Shifter Glossary

Domain Records

  • A Record: A type of domain record whose value is a static IP address.
  • ALIAS Record: A type of domain name, such as example.com,
  • but its value is treated like a CNAME record. CNAME Record: A type of domain name, such as www.example.com, whose value is masked and mapped to a different name, such as https://example.on.getshifter.io.

Shifter-Specific Terms

  • Artifact: A static version of a WordPress site created by Shifter’s static site generator.
  • Deploy: A collection of artifacts that are published or ready for publication.
  • Dashboard: The Shifter dashboard, accessible at go.getshifter.io
  • . You can manage and control all WordPress sites hosted on Shifter from here. Publish / Published Artifact: An artifact selected as a live site. It is published so that anyone on the Internet can view it.