/support/block-pattern/ |
| Pay with PayPal | noun | Mit PayPal bezahlen | Feature/button, previously called "Simple Payments" |
| payment buttons | noun | Bezahlen-Buttons | embeddable credit and debit card payment buttons – https://en.support.wordpress.com/simple-payments/ |
| payment plan | noun | Tarifvariante | A plan offered to your customers on your website - as opposed to WordPress.com plans (therefore we use "payment plan"/"Tarifvariante" rather than just "plan"). |
| pending | adjective | ausstehend | Awaiting an approval or decision by the site owner (context: comment, review, subscription...) |
| people | noun | Personen | an indefinite number of viewers, readers, subscribers or users of your blog/site. |
| performance | noun | Performance | process/operation of displaying your site seen in terms of how successfully it is performed |
| permalink | noun | Permalink | A unique URL, or site address, for a specific page or post on your site. For example, support.wordpress.com/lexicon |
| permission | noun | Berechtigung | |
| Personal | adjective | Persönlich | As in “Personal Plan” |
| personal blog | noun | persönlicher Blog | A blog written from a personal perspective, or by one person (but possibly still focused on a specific topic), as opposed to a blog that represents a business |
| personal blogger | noun | persönlicher Blogger | A blogger writing primarily about their personal life (as opposed to business or another specific topic) |
| Personal Plan | noun | Persönlich-Tarif | plan name changed to Starter in Jan 2024; https://wordpress.com/pricing/ |
| photoblogger | noun | Fotoblogger | A blogger mainly posting photos |
| PIN lock | noun | PIN-Sperre | Four digit code used for protection, typically on mobile app |
| ping | noun | Ping | |
| pingback | noun | Pingback | |
| plain text | noun | Reiner Text | human readable text without special encoding or formatting |
| plan | noun | Tarif | As in Basic/Premium/Business Plan, type of WordPress.com blog. More info: http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ |
| plugin | noun | Plugin | software component that adds a specific feature to an existing WordPress installation. |
| plugin-enabled plan | noun | Plugin-fähiger Tarif | A plan which allows users to install plugins on their website. |
| plugin-enabled site | noun | Website mit Plugins | A website on which plugins have been installed and activated. |
| poll | noun | Umfrage | |
| Polldaddy | noun | Polldaddy | Online survey tool - https://polldaddy.com/ |
| Portfolio Page | noun | Portfolio-Seite | A website page that displays visual projects, such as artwork and photography. Specific use example in Illustratr theme: https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/illustratr/ |
| portfolio theme | noun | Portfolio-Theme | WordPress theme tailored to showcase artwork, photography, or anything visual. More info: https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/subjects/portfolio/ and https://en.wordpress.com/portfolios/ |
| post | verb | Beitrag veröffentlichen | |
| post | noun | Beitrag | When referring to blog posts |
| post | noun | Beitrag | In other contexts with a more generic meaning |
| Post by Email | expression | Per E-Mail bloggen | Refers to this feature: https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/ |
| Post Carousel | noun | Beitragskarussell | A way to display posts from all or one specific category in a slideshow. Specific example from Antenna theme: https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/antenna/ |
| post editor | noun | Beitragseditor | Tool with two editing modes (visual, text) which helps to create posts & pages. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/editors/ |
| post format | noun | Beitragsformat | |
| Post List | noun | Beitragsliste | A list of posts, on a separate page or in a widget, displayed according to specific settings. Specific usage example from Antenna theme: https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/antenna/ More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/display-posts-shortcode/ |
| Post Meta | noun | Beitragsmetadaten | Used for themes. Post meta in themes usually includes the author's name, publish date, categories and tags |
| post status | noun | Beitragsstatus | |
| post thumbnail | noun | Beitrags-Vorschaubild | |
| post type | noun | Inhaltstyp | a type of content WordPress can hold and display. More info: https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Types |
| poster image | noun | Vorschaubild | custom preview image for an embedded video |
| posting goal | noun | Beitragsziel | A goal of certain number of posts in a time period |
| Preformatted | noun | Vorformatiert | Block Name; the preformatted block is intended primarily to display text. It keeps any spacing or line breaks exactly as they are entered. Text is in monospace font. |
