Pangea CMS is a Content Management System tailored for online journalism. In the sections below, find definitions of the key terminology that you might find while you use Pangea CMS and browse our support articles.
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AI-generated cards
A feature in Pangea CMS (powered by Pangea AI). An AI-generated card is an eye-catching visual, optimized for sharing on social media platforms. Each card features a photo, title, and the website logo to reinforce brand identity. Using intelligent design analysis, Pangea AI arranges these elements to ensure maximum visual impact. Feature access is available on request.
- See also: Pangea AI | Social teaser
Alt text
A short and simple description of what is directly visible in an image. Alt text is included in the image code and isn't normally visible on the page itself. Alt text is important for site accessibility and SEO.
- See also: SEO
Aspect ratio
A ratio that describes the proportional relationship between the width and height of an image (such as 16:9 or 3:4). Aspect ratio determines the shape of an image but not its size.
Audio clip
A type of multimedia content that you can manually upload to Pangea CMS and publish on the website.
Audio feature
A short clip recorded from a Broadcast program. For example, an Audio feature might include just the opening 2 minutes of a program.
- See also: Broadcast program
Audio narration
A feature on Pangea websites (powered by Pangea AI). Audio narration lets visitors listen to a story instead of reading it.
- See also: Pangea AI
Author
A content creator. In Pangea CMS, each site maintains a list of authors that can be assigned to content pages. Every author has a public bio page with information about their experience and expertise.
- See also: RSS feed
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Backgrounder
A type of embed that can be inserted on text content pages. A Backgrounder is a block of text with a gray background. These embeds typically provide background information on a topic that is relevant to the story.
- See also: Embed
Blog
A type of text content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Blog content type is intended for sharing blog-style content. This means a collection of short posts or bulletins with a unified theme.
Blog with big images
A Category-page layout. The 'Blog with big images' layout is intended for showcasing short, blog-style content.
- See also: Category page
Breaking news
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. A Breaking news widget highlights a major breaking-news story. This attention-grabbing banner appears at the top of every page for a specified duration.
- See also: Widget
Broadcast program
A live radio / audio show that streams regular episodes according to a pre-defined schedule. The schedule for live Broadcast programs can be managed from the Scheduler & Template week page in Pangea CMS.
- See also: Audio feature | Landing | Radio Category | Scheduler & Template week
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Category
Categories help to organize content both in Pangea CMS and on Pangea websites. A Category is normally a topic, such as 'Politics' or 'Sport'. Every content page must have at least one Category. Categories act like folders on a computer, where items are stored and organized.
- See also: Category page | Content Category | Primary Category | Radio Category | RSS feed | TV Category
Cache
Temporary data storage that helps websites load faster. When you visit a site, a Content Delivery Network (CDN) can save copies of images, pages, and other content on servers around the world. The next time you (or someone nearby) visit the same site, the CDN shows the saved version instead of loading everything from scratch. This makes websites quicker and reduces the strain on the main server.
Category archive page
An alternative name for a Category page.
Category page
A type of page on Pangea websites. On a Category page, visitors can browse all the content from one Category. Category pages feature a content list, which is automatically generated and organized by date of publication. Pangea offers several Category-page layouts.
- See also: Blog with big images | Category | Custom URL | FactCheck list | Latest news | List with images | Multimedia archive | Section
Caption
A brief text, shown beneath an image on the public site. Captions play a key role in storytelling. You can use this space to provide context, identify individuals, and specify details like the location and date.
CMS
Stands for Content Management System. In general, a CMS lets you build and maintain a website without the need to write code.
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Our latest strategy design and development strategy for pages in Pangea CMS.
Content approval
An editorial workflow in Pangea CMS. Content approval supports updates to text content that is already published.
Content assistance
A feature in Pangea CMS (powered by Pangea AI). On request, Pangea AI can suggest titles, introductions, and summaries for text content pages. Suggestions from Pangea AI provide a helpful starting point. Editors are free to edit and refine the suggested texts, or use the suggestions only as inspiration.
- See also: Pangea AI
Content Category
A type of Category. Content Categories are multipurpose Categories, suitable for promoting any type of content.
- See also: Category | Latest news
Content widget
The most commonly used widget on Pangea websites. You can use a Content widget to promote any type of content page. This widget is highly customizable and offers a wide variety of layout options.
