- Changing a customer site's database engine How a host moves a customer site from one of the six supported databases to another (for example from SQLite 3 to PostgreSQL when a site outgrows one machine): when it is worth it, the engine-neutral .dba transfer…
- Checklists for non-technical people Short checklists in plain language for the people who use and own an Exponential site - the first day, before you publish, every month, when someone leaves, and accessibility - to print or copy and tick off.
- Choosing an install method for a new site Which of the three install methods (setup wizard, kickstarter, console install) and which site package to choose for a new website, with the commands and the decisions each one asks for.
- composer.json for an extension The composer.json that installs an extension into extension/<name>: package type, installer, extension name, PHP and kernel requirements, license, authors, with two real examples.
- Configuration managed by deployment How the ManagedByDeployment switch locks the settings, template and package screens of a live siteaccess so that every configuration change passes version control and your change board, what stays open, and how to…
- Contact points and offices How to model contact points and offices as their own objects in Exponential, relate them from every service they handle, show opening hours and accessibility, and change them in one place.
- Containers: Docker and Podman Running Exponential in Docker or Podman containers: what the sources say (tier 2, Velocity's published images), what goes on a persistent volume, the one-writer rule for SQLite, an entry point that installs once and…
- Contracts and SLA basics What a business should cover in a hosting, development or support contract for an Exponential site - scope, service levels (availability, response, recovery, updates), how each is measured, exclusions, data protection…
- Correct a published notice and keep the history For editors - correct a mistake in a published notice or page openly, with a visible correction note, while Exponential keeps the earlier wording in the version history; and when to notify followers or not.
- Country groups and regions How the store's country list works for customers - most used countries first, browser autofill, per-site rankings - and what selling to several countries and regions involves.
- CSP reports Collecting Content Security Policy violation reports in csp.log, reading them in the log viewer and error digest, and using them to move a public-sector siteaccess from report-only to an enforced policy without breaking…
- Customer offboarding checklist What a host does when a customer leaves or moves their Exponential site elsewhere: a complete handover export, credentials, DNS, the final backup, deletion of data according to contract and law, and closing the records.
- Deactivate and move a leaver Step by step - switch on Deactivate and move, create the hidden group for deactivated accounts, and retire a leaver's account reversibly so its content, versions and audit history stay intact.
- Dealer and supplier portals What Exponential offers for trade portals - dealers ordering through the built-in shop with discount groups per user group, product information and price lists by tier, suppliers sending documents through forms or…
- Demo scripts Ready-to-run demonstrations of Exponential in 5, 15 and 45 minutes, on a demo installation you control: the setup checklist, the talk track, what to click and what can go wrong, for the administration, the layouts…
- Demo scripts for evaluation panels A scripted demonstration that every bidder offering Exponential (or any CMS) performs in the same order, built from the documented demo scripts of the help, with the tasks to show, the evidence each task produces and…
- Documentation handover at exit What documentation a supplier must hand over so another party can run an Exponential site - system report, content model, roles, settings, integrations, custom code, operations runbooks and editorial guides - with the…
- Donor trust and thank-you What makes donors trust a non-profit's Exponential site and come back - HTTPS everywhere, a privacy notice that names every processor, protected administrator accounts, a thank-you page, honest receipts (the shop's…
- Extending the shop The extension points of the Exponential shop in one place - shipping, VAT, basket info, shop account, confirm order and exchange rate handlers, payment gateways, price datatypes and workflow events - with how each is…
- extension.xml: the packaged description Write the extension.xml of a theme with its metadata block (name, version, copyright, license, website) and optional dependencies, check it with xmllint, and keep it equal to ezinfo.php.
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