| Premium | adjective | Premium | As in “Premium Plan” |
| Premium Plan | noun | Premium-Tarif | plan name changed to Explorer in Jan 2024; https://wordpress.com/pricing/ |
| premium theme | noun | Premium-Theme | WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) |
| premium upgrade | noun | Premium-Upgrade | A service you can purchase from WordPress.com to get premium features. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/upgrades/ |
| Press This | noun | Press This | WordPress.com tool name |
| preview | verb | Vorschau anzeigen | |
| preview | noun | Vorschau | If you'd like to emphasize changes aren't being saved, you can use preview |
| previous post | noun | vorheriger Beitrag | |
| primary domain | noun | Hauptdomain | The main domain (site address) that visitors will see when visiting the site. |
| primary site | noun | Haupt-Website | blog/site that a user most commonly uses on WordPress.com |
| privacy policy | noun | Datenschutzerklärung | legal document that discloses all of the ways Automattic gathers, uses, discloses, and manages their users' data. |
| Privacy Protection | noun | Datenschutz | domain upgrade which lets a user set up a new domain name without making any of the contact information public |
| Privacy Protection | noun | Datenschutz | WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) |
| Privacy Settings | noun | Privatsphäre-Einstellungen | settings screen where users control who can view their site and allowing them to make the site private or public |
| Privacy Upgrade | noun | Datenschutz-Upgrade | Same as “Privacy Protection” |
| private registration | noun | private Registrierung | a paid upgrade that lets you set up a new domain without making any contact information public |
| Private Registration | noun | Private Registrierung | WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) - Privacy Protection |
| Private Whois upgrade | noun | Private Whois Upgrade | Same as “Privacy Protection” |
| Pro plan | noun | Pro-Tarif | short for new plan "WordPress.com Pro" |
| production | noun | aktiv | as in "production site" (aktive Website), "production environment" = aktive Umgebung |
| production site | noun | veröffentlichte Website | a published, active website (as opposed to a staging site). Synonym: live site / aktive Website |
| Professional | adjective | Professionell | As in “Professional Plan” |
| Professional Email | noun | Professional E-Mail | professional email service (formerly “Titan Email” and “WordPress.com Email (powered by Titan)”) |
| Professional Plan | noun | Professional-Tarif | https://jetpack.com/features/comparison/ |
| profile | noun | Profil | Information shown along with the user's name when the user comments on WordPress.com sites. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/manage-my-profile/ |
| promotion tools | noun | Werbeinstrumente | Jetpack services which help user promoting their blogs/sites – https://jetpack.com/features/traffic/ |
| prompt | noun | Schreibanregung | |
| proof of ownership | noun | Besitznachweis | Proof that the user is indeed the owner of the account in question. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/#account-recovery-form |
| public key authentication | noun | Public-Key-Authentifizierung | alternative means of identifying yourself to a login server by generating a key pair (public & private key), instead of typing a password. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_public_key#Definition |
| Publicize | noun | Publicize | WordPress.com tool name |
| publishing platform | noun | Veröffentlichungsplattform | A platform for publishing content and files, such as WordPress.com |
| Pullquote | noun | Pullquote | Block Name; a brief, attention-catching quotation, typically in a distinctive typeface, taken from the main text of an article and used as a subheading or graphic feature |
| purchase | noun | Kauf | Purchase of an upgrade |
| query | noun | Abfrage | |
| Quick Post | noun | Schnellbeitrag | |
| Quick Start session | noun | Schnellstart-Sitzung | A scheduled session with a Happiness Engineer to talk through setting up a new site. Formerly known as "Concierge Session." |
| Quote | noun | Zitat | Block Name; block with a quote style |
| radio button | noun | Optionsfeld | |
| rating | noun | Bewertung | Polldaddy feature which can be added to posts and pages – https://en.support.wordpress.com/ratings/ |
| read | noun | Lektüre | Context: “This post is a 5 minute read”; the amount of time it takes to read a post/page |
| Read more | expression | Weitere Informationen | linktext or beginning of a sentence which links to a support page providing further informations. |
| Reader | noun | Reader | The part of WordPress.com where the user reads updates from other blogs, specifically http://en.support.wordpress.com/reader/ (also available on mobile devices) |
| reader | noun | Leser | A person reading the blog. |