- See also: Media slider | Widget
Courtesy photographer
An approved photographer who is not employed by RFE/RL. These photographers can be assigned to images in the Pangea Graphic Database (GDB). The approved list of Courtesy photographers is managed by Pangea Customer Care.
- See also: GDB
Custom URL
A short piece of human-readable text that replaces the numerical ID in a page URL. A Custom URL is normally 1-3 words, separated by hyphens.
- See also: Category page | Infopage | Section
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Dateline
A line of text that might be shown at the top of an article. The Dateline tells visitors where the events occurred or where the story was written. Feature access is available on request.
Direct
See USAGM Direct.
Disqus
A third-party commenting tool, used on many Pangea websites. Disqus comments can be enabled for individual sites on request.
Document
A type of multimedia content that you can manually upload to Pangea CMS and publish on the website.
Dynamic infographic
A type of interactive content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Dynamic infographic content type is primarily intended for building custom webpages and microsites. Only users with advanced knowledge of CSS / JavaScript should work with Dynamic infographics in Pangea CMS.
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Editorial bar
A toolbar that appears on the public site, allowing quick access to the edit page for any content in Pangea CMS.
Entity
An organization or business with its own separate identity. For our purposes, an entity is one of the media organizations that uses Pangea CMS:
- Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
- Voice Of America (VOA)
- Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB)
- LibertyNET
See also: USAGM
Embed
An item inserted into the body of a text content page or an HTML widget. From Pangea CMS, you can embed images, videos, external-media items, rich links to other content pages, and much more.
- See also: Backgrounder | External media | HTML widget | Rich link | Snippet | Text editor
External media
A type of embed. Using just an embed code or URL, you can insert a supported external-media item into the body of a text content page. Pangea CMS supports a wide range of external media items. This includes items from popular platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube.
- See also: Embed | HTML widget
Expandable note
An interactive element that you can create from the text editor in Pangea CMS. An Expandable note is a panel that readers can manually open and close. Use Expandable notes to share non-essential details, such as historical context and profiles of key figures.
- See also: Inline note | Text editor
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FactCheck
A type of text content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The FactCheck content type lets you present an objective analysis of a statement that has been widely circulated and presented as fact.
- See also: FactCheck list
FactCheck list
A Category-page layout. The 'FactCheck list' layout is intended for showcasing FactCheck content.
- See also: Category page | FactCheck
Feature
A type of text content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Feature content type is intended for sharing evergreen content. This means content that is not time-sensitive and will remain perpetually relevant for your audience.
Feature story
A type of text content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Feature story content type facilitates powerful visual storytelling. Use this special page layout to showcase a collection of high-quality visual content, supported by a compelling narrative.
Footer navigation
One of the core navigation elements on your website. The Footer navigation appears at the very bottom of every page on your website. This space typically provides links to Infopages that are not regularly updated (such as your 'About' and 'Contact us' pages).
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GDB
Stands for Graphic Database. The GDB is a centralized image library in Pangea CMS. All images on Pangea websites come from the GDB. From Pangea CMS, users can browse the existing images or upload new ones.
- See also: Courtesy photographer | RFE/RL photographer | Source
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HTML widget
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. An HTML widget is like a blank canvas that lets you display custom content on pages. Despite the name, an HTML widget does not require HTML code. If preferred, you can conveniently add the widget content using our WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) rich text editor.
- See also: Embed | External media | Text editor | Widget
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Independent widget
A classification of widget. An independent widget is displayed in one place on the public site. Edits to an independent widget do not impact other widgets, and independent widgets do not inherit updates from other widgets.
- See also: Library widget | Widget
Infopage
A type of page on Pangea websites. Infopages typically include general information about your site and are not regularly updated. Your 'About' and 'Contact us' pages are examples of Infopages. Each Infopage is custom built by a web editor in Pangea CMS.
- See also: Custom URL | Segment | Sub navigation | Widget
Inline note
An interactive element that you can create from the text editor in Pangea CMS. An Inline note is a simple explanation of a word or phrase, which readers can manually open by clicking or tapping the launcher text. Use Inline notes to explain potentially confusing words and phrases.
- See also: Expandable note | Text editor
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Landing
A collection of widgets, custom built by a web editor in Pangea CMS. Each Landing promotes a particular podcast or show and is assigned to one TV or Radio Category. On the public site, the Landing is accessible via the 'Home' tab in the Multimedia archive. Visitors can open this tab as they browse content from the Category.
