- Take a backup before a change Step by step - take a consistent backup of database and files right before a change, inside the maintenance window, with the right tool for your database engine, and check that the files are complete.
- Tender template: security clause Clause text for the security obligations of a CMS contract - secure configuration delivered and documented, sign-in protections, logging, access for the supplier, security testing and incident notification - with blanks…
- The collaboration inbox Where approvers find approval requests (My account > Collaboration and My pending items), how they approve or deny with a comment, what the author sees, and the rights an approver needs to open the inbox at all.
- The EU Web Accessibility Directive and Exponential For EU public sector bodies - what the Web Accessibility Directive (EU) 2016/2102 asks of a website in general terms, and which part of each duty Exponential covers, which part your site and your organization cover.
- The folder structure of a theme extension Every folder and file a theme extension can hold, what reads it, and which ones are required, shown on a complete tree and compared with three published themes.
- The kickstarter for hosts How a host uses the kickstarter for repeatable Exponential installs from a reviewed kickstart.ini: the ini and run commands, DatabaseAction and why it can destroy data, dry runs, templates with placeholders, logs, and…
- The request lifecycle What happens to an HTTP request in Exponential, step by step - index.php, the kernel, siteaccess matching, settings, session, URL alias and wildcard translation, request rules, the module and policy checks, the view…
- The version history limit For administrators and records managers - how many versions Exponential keeps per object (45 by default, per class configurable), what happens when the limit is reached, how to raise it for record-keeping classes, and…
- Troubleshooting a DXP project The problems DXP developers meet most, with cause and fix - white screens, class not found, missing assets, admin build errors, stale content, missing image variations, outdated search, permission errors, JWT errors and…
- Two-step sign-in How to use the sevenx_authentication_2fa extension for public account holders and staff on a public-sector site - authenticator app or e-mail codes, opt-in or enforced, the policies roles need, recovery when a phone is…
- Two ways to build, the words The terms of layouts and templates as these pages use them - layout, layout type, zone, block, block definition, view type, item view type, collection, shared layout, linked zone, template block, design, design…
- Upgrading from SQLI Import 1.x Moving an installation of SQLI Import 1.x to 7x SQLI Import 2 - installing over 1.x, the dry run and the --apply and --roles options of migrate-1x, what becomes of handlers, scheduled imports, history and roles, what…
- Upload limits and large files Which limits decide how large an episode file can be on an Exponential site - PHP's upload_max_filesize and post_max_size, the media or file field's maximum size, the upload page's MaxFileSize - the messages each one…
- Versions of documents How document versions work in Exponential - replacing the file of a File object keeps the address and stores the old file in the version history, the version history limit, when to publish a new object instead, and how…
- VPS hosting How to offer Exponential on a virtual private server: choosing the distribution and PHP, serving with Velocity or a traditional web server, the database, users and permissions, a boot service, and what the host and the…
- Weighting the evaluation criteria How a public body decides the weights of its CMS evaluation criteria - quality versus price, mandatory versus scored requirements, and which criteria matter more for public websites - with a worksheet to record the…
- What buyers receive Write down exactly what a buyer of a theme or service receives - files and source, license rights, updates, support, documentation, assets and their licenses - so expectations match before money changes hands.
- Which import or export tool do I need? One table from the task to the tool, for every import and export tool of Exponential 6.0.15, with round trips and where each one is found.
- Why become a partner The reasons the published program gives for becoming an Exponential Partner, the honest costs and commitments on the other side, and a short self-assessment to decide whether the program fits your business now.
- With RAD: a module with views The Module wizard writes a module with two views and policies; read the output, correct the template folder by hand, and know when to use Module over existing tables.
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