Some terms are used throughout this documentation and within Blesta that refer to certain areas or concepts. It's good to have a basic understanding of these terms in order to understand how things work.
Companies
In Blesta virtually everything belongs to a company, including clients, packages, services, and more. A company is created during installation, and additional companies can be created as well. Each company is almost like it's own installation of Blesta with it's own installed plugins, gateways, and modules. Staff can be assigned to any number of companies, each with potentially different permissions. Companies may have different color themes which is recommended in order to distinguish one company from another. Companies can also be hosted at different domains within the same installation.
If a staff member has access to more than one company, a drop down will appear in the upper right where they can switch to the desired company.
Dashboard
The dashboard is the main staff page, and is displayed upon initial login. The dashboard displays a mini-calendar with badges, quick links, and various widgets. Widgets are boxes that appear on the dashboard, and can be installed, uninstalled, customized, and re-arranged by a staff member to their liking. Widgets can register ACL (Access Control List) permissions, and these can be used to grant or deny a staff group, and thus a staff member access to a particular widget.
Client Profile
Client Area
Extensions
Plugins
Widgets
Modules
Gateways