Web property definitions

For those that may not be from an information technology background or web-based background definitions are provided to assist in understanding the web page content.

• Web Property
  • A web property is a point of presence (e.g. website, WordPress site, application, domain, etc.) on the web that is an asset of the B.C. government which is used as a communication or online service channel.
• Domains
  • A domain is the name of the website (e.g. B.C. Government website, https://gov.bc.ca, DriveBC site: https://drivebc.ca, Seniors’ Advocate, https://www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca)
  • A sub-domain is an additional, nested part to your main domain name. Sub-domains are created to organize and navigate to different sections of your website. You can create multiple sub-domains on your main domain.
    • Sub-domains are used for B.C. government secured intranets and internal applications.gww.gov.bc.ca is an example of a sub-domain under gov.bc.ca
    • Sub-directories are extension of a main domain. Intranet.gov.bc.ca/thehub is an example of a sub-domain (‘intranet’) and a subdirectory (‘thehub’)
• Intranets
  • Internal websites that has restricted access to a limited group of authorized users (e.g. employees of the B.C. government)
• CMS Lite
  • CMS Lite is the Enterprise Content Management System (software) used to manage the creation and modification of digital content.