| Reblog | verb | rebloggen | A way to share posts published by other WordPress.com users on your own blog. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/reblogs/ |
| Reblog | noun | Reblog | A post reblogged on another user's blog. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/reblogs/ |
| receipt | noun | Beleg | A receipt you get for purchasing a plan/an upgrade |
| recent posts | noun | Aktuelle (Beiträge) | list of most recent posts to be displayed in the sidebar (widget) or below posts & pages |
| record | noun | Eintrag | if domain-related; like e.g. CNAME record |
| record | verb | verzeichnen | To record a click, view, referrer, countries, search terms, … |
| recorded | verb | verzeichnen | To record a click, view, referrer, countries, search terms, … |
| recovery code | noun | Wiederherstellungscode | code sent to your mobile phone or printed out during setup of two-step authentication to regain access to your WP.com account |
| Recurring Payments | noun | Wiederkehrende Zahlungen | A block that lets users sell subscription on their site or "memberships." |
| redirect | verb | weiterleiten | To redirect a web address to another web address |
| redirect | noun | Weiterleitung | Alternative naming option for Site Redirect. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ |
| referrer | noun | Referrer | A blog, web site, or a search engine linking to the user's blog. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/stats/#referrers |
| refund | noun | Rückerstattung | The amount of money a user gets when cancelling an upgrade/plan |
| refund policy | noun | Rückgaberecht | A policy specifying when a product can be canceled for a refund |
| registrant | noun | Registrant | A person, company or organization who registers (acquires) a domain name from a domain name registrar. (= domain registrant) |
| registrar | noun | Registrar | An organization or commercial entity that manages the reservation of Internet domain names |
| related posts | noun | Ähnliche Beiträge | a feature which pulls relevant content from your blog to display at the bottom of your posts |
| remote management | noun | Fernverwaltung | Jetpack Manage feature which lets users manage their self-hosted sites from WordPress.com. |
| renew | verb | verlängern | extending a subscription, plan, domain, … for another year |
| renew | verb | verlängern | see "renewal" |
| renewal | noun | Verlängerung | automatical purchase of a domain or plan for another year. |
| repository | noun | Verzeichnis | Context: plugin repository → Plugin-Verzeichnis |
| repository | noun | Repository | GitHub |
| required | noun | erforderlich | |
| responsive | adjective | responsiv | see http://teamwpde.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/keine-ahnung-ob-das-auf/ |
| responsive | adjective | responsiv | Refers to responsive design, where sites have an optimal viewing experience - with easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling - across a wide range of devices (from mobile phones to desktop computer monitors). |
| restore | verb | wiederherstellen | but "restore a website to an earlier date" -> "auf XY zurücksetzen" |
| retrieve | verb | abrufen | to retrieve data like an app ID, public key, login credentials, … |
| return value | noun | Rückgabewert | |
| reusable blocks | noun | Wiederverwendbarer Block | Block in Gutenberg that can be reused and repurposed on other pages or posts. |
| revenue | noun | Einnahmen | total income generated by a user's blog/site |
| revision | noun | Revision | backup copy of a post|page which is saved everytime someone clicks 'Save Draft' or 'Update' |
| rewind | verb | zurücksetzen | restore an earlier version of a website from a backup |
| ribbon | noun | Band | Part of a theme design, for example in Ever After theme: http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/ever-after/ |
| role | noun | Rolle | |
| rotate | verb | Drehen | common image editing feature where an original image is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise around the image center. |
| RSS | noun | RSS | Block Name; machine readable version of the content of a blog or a website. With the RSS block you can display updates on your site dynamically. |
| RTL language | noun | linksläufige Sprache | languages that are written and read from right to left, such as Hebrew or Arabic |
| scheduled | adjective | Geplant | post status; a post which publishes automatically at a set date in the future. |
| screen options | noun | Ansicht anpassen | show|hide dashboard modules or columns on some screens in the 'wpadmin' dashboard |
| Search | noun | Suchen | Block Name; block to insert search bar |
| Security Essentials | noun | Sicherheitsfunktionen | collective term for all the important security features in WordPress |
| self-hosted | adjective | selbst gehostet | |
| SEO tools | noun | SEO-Tools | tools which help you modify your site's search engine optimization |
