Recent changes
Wednesday November 04 2026
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What you do not pay for Updated Markdown page
The cost lines you can leave out of a budget for Exponential, each with its source - no license fee, no per-user or per-server fee, no required database server or separate web server, and many features that ship in the…
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Worked example: an intranet Updated Markdown page
A step-by-step cost and benefit calculation for a staff intranet on Exponential, where the return comes from time saved rather than sales, using only labeled example assumptions and a realistic discount for time that is…
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Worked example: a nonprofit Updated Markdown page
A step-by-step cost and benefit calculation for a small nonprofit site run partly by volunteers, with online donations and a newsletter, using only labeled example assumptions; shows how to count volunteer time and keep…
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Worked example: a small store Updated Markdown page
A step-by-step cost and return calculation for a small online store on Exponential's built-in shop, using only labeled example assumptions, with the facts about the shop that shape each cost line.
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Extranets and partner portals Updated Markdown page
The landing page for organizations that give partners, customers, dealers or suppliers a private area on Exponential - what the section covers, who it is for, every page with one line, a suggested order and the…
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Customer and partner areas Updated Markdown page
How an Exponential extranet gives each partner, customer or tier its own area - user groups per organization, sections per tier, subtree limitations per organization, object states for audiences that change, landing…
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Dealer and supplier portals Updated Markdown page
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…
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Extranet FAQ Updated Markdown page
Short, sourced answers to the questions managers ask about partner, customer, dealer and supplier portals on Exponential - separation between partners, registration and approval, own addresses, files, ordering, sign-in…
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Extranet launch checklist Updated Markdown page
Everything to tick before the first partner, customer, dealer or supplier is invited to an Exponential extranet - address and HTTPS, separation tests, registration and approval, sign-in, files, ordering, mail…
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Extranet permissions review Updated Markdown page
A recurring routine for checking who can see what on an Exponential extranet - reading roles and assignments, finding unused and orphaned accounts, retiring accounts of ended partnerships, checking sections and states…
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Partner portal planning Updated Markdown page
The decisions an organization makes before building a partner, customer, dealer or supplier portal on Exponential - audiences and tiers, what is shared, how accounts are approved, where the portal lives, and who owns it.
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Registration and account approval Updated Markdown page
How outside users get accounts on an Exponential extranet - open registration with e-mail verification, the administrator's "New user registered" mail with signed approve and reject links, an Approve workflow that holds…
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Separate hosts and siteaccesses Updated Markdown page
How a partner portal gets its own address next to the public website in one Exponential installation, or runs in an installation of its own - siteaccesses, host matching, sign-in only on the portal, its own design…
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Sharing files with partners Updated Markdown page
How an Exponential extranet shares price lists, manuals, contracts and marketing material with partners and customers, lets them upload files safely into their own area, keeps downloads permission-checked, and shows who…
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How businesses sell online with Exponential Updated Markdown page
The three channels through which an organization earns money with Exponential, website applications, mobile apps and networks of sites and partners, what the software provides for each, and how they work together on one…
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Intranets Updated Markdown page
The landing page for organizations that run their staff intranet on Exponential - what the section covers, who it is for, every page with one line, a suggested reading order and the neighboring sections.
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Approval workflows Updated Markdown page
How an organization makes sure texts are checked before staff, partners or the public see them - the Approve workflow event, the collaboration inbox, the workflow cronjob, review stages with object states, and how to…
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Departments, roles and sections Updated Markdown page
How an intranet maps departments onto Exponential - user groups for people, sections for areas of content, roles with limited policies, and subtree or section limitations so each department edits only its own pages.
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Directory sign-in and LDAP Updated Markdown page
What Exponential really offers for signing staff in with company directory accounts - the kernel's LDAP and text file login handlers, how users and groups are created, single sign-on and custom handlers as extension…
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Documents and file libraries Updated Markdown page
How an intranet keeps policies, handbooks, forms and other documents in Exponential - files as content objects, downloads that check permissions, versions, bulk upload, text search inside files, PDF exports and the…