Story: the extension ecosystem
This page is for journalists who cover platforms and their ecosystems. Exponential is extended by packages called extensions; many are installed with every site and many are switched off until needed.
Contents
The story in one paragraph
On 18 October 2026 the kernel's composer.json required 66 se7enxweb/* packages: themes, the page builder, the writing assistant, tags,
newsletters, two-factor sign-in, the Oracle driver, the REST API, the job queue and more; "Many are inactive until you
switch them on" (The extension ecosystem). Each has its own repository,
releases and changelog, and states its version in its own files. On Packagist, the vendor se7enxweb has 219 packages.
Some extensions come from other companies' work, such as CJW Network's newsletter, and are credited.
Facts you can print
| Fact | Source |
|---|---|
| 66 se7enxweb packages required by the kernel (18 October 2026) | Exponential by the numbers |
| 219 se7enxweb packages on Packagist | same |
| Many extensions inactive by default | The default extension distribution |
| Each extension has its own changelog | Extension changelogs |
| RAD tools to create extensions quickly | RAD tools, Extensions |
| The README speaks of a "plugin API with thousands of open-source extensions available" | README, "Main Exponential features" |
The README's "thousands" refers to extensions available over the code base's history; this documentation does not count them. Attribute it to the README if you use it.
What not to claim
| Do not say | Say instead |
|---|---|
| "66 extensions all active" | Required by the kernel; many inactive until switched on |
| "An app store" | Packages on GitHub and Packagist; no store is documented |
| "Thousands of extensions" (as a fact of your own) | Attribute the README, or use the counted figures |
Angles and headline ideas
- "Old extensions, new life: the ecosystem around a renewed CMS."
- "From idea to extension with the RAD tools."
Related pages
- Covering an extension release
- Crediting Netgen, Mugo Web and CJW Network
- Extension development
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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