| Separator | noun | Trenner | Block Name; used to separate two blocks of content by a line |
| server | noun | Server | |
| service | noun | Dienst | |
| services | noun | Dienstleistungen | in the context of "products and services" |
| setup | noun | das Einrichten | Context: Google Apps Setup; |
| setup list | noun | Einrichtungs-Checkliste | A list of tasks you should complete before publishing your website. |
| share | noun | geteilter Beitrag | How many times a post has been shared, referred to in Stats, for example, as in "Total Shares". More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/#share-stats |
| share | verb | teilen | The process of publishing links to blog posts in social networks. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/ |
| sharing | verb | teilen | The process of publishing links to blog posts in social networks. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/#customizing-sharing-settings |
| sharing button | noun | Teilen-Button | Refers to a button that allows the reader to send a link to a social network. e.g. click on the Facebook icon to share a post on Facebook. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/#customizing-sharing-settings |
| sharing settings | noun | Teilen-Einstellungen | Top level menu items where sharing settings can be configured. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/ |
| sharing tools | noun | Teilen-Tools | Jetpack services which make following the site and sharing its content easier (e.g. Like button) and allow for user interaction |
| Shortcode | noun | Shortcode | Block Name; A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. A WordPress-specific code that enables users to perform actions like embedding files or creating objects that would otherwise have required a lot of coding. |
| shortcut | noun | Tastaturkürzel | Context: keyboard; A key combination that performs a certain command |
| shortlink | noun | Kurzlink | A shorter, more memorable link; similar to a link shortener like bit.ly |
| Showcase | noun | Übersicht | As in Theme Showcase, could also be blog showcase. Example: http://theme.wordpress.com/ |
| sidebar | noun | Seitenleiste | |
| sign in | verb | anmelden | to log in to an existing accout |
| sign up | verb | registrieren | to create a new account |
| Simple Payments | noun | Einfaches Bezahlen | Jetpack feature which allows for adding credit and debit card payment buttons – https://en.support.wordpress.com/simple-payments/ |
| Simplenote | noun | Simplenote | Product name; a note-taking app. More info: http://simplenote.com/ |
| single post | noun | Einzelbeitrag | |
| Single Sign-On | noun | Single Sign-On (Einmalanmeldung) | Jetpack module; allows signing onto self-hosted WordPress sites with WordPress.com credentials. More info: http://jetpack.me/support/sso/ |
| site | noun | Website | |
| site address | noun | Website-Adresse | URL of a user's site/blog |
| site credentials | noun | Website-Anmeldedaten | combination of username & password proving a user's identity |
| site icon | noun | Website-Icon | unique icon for a site shown across WordPress.com, in visitor’s browser tab, in widgets, and as a bookmark or home screen app icon – https://en.support.wordpress.com/site-icons/ |
| site identity | noun | Website-Informationen | Customizer controls that allow for editing the site/blog title, tagline and setting a site logo |
| site monitor | noun | Website-Monitor | |
| site owner | noun | Website-Betreiber | the person in charge of the blog/site with administrator rights. |
| Site Redirect | noun | Website-Weiterleitung | Paid upgrade, redirects web address to another web address. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ |
| site stats | noun | Website-Statistiken | Jetpack 'WordPress.com Stats' module which lets a user know how many visits a site gets and what posts and pages are the most popular. |
| Slider | noun | Slider | A way to display featured content on a website that changes the text/images, like in a slideshow. |
| slideshow | noun | Diashow | |
| slug | noun | Titelform | |
| snapshot | noun | Momentaufnahme | tool to save a theme’s Customizer settings to easily reload or refine later. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer-snapshots/ |
| snippet | noun | Kurztext | Blaze ads: A short text description of your post that appears underneath your image. |
| Social Icons | noun | Social-Icons | Block Name; block to insert social media icons |
| Social Media | noun | soziale Medien | "Social Media" is also possible if no inflection is required. Social network sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and others. |
| Sorry, you are not allowed | expression | Du bist leider nicht berechtigt | the starting words of the unified WordPress permission error messages. More info: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34521 |