- See also: Broadcast program | Multimedia archive | Radio Category | Segment | TV Category | Video show | Widget
Latest news
A Category layout (available for Content Categories). The 'Latest news' layout presents content as a continuous stream rather than individual pages.
- See also: Category page | Content Category
Library widget
A classification of widget. A library widget is stored in the Widget library and might be displayed in multiple places on the public site. Edits apply automatically for all instances of the widget.
- See also: Independent widget | Widget library | Widget
List with images
A Category-page layout. The 'List with images' layout includes a simple list of content. You can optionally show a custom Section with widgets above the content list. This is a highly versatile layout, suitable for promoting any type of content. This layout was previously known as 'List with thumbnails'.
- See also: Category page | Section
Live blog
A type of text content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Live blog content type lets you cover developing live events in real-time by publishing a series of posts on a live feed.
Live streaming
A method for delivering live video / audio content continuously over the internet in real-time.
- See also: Manual live stream | Scheduler & Template week
Live stream widget
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. The Live stream widget lets you send a live video / audio stream to the public site. This widget follows the streaming schedule that has been set up from the Scheduler & Template page in Pangea CMS.
- See also: Scheduler & Template week | Widget
Localization
See Site localization.
Loop video
A short video that plays on repeat with no sound. Loop videos are typically no more than about 10-15 seconds in length. On the Pangea platform, Loop videos can be used as supporting content (similar to images).
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Manual live stream
A feature in Pangea CMS. Manual live stream lets you set up ad-hoc live streams at very short notice. Streams can be sent to social media and to the public website through a Manual stream widget. This feature is ideal for covering breaking news and special events.
- See also: Live streaming | Manual stream widget
Manual stream widget
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. The Manual stream widget lets you send a live video stream to the public site. You can use this widget to share streams that have been set up from the Manual live stream page in Pangea CMS.
- See also: Manual live stream | Widget
Media slider
A special layout option, available for the Content widget. On a Media slider, visitors can scroll through a selection of content on a horizontal slider reel.
- See also: Content widget
Metadata
Loosely defined as data about data. For our purposes, metadata is included in the source code for every page on the public site. The primary purpose is to guide search engines. Metadata impacts how the page is previewed on search engine results pages and how the page ranks for different search queries.
- See also: Meta title | Meta description | Meta keywords | SEO
Meta description
The description for a webpage that is included in the metadata.
Meta keywords
Keywords that describe the page content. Meta keywords might be included in the metadata for a webpage. Most search engines (including Google) no longer consider meta keywords when ranking pages. However, this data might still influence how pages rank via some search engines (such as Yandex and Baidu).
Meta title
The title for a webpage that is included in the metadata.
Multimedia archive
The default Category layout for TV and Radio Categories. When the 'Multimedia archive' layout is enabled for a Category, a header with clickable tabs is shown on the Category page and on content pages from the Category. This helps visitors to explore the content and move from page to page without getting lost.
- See also: Category page | Landing | Radio Category | TV Category
Multimedia distribution
A feature in Pangea CMS that allows automated video distribution to YouTube and Facebook. This technology supports scheduled live streaming and on-demand content delivery.
- On-demand: Learn more
- Streaming: Learn more
Multimedia widget
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. The Multimedia widget lets you share on-demand video / audio. The player is available directly on the widget. Sticky mode is supported, which allows a minimized version to follow visitors as they navigate the site.
- See also: Widget
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News
A type of text content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The News content type is intended for sharing short, time-sensitive stories that are tied to current events. News items are generally promoted for a short time period, before being replaced by more up-to-date content.
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On-demand video / audio
Pre-recorded video / audio content that visitors can access at any time.
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Pangea AI
A product on the Pangea platform that powers AI (Artifical Intelligence) features in Pangea CMS and on Pangea websites.
- See also: AI-generated cards | Audio narration | Content assistance
PangeaGO
A mobile app, designed specially for field journalists. Using PangeaGO, journalists can quickly submit videos, images, audio clips, and simple articles to Pangea CMS.
Photo gallery
A type of multimedia content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Photo gallery content type allows you to showcase a curated collection of visually compelling photos, often centered around a specific event, location, or theme.
Podcast widget
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. Each podcast widget is tied to a particular podcast and always promotes the latest episode from the podcast. The player is available directly on the widget. Sticky mode is supported, which allows a minimized version to follow visitors as they navigate the site.
- See also: Widget
Poll
A type of interactive content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Poll content type lets you run a public survey on your website.
