Recent changes
Wednesday November 04 2026
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Files and downloads Updated Markdown page
Offer documents for download - the file class and ezbinaryfile, the content/download view and its permission check, download links in templates, searchable PDFs, protected downloads and large files.
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Reading and exporting form submissions Updated Markdown page
Where form submissions go and how to work with them - Setup > Collected information, one form's collections, CSV export, removal, who may read them, and keeping personal data under control.
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Forms with the information collector Updated Markdown page
How visitor forms work in Exponential - collector attributes, the content/action post, validation, the result page, mail to a receiver, form types (form, feedback, poll) in collect.ini, and where submissions are stored.
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Going live: hosts, HTTPS and siteaccesses Updated Markdown page
Move a site to its public addresses - host matching for each siteaccess, SiteURL, DNS, HTTPS certificates with Velocity or your web server, redirects to one host, proxies, and the checks that prove each address reaches…
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Handing the site over to editors Updated Markdown page
Hand a finished site to the people who will run it - roles and accounts, a written editor guide, training with the in-admin help, house rules for content, and who supports them after launch.
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Hosting requirements for a website Updated Markdown page
What a website on Exponential needs from its hosting - PHP, extensions, database, web server or Velocity, disk, cronjobs and mail - and the questions to ask a hosting provider.
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HTTP caching, proxies and CDNs Updated Markdown page
Let browsers, reverse proxies and CDNs keep pages and static files for anonymous visitors - HTTPHeaderSettings, StaticMaxAge, the role-aware HTTP cache, trusted proxies, and what never to cache.
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Images and image variations Updated Markdown page
How Exponential stores images and makes variations (aliases) - the shipped aliases, adding your own in image.ini, using them in templates, responsive images, converters, quality and clearing generated variations.
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Landing pages with the layouts editor Updated Markdown page
Build landing pages without templates - the five ideas of the layouts editor (layout, zone, block, collection, rule), a complete campaign page from scratch, publishing and handing it to editors.
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Language switchers and addresses per language Updated Markdown page
Give each language its own address (path, host or host prefix), redirect the start page to the visitor's language, and build a language switcher with TranslationSA and the language_switcher operator.
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The launch checklist Updated Markdown page
Everything to check before a site goes live - content, design, accessibility, SEO, forms and mail, security, performance, operations and the go-live day itself - each item with the page that explains it.
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Layout rules: which page gets which layout Updated Markdown page
Map layouts to pages with rules - targets (node, subtree, path), conditions (siteaccess, class