Recent changes
Wednesday November 04 2026
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Security after adoption Updated Markdown page
What keeps an adopted Exponential site secure over time - updates, hardening, accounts and two-step sign-in, backups, the audit trail and logs, private reporting of vulnerabilities, and a yearly security review.
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Deciding to adopt Exponential Updated Markdown page
The landing page of the deciding stage for adopters - the license, longevity and support, who runs the site, the budget, and a written decision with an owner.
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Adoption budget worksheet Updated Markdown page
A worksheet adopters fill in with their own numbers to budget an Exponential adoption over several years - one-time costs, running costs, internal time, and the costs you avoid - with every figure left for you to supply.
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Choosing who runs it Updated Markdown page
The four ways an adopter can have Exponential run - yourself, a hosting company, a partner, or 7x - what each takes from you, when it fits, and how to keep ownership whichever you choose.
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Licensing for adopters Updated Markdown page
What the license of Exponential means for an organization adopting it - GPL version 2 or later, no license fee, no professional license any more, your own extensions and content, distribution, documentation under the…
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Longevity and support for adopters Updated Markdown page
What an adopter can rely on for the future of Exponential and where support comes from - the history of the code base, the two organizations, the maintained 6.0 line and its security policy, free community help, and…
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Writing the adoption decision Updated Markdown page
A one-page decision record for adopting Exponential - what is adopted, why, the evidence, the owner, the provider, the budget, the accepted risks and the conditions to revisit - with a template to copy.
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Evaluating Exponential Updated Markdown page
The landing page of the evaluating stage for adopters - checking the fit, trying the demo and a test installation, a proof of concept, the evaluation scorecard, the questions to ask, comparing on facts, and weighing the…
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Comparing Exponential on facts Updated Markdown page
How adopters compare Exponential with other systems fairly - same requirements, same evidence, documented facts only, total cost over years, and the traps of feature lists and marketing claims.
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The evaluation scorecard for adopters Updated Markdown page
A scorecard adopters fill in to evaluate Exponential against their own requirements - weighted criteria for content, editing, languages, commerce, integration, operations, security, cost, support and longevity - with…
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Is Exponential a fit? Updated Markdown page
Signals that Exponential fits an adopter's needs and signals that it may not, based on the features the README lists, the supported platforms and the product family - with the pages to check each signal.
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A proof of concept for adopters Updated Markdown page
How adopters run a short proof of concept with Exponential - choosing the hardest requirement, scope and time box, a sample of real content, what to measure, who should take part, and how to write up the result for the…
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Questions adopters should ask Updated Markdown page
The questions an adopter should ask before choosing Exponential - of 7x, of a partner, of a hosting company, of the community, and of themselves - with the documentation that already answers some of them.
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Adoption risks and how to weigh them Updated Markdown page
The risks an adopter of Exponential should consider - skills, provider dependence, migration, custom code, upgrades, security, funding of the project - with how likely and serious each is for you, and how to reduce it.
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Trying the demo and a test install Updated Markdown page
How adopters see Exponential working before they commit - the public demonstration installation and its demo mode, a test installation on SQLite with one command, what to look at in an afternoon, and what not to put…
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Launching the adopted site Updated Markdown page
The landing page of the launching stage for adopters - the launch checklist, rolling out to editors, roles and permissions, and the first 90 days after go-live.
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The first 90 days after adoption Updated Markdown page
What adopters do in the first 90 days after go-live with Exponential - hypercare in the first two weeks, settling routines in the first month, the first update and restore test, a review after 90 days, and handing over…
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Launch checklist for adopters Updated Markdown page
A launch checklist for adopters of Exponential - content and URLs, accounts and roles, security hardening, backups and restore, caches and speed, monitoring, accessibility, legal pages, and the people side - before…
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Roles and permissions for the rollout Updated Markdown page
How adopters set up roles and permissions in Exponential for the rollout - from the people roles of the project to roles and policies in the administration, least privilege, sections and subtrees, testing with test…
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Rolling out to editors Updated Markdown page
How adopters bring their editorial team onto Exponential - champions, training close to launch on real content, short guidelines, the help in the administration, office hours, collecting feedback, and onboarding later…