| sound | noun | Ton | the audio part of a video. |
| source site | noun | Quellwebsite | Context: website migration |
| Space Upgrade | noun | Speicherplatz-Upgrade | Paid upgrade name. More info: More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/space-upgrade/ |
| Spacer | noun | Abstandshalter | Block Name; used to add more line space in between two blocks. Not for spaces between characters. |
| spam | noun | Spam | |
| spam filtering | noun | Spam-Filterung | |
| spam queue | noun | Spam-Warteschlange | |
| Spammiest | adjective | Am meisten Spam | With the most spam received in a time period |
| Spotlight mode | noun | Spotlight-Modus | In Gutenberg, a mode that allows for adjacent blocks to be faded out so the user can focus on the block being edited. |
| SRV record | noun | SRV-Eintrag | A type of a custom DNS record |
| staging site | noun | Staging-Website | |
| Starter plan | noun | Starter-Tarif | The WordPress.com Starter plan; WordPress.com plan name, also called WordPress.com Starter, previously known as Starter plan (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| status | noun | Status | |
| stick | verb | oben halten | |
| sticky | adjective | oben gehalten | |
| Sticky Post | noun | Oben gehaltener Beitrag | A post marked as “sticky” will appear above all other posts. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-visibility/#sticky-posts |
| storage limit | noun | Speicherkontingent | The amount of content/data you can upload to your media library |
| storage space | noun | Speicherplatz | disk space on the WordPress.com servers |
| store | noun | Shop | A user’s online store created via WooCommerce. "store" → "Shop", "online store" → "Onlineshop" |
| Store | noun | Store | Main menu item, see “WordPress.com Store” |
| Story | noun | Story | Similar to a Instagram story: https://help.instagram.com/1660923094227526 |
| streak | noun | Lauf | the amount of consecutive days of publishing a post; e.g. "You are on a 5 day streak!" |
| string | noun | Zeichenfolge | |
| subdomain | noun | Subdomain | a domain that is part of a larger domain like e.g. blog.wordpress.com |
| subpanel | noun | Unterbereich | |
| subscribe | verb | abonnieren | |
| subscription | noun | Abonnement | |
| subscription dashboard | noun | Abonnement-Verwaltung | Page where a user can see and modify their subscriptions. |
| Subversion | noun | Subversion | WordPress development tool - https://subversion.apache.org/ (SVN) |
| summary emails | noun | Zusammenfassung per E-Mail | Emails sent to blog subscribers that include several posts over a period of time (as opposed to instant post emails) |
| super-charge | verb | aufmotzen | Upgrade in the sense of getting extra features; used to promote premium upgrades. |
| support docs | noun | Support-Dokumentation | the support documentation at http://en.support.wordpress.com |
| support guide | noun | Support-Ratgeber | Support page/article |
| support page | noun | Support-Seite | A webpage with support information |
| support team | noun | Support-Team | WordPress.com team providing technical and billing support. |
| survey | noun | Befragung | |
| suspended | adjective | gesperrt | To suspend a blog or site |
| suspended | adjective | ausgesetzt | To suspend a subscription temporarily |
| suspended | adjective | eingestellt | To suspend a subscription permanently |
| tab | noun | Tab | Context: browser tab; pull down tab |
| Table | noun | Tabelle | Block Name; to insert a table into post or page |
| tabs | noun | Tabs | see → tab |
| tag | noun | Schlagwort | |
| Tag Cloud | noun | Schlagwörter-Wolke | Block Name; to add tag/category cloud into the page/post. |
| tagged | adjective | verschlagwortet | |
| tagline | noun | Untertitel | the tagline of a blog; usually noted below the title; a short description of the blog |
| tags | noun | Schlagwörter | |
| taxonomies | noun | Taxonomien | see → taxonomy |
| taxonomy | noun | Taxonomie | a grouping mechanism for posts, links or custom post types |
| template | noun | Template | |
| template hierarchy | noun | Template-Hierarchie | |
| term | noun | Begriff | |
| terms and conditions | noun | Geschäftsbedingungen | terms of service |
| terms of service | noun | Geschäftsbedingungen | Terms under which users can use (WordPress.com) service. See more: https://en.wordpress.com/tos/ |
| testimonial | noun | Referenz | a (customer/user) statement intended to certify the quality of your site or its topic. |
| testimonial | noun | Referenz | feature for collecting kudos from customers/clients to add credibility and a professional feel to a site – https://en.support.wordpress.com/testimonials/ |
| text block | noun | Text-Block | The most basic Gutenberg block for inserting text. |
| text editor | noun | Texteditor | |
| Thanks for flying | expression | Danke für dein Vertrauen in | Context: “Thanks for flying with WordPress!”, humorous reference to airlines |
