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Scheduled publication and embargoes How to publish transparency content at a set time with the Wait until date workflow event, how to hide content after a date with the hide cronjob, why the unpublish cronjob removes content and should not be used for… EditorsAdministratorsGovernments Public sector
Sizing memory, CPU and disk The memory, CPU and disk figures the Exponential repository actually states (PHP memory limits, Velocity workers, OPcache, APCu, SQLite page cache, MongoDB, disk health thresholds, log rotation), what grows on disk, and… AdministratorsHosting companies Hosting
Tender template: warranty of no lock-in clause Clause text in which a supplier warrants that the delivered Exponential site creates no technical, contractual or commercial lock-in - no closed components, no proprietary formats, no exclusive access, no exit fees… Project managersSales & marketingPartnersGovernments Public sector
The links page: categories, link objects and a tree menu A links section made of category folders and Link objects, shown as an expandable tree, and the same content in two places with a second location. Designers Getting started
The right to erasure For public bodies answering erasure requests - what removing a user account in Exponential erases automatically (mail preferences, consent log anonymized, newsletter data through the erasure hooks), what has to be… AdministratorsProject managersGovernments Public sector
The template engine and the design chain How Exponential renders HTML - the eZTemplate engine that compiles .tpl files to PHP, operators and functions registered from settings, fetch functions as the only data access, the design chain and override rules that… DevelopersDesignersSoftware Engineers Software engineering
Training and workshops Offer training around a theme - editor sessions, template workshops, theme-building courses - using the free Exponential help as material, with outlines and what to prepare. Sales & marketingDesigners Selling themes and services
Upgrades without surprises How a business plans, rehearses and runs an Exponential upgrade so that customers notice nothing but the improvements, with the phases, the roles, the tools that ship with the product and the decisions to make before… AdministratorsDevelopersProject managersBusinesses Exponential for businesses
Verify the audit trail Step by step - check that no audit record was changed, removed or inserted with exp:audit verify or Verify now, add the check to monitoring by its exit code, and know what to do when a channel is broken. AdministratorsHosting companiesGovernments Public sector
Workflows and triggers as integration hooks Using workflow events on triggers as the "on publish" hook of an integration - before and after triggers, an outbox event that queues changes for a cronjob, an external check that accepts or rejects a publication… DevelopersIntegrators Integration
Writing template operators Add your own template operators - the autoload registration file, the operator class with operatorList, namedParameterList and modify, piped and parameter input, escaping, and when an operator is the wrong tool. DevelopersApplication creators Building applications
Your own package server for a bundle When a bundle needs its own package server or a mirror of the public one, the settings that point an installation at it (RemotePackagesIndexURL, RemotePackagesIndexURLBase, Vendor, ezupdate servers), the warning that… DevelopersHosting companiesBundlers Bundles and distributions
Press reading path A reading order through the press pages for different needs - a news brief in fifteen minutes, a feature in an afternoon, a technical review, a video or stream, and a first interview - so journalists and creators read… Press, media and influencers Press and media
Press checklists Printable checklists for coverage of Exponential - before writing, before an interview, before publishing a news story, a feature, a review or a video, and after publishing - each line linked to the page that explains… Press, media and influencers Press and media
Questions to ask 7x Prepared interview questions for 7x, the company that leads Exponential, grouped by topic - the company, the stewardship since 2023, releases and roadmap, the products, business model, security, community - with notes… Press, media and influencers Press and media
How do I set a product's price in each currency? In a multi-currency price field, the price list shows one row per active currency; Auto prices follow the exchange rate, Set custom price fixes a price in one currency, and Remove selected turns a custom price back into… Editors User manual
Questions to ask the Foundation Prepared interview questions for the Exponential Foundation, grouped by topic - its mission, governance, money, relationship with 7x, goals for the project, documentation and education, community - with notes on what… SponsorsPress, media and influencers Press and media
Myths and corrections Ten myths about Exponential that circulate in forums, comments and older articles - that it is dead, that it is Ibexa's, that it is old PHP, that the AI publishes, that it is insecure because it is open, and more - each… AdvocatesPress, media and influencers Press and media
Privacy in your coverage How journalists protect people when covering Exponential - no customer or user names without consent, no personal data in screenshots, care with contributors' identities, security reporters' wishes, and the… Press, media and influencers Press and media
Making your coverage accessible How to make articles, screenshots, charts, videos and podcasts about Exponential accessible - alt text for interface screenshots, readable code and tables, link text, captions and transcripts, color and contrast, plain… Press, media and influencers Press and media

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