Primary Category
The main Category for a content page. Every content page in Pangea CMS has one Primary Category. Any additional Categories are added as Secondary Categories. Both Primary and Secondary Categories impact how the content is shared. However, only the Primary Category impacts the layout and design of the page.
- See also: Category
Primary navigation
One of the core navigation elements on your website. The Primary navigation offers a clear overview of your website structure, allowing visitors to quickly access key landing pages by topic. As visitors browse your website, the Primary navigation remains accessible at all times via the ≡ (Menu) button.
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Quiz
A type of interactive content that you can create in Pangea CMS.
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Radio Category
A type of Category. Radio Categories have special settings, optimized for promoting audio content.
- See also: Broadcast program | Category | Landing | Multimedia archive
Right Responsive Region
An alternative name for a Region.
Region
A collection of widgets, custom built by a web editor in Pangea CMS. Regions are displayed on content pages. When your website is opened on desktop, Regions are displayed in one column at the side of the page. On mobile, Regions are displayed in one column below the main content.
RFE/RL photographer
An approved photographer who is employed by RFE/RL. These photographers can be assigned to images in the Pangea Graphic Database (GDB). The approved list of RFE/RL photographers is managed by Pangea Customer Care.
- See also: GDB
Rich link
A type of link that includes more than just the URL. A rich link might also include a headline, image, description, website, authors, and more. On the Pangea platform, a rich link is often called a 'teaser'.
- See also: Embed | Social teaser | Teaser | Website teaser | Widget teaser
RSS feed
A tool that lets you get automatic updates from a website. Instead of checking the site yourself, you can subscribe to the feed using an RSS reader app. Your website visitors can subscribe to the feed for a particular Category or author to be notified about new content.
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Scheduler & Template week
A feature in Pangea CMS that allows automated streaming of live video and audio content to the public site. Streams will start and stop automatically, following a predefined schedule. Live content is delivered to your website through tubes.
- See also: Broadcast program | Live stream widget | Live streaming | Tubes | Video show
Secondary Category
See Primary Category.
Section
A collection of widgets, custom built by a web editor in Pangea CMS. Each Section is updated regularly to show the latest news and stories on a particular topic. A Section can be published as an independent page or displayed above the list of content on a Category page that uses the 'List with images' layout.
- See also: Category page | Custom URL | List with images | Segment | Sub navigation | Widget
Segment
A website component that is custom built from widgets. From Pangea CMS, you can build the following types of segments: Sections, Infopages, Regions, Landings, You Might Also Like.
SEO
Stands for Search Engine Optimization. SEO is the practice of optimizing webpages to increase the traffic that comes to your site via the free results section on search engine results pages. To maintain effective SEO for your site, it is necessary to track and optimize many different metrics.
- See also: Alt text | Metadata | Meta description | Meta keywords | Meta title
Site localization
A feature in Pangea CMS. Site localization allows services to localize the text that is shown on the public site.
Slide-in widget
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. Slide-in widgets appear on content pages. The widget slides in at the bottom of the screen after a visitor starts scrolling.
- See also: Widget
Slider gallery
A type of multimedia content that you can create in Pangea CMS. A Slider gallery includes at least one image pair, which typically contrasts how a place has transformed over time. Visitors can interact with the content by dragging a slider backwards and forwards to inspect both images.
Slug
See URL slug.
Snippet
A type of interactive content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Snippet content type is primarily intended for creating custom embeds. For example, your service might create an interactive map, graphic, or quiz to to use as an embed. Only users with advanced knowledge of CSS / JavaScript should work with Snippets in Pangea CMS.
- See also: Embed
Social teaser
A rich. Social teasers are displayed on social media platforms and messaging apps. Visitors can tap or click the teaser to open the content page.
- See also: Rich link | Teaser | AI-generated cards
Source
The organization, agency, or entity that owns permission to use an image. Every image in the Pangea Graphic Database (GDB) has an assigned Source. To ensure copyright compliance, the Source is automatically displayed with the published image.
- See also: GDB
Static infographics
A type of interactive content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Static infographics content type is intended to share images that include text and other fine details (such as infographics and cartoons).
Stealth published
A publication status that is available for videos. A stealth video does not have a standalone content page or a public URL. Additionally, stealth videos are not indexed by search engines and do not appear on search engine results pages. A stealth video might be used as an embed, or it might be sent to a third-party CMS through an API.
