Component Terminology

Banner: A full-width component used at the top of pages or to promote offers/forms further down in the page body

  • Home Page Banner
  • Top Banner
  • Offer/Form Banner

Card: A square or rectangular component; it should be used to link to another web page or asset

  • Card Icons
  • Card Images
  • Card Perspectives
  • Card Carousel
  • Card 2x2 Section Layout

Form: Used to collect data submitted by users; primarily for lead generation or contact inquiries

Panel: A full-width component, typically in a 50/50 split or another type of two-column split, with content on one side and an image or video on the other side


Asset Terminology

Document: A type of written document, such as a white paper, datasheet, brochure, success story, etc.; saved in .pdf file format

Icon: A type of image

  • Icon in Card Icons component; often times these are decorative - not functional
  • Flags in Language Selector
  • Social Media icons in Footer and Social Media Sharing componet
  • Connect with Us icons for Email, Schedule a Demo, Live Chat

Image: A picture, icon, or logo; saved in a .png, .jpeg, or .svg file format

Logo: A type of image; used for branding a company name or tagline


Other Terminology

Anchor: Used to link to a specific section within a page rather than defaulting to the top of a page

  • Background Container
  • Secondary Navigation
  • Smart Button

Coveo: Name of search platform being used to power the internal search experiences

Marketo: Marketing automation platform used

Salesforce: Lead data flows from AEM > Marketo > Salesforce

Smartling: Translation Management System (TMS) used