Title: The basics
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: November 25, 2024
Last modified: May 1, 2025

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 1. [Guidebooks](https://docs.wpvip.com/guidebooks/)
 2. [Get started on VIP](https://docs.wpvip.com/guidebooks/get-started/)
 3. The basics

#  The basics

Familiarize yourself with some of the terms that are used by VIP to refer to you,
your team, and the projects you host with us.

An **organization** is a business that is in contract with VIP for enterprise WordPress
hosting and analytics. The term “organization” also refers to the individuals who
work for that business and who interact with various parts of VIP’s infrastructure.
The name of your organization is typically the same as the name of the business 
that you represent.

[Read more about organizations](https://docs.wpvip.com/organization/)

An organization can have one or more WordPress or Node.js **applications**. “Application”
collectively refers to a single GitHub repository codebase, the web server environment(
s) to which the codebase deploys, and the database and media files associated with
those environments.

[Read more about applications](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-dashboard/application-view/application/)

When a new application is created, a member of VIP will make sure that at least 
one member of your organization has access to the application’s WordPress installation,
VIP Dashboard, and GitHub repository. That team member is usually a **primary contact**
for the organization. They will be given a user role for each account that has the
capability to manage user access for all other team members.

[Read more about primary contacts](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-dashboard/organization-view/people/)

Last updated: May 01, 2025

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