Sub navigation
One of the core navigation elements on your website. A Sub navigation is a horizontal collection of links, which appears directly below the site header. These prominent links provide quick access to key pages.
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Tags
Custom labels or descriptive keywords that can be added in the settings for a content page. The tags are added as the meta keywords for the page. Your site might also use tags to optimize the content search in Pangea CMS and on the public site.
- See also: Meta keywords
Teaser
A rich link (or preview) that teases a content page. Teasers are displayed on Pangea websites, social media platforms, and messaging apps. A teaser might show a headline, image, and introduction. Visitors can click or tap the teaser to open the content page.
- See also: Rich link | Social teaser | Website teaser | Widget teaser
Text editor
Pangea CMS offers a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) rich text editor for crafting text-based content.
- See also: Embed | Expandable note | HTML widget | Inline note
Transliteration
The process of systematically converting one system of writing to another based on phonetic similarity. For example, д in Cyrillic script is often transliterated to d in Latin script. Pangea CMS offers automatic transliteration for URL slugs and author bio page URLs. Feature access is available on request.
Trends widget
A type of widget that you can build in Pangea CMS. Each Trends widget lists current 'trending' content pages from your site. This means content pages that have received a high number of views within a specified time period (based on Adobe Analytics data).
- See also: Widget
Transcript
A type of text content that you can create in Pangea CMS. The Transcript content type is intended for sharing a written record of video or audio content.
Tube
A connection between your site and a source of live video / audio content. Each tube creates a new schedule for streaming live video or audio content. On the public site, a tube behaves like a TV channel or a radio station, where different live shows are scheduled throughout the day. Visitors can check the schedule for each tube and start watching or listening to a live show.
- See also: Scheduler & Template week
TV Category
A type of Category. A TV Category has special settings, optimized for promoting video content.
- See also: Category | Landing | Multimedia archive | Video show
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URL redirection
A feature in Pangea CMS. URL redirection lets you redirect an invalid URL to a valid URL. This is useful if the URL for a page is changed or a page is unpublished.
URL slug
A piece of human-readable text that can be included in the URL for a content page. The URL slug tells visitors where they will go after clicking the link.
User group
A group of users with access to Pangea CMS. Permissions in Pangea CMs are regulated through User groups. Each user belongs to a specific group. This defines which areas of the CMS they can access and what actions they can perform.
USAGM
Stands for U.S. Agency For Global Media. All entities that use Pangea CMS are overseen by USAGM.
- See also: Entity | USAGM Direct
USAGM Direct
An external site operated by USAGM. USAGM Direct lets registered affiliates access selected video and audio content from USAGM networks.
- See also: USAGM
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Video
A type of multimedia content that you can manually upload to Pangea CMS and publish on the website.
- See also: Stealth published
Video show
A live TV / video show that streams regular episodes according to a pre-defined schedule. The schedule for live Video shows can be managed from the Scheduler & Template week page in Pangea CMS.
- See also: Landing | Scheduler & Template week | TV Category
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Website teaser
A rich link (or preview) that teases a content page. Website teasers are displayed across your website (for example, on widgets and Category pages). Visitors can tap or click the teaser to open the content page.
- See also: Rich link | Teaser | Widget | Widget teaser
Widget
Interactive elements that tease your content and drive audience interaction. Pangea CMS offers various widget types that serve different purposes.
- See also: Breaking news widget | Content widget | HTML widget | Independent widget | Infopage | Landing | Library widget | Live stream widget | Manual stream widget | Multimedia widget | Podcast widget | Region | Section | Segment | Slide-in widget | Trends widget | Website teaser | Widget library | Widget list | Widget teaser | You Might Also Like
Widget library
A feature in Pangea CMS for managing widgets. In the Widget library, you can create and manage library widgets.
- See also: Library widget | Widget
Widget list
A feature in Pangea CMS for managing widgets. On the Widget list, you can browse all the widgets that your service currently has saved in in Pangea CMS.
- See also: Widget
Widget teaser
A rich link (or preview) that teases a content page. A custom widget teaser can replace the default website teaser on one widget only. The option to build custom teasers is not available for all widgets.
- See also: Rich link | Teaser | Website teaser | Widget
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You Might Also Like (YMAL)
A collection of widgets, custom built by a web editor in Pangea CMS. YMAL is displayed below the main content on content pages.
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Zone
The old name for a Category in Pangea CMS.