| theme | noun | Theme | |
| Theme Showcase | noun | Theme-Übersicht | WordPress.com tool name - http://theme.wordpress.com/ |
| theme showcase | noun | Theme-Übersicht | page displaying the wide range of available themes on WordPress.com |
| thumbnail | noun | Vorschaubild | |
| time stamp | noun | Zeitstempel | |
| timestamp | noun | Zeitstempel | |
| Toolbar | noun | Werkzeugleiste | |
| tools | noun | Tools | A piece of software designed for routine tasks or accomplishing a task; e.g. Press This (https://en.support.wordpress.com/press-this/) |
| Tools | noun | Werkzeuge | menu item in the WordPress.com sidebar |
| trackback | noun | Trackback | |
| traffic | noun | Traffic | The amount of visitors and visits your site receives |
| Transfer Code | noun | Transfercode | A code necessary to transfer a domain name to a new registrar |
| Transient | noun | Transient | |
| trash | noun | Papierkorb | to move a post to the trash |
| trial | noun | Testzeitraum | short for "trial period" OR "trial version" - in this case, use "Testversion" (see entry for "free trial") |
| trial period | noun | Testzeitraum | A period during which a user can try out a premium feature. Once the trial period is over, the user is expected to either pay to continue using the feature, otherwise the feature is no longer available. |
| troubleshooting | noun | Problembehandlung | |
| noun | Social media service - http://twitter.com/ | ||
| two factor authentication | noun | zweistufige Authentifizierung | |
| two step authentication | noun | Zwei-Schritt-Authentifizierung | |
| two-step authentication | noun | Zwei-Schritt-Authentifizierung | |
| Uh oh | expression | Hoppla | |
| Unattached | adjective | Nicht verknüpft | media files|content which is not linked to a specific post|page. |
| Unfollow | verb | nicht mehr folgen | The process of unsubscribing from updates from a blog. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/following/ |
| Unified toolbar | noun | Einheitliche Werkzeugleiste | In Gutenberg, an optional mode for a more traditional writing environment making the options for your current block always appear at the top of the editor window. Previously called "Fixed Toolbar". |
| Unlimited Storage | noun | Unbegrenzter Speicherplatz | Unlimited space for blog/site content and files (premium feature) |
| Unlimited Themes | noun | Unbegrenzte Themes | Paid upgrade name. More info: http://store.wordpress.com/premium-upgrades/unlimited-themes/ |
| unmute | verb | Stummschaltung aufheben | Resume push notifications after turning them off. See also "mute" |
| upgrade | noun | Upgrade | Software update (in the context of WordPress.org) |
| upgrade | noun | Upgrade | Premium service or paid product (in the context of WordPress.com) |
| upgrade | verb | upgraden | Premium service or paid product (in the context of WordPress.com) |
| upgrade | verb | aktualisieren | Software update (in the context of WordPress.org) |
| Upgrades page | noun | Upgrades-Seite | Page in the dashboard that lists all info about the user's upgrades. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/ |
| upload | verb | hochladen | |
| upload limit | noun | Speicherkontingent | The amount of content/data you can upload to your media library |
| uploader | noun | Uploader | |
| URI | noun | URI | |
| URL | noun | URL | |
| user | noun | Benutzer | |
| User roles | noun | Benutzerrollen | Refers to different roles on site: Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Follower, Viewer. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/ |
| username | noun | Benutzername | WordPress.com account username (the name used to log in) |
| valid | adjective | gültig | |
| VAT | noun | Mehrwertsteuer | Abbreviation where appropriate: MwSt. Do NOT use "Umsatzsteuer". |
| VAT | noun | MwSt. | |
| VAT ID | noun | USt.-IdNr. (UID) | USt.-IdNr. (Germany), UID (Austria). Best to use both forms side by side. |
| VaultPress | noun | VaultPress | WordPress.org plugin - http://vaultpress.com/ |
| verification code | noun | Verifizierungscode | A numeric code used in two-step authentification, for added account security. More info: https://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/#logging-in |
| Verse | noun | Vers | Block Name; block for inserting poetry or song lyrics |
| Video | noun | Video | Block Name; a block to insert a video |
| video hosting | noun | Videohosting | service which allows for uploading and sharing video content |
| VideoPress | noun | VideoPress | WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) |
| view | verb | anzeigen | If it's more logical in the context, please use "ansehen" instead. E.g. "Sieh dir deine Abonnenten an" instead of "Zeige deine Abonnenten an". |
| view | noun | Aufruf | If used in the stats screen |
| Viewer | noun | Leser | Viewers are users who can only view private sites. Viewers do not have any editing privileges. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/ |
| VIP Hosting | noun | VIP Hosting | Enterprise-level hosting of WordPress sites by Automattic. Currently only available in English. More info: https://vip.wordpress.com/our-services/ |
| VIP Service | noun | VIP Service | Collectively, WordPress.com VIP offerings: Cloud Hosting and Support. More info: https://vip.wordpress.com/our-services/ |
| VIP Support | noun | VIP Support | Enterprise-level support of WordPress sites by Automattic. Currently only available in English. More info: https://vip.wordpress.com/our-services/ |
| visitor | noun | Besucher | a user or browser counted for the first time in a given period opposed to 'views' which counts all page loads and reloads |
| visual editor | noun | visueller Editor | |
| vulnerabilities | noun | Sicherheitslücken | |
| web server | noun | Webserver | |
| website | noun | Website | |
| website builder | noun | Website-Baukasten | A tool that typically allows the construction of websites without manual code editing – e.g. WordPress.com. |
| whitelist | noun | Positivliste | Context: IP Address Whitelist; a list of IP addresses from which you will always be able to log in. |
| Widget | noun | Widget | A self-contained area of a web page that performs a specific function. For example, you can use a widget to display your Twitter feed in your site’s sidebar. More info: http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/ |
| widget area | noun | Widget-Bereich | a location on your blog/site which allows for the placement of widgets. |
| WordCamp | noun | WordCamp | WordPress community event - http://wordcamp.org/ |
| WordPress | noun | WordPress | |
| WordPress Dashboard | noun | WordPress Dashboard | |
| WordPress Pro plan | noun | Pro-Tarif von WordPress | |
| WordPress.com | noun | WordPress.com | |
| WordPress.com Basic | noun | WordPress.com-Basic | Refers to a free, basic WordPress.com blog. More info: http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ |
| WordPress.com Blogger | noun | WordPress.com Blogger | WordPress.com product name (paid plan) |
| WordPress.com Business | noun | WordPress.com Business | plan name changed to Creator in Jan 2024; WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) |
| WordPress.com Creator | noun | WordPress.com Creator | WordPress.com plan name, also called Creator plan, previously known as WordPress.com Business (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| WordPress.com Credits | noun | WordPress.com-Guthaben | the balance on your WordPress.com account (mostly due to refund) you can use for your purchases |
| WordPress.com eCommerce | noun | WordPress.com E-Commerce | plan name changed to Entrepreneur in Jan 2024; WordPress.com product name (paid plan) |
| WordPress.com Enterprise | noun | WordPress.com Enterprise | WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) |
| WordPress.com Entrepreneur | noun | WordPress.com Entrepreneur | WordPress.com plan name, also called Entrepreneur plan, previously known as WordPress.com Commerce (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| WordPress.com Explorer | noun | WordPress.com Explorer | WordPress.com plan name, also called Explorer plan, previously known as WordPress.com Premium (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| WordPress.com Firehose | noun | WordPress.com Firehose | A developer service that provides post, comment and like content data streams. More info: http://developer.wordpress.com/docs/firehose/ |
| WordPress.com Managed | noun | WordPress.com Managed | WordPress.com plan name |
| WordPress.com Personal | noun | WordPress.com Persönlich | plan name changed to Starter in Jan 2024; WordPress.com product name (paid plan) |
| WordPress.com Premium | noun | WordPress.com Premium | plan name changed to Explorer in Jan 2024; WordPress.com product name (paid upgrade) |
| WordPress.com Pro | noun | WordPress.com Pro | plan deprecated July 2022 |
| WordPress.com Reader | noun | WordPress.com-Reader | Same as “Reader” |
| WordPress.com specialist | noun | WordPress.com-Experte | Support person, same as “Happiness Engineer” |
| WordPress.com Starter | noun | WordPress.com Starter | WordPress.com plan name, also called Starter plan, previously known as WordPress.com Personal (plan name change Jan 2024) |
| WordPress.com Store | noun | WordPress.com-Store | Main menu item, section of the dashboard where upgrades can be purchased |
| WordPress.com support | noun | WordPress.com-Support | Technical and customer support (team) on WordPress.com |
| writer helper | noun | Schreibhilfe | a tool that can help a user to write or finish posts – https://en.support.wordpress.com/writing-helper/ |
| XML-RPC | noun | XML-RPC | More info: http://codex.wordpress.org/XML-RPC_Support |
| Yummy Pie | noun | Tortendiagramm | Humorous reference to a pie chart. Suggest translating as "pie chart" to avoid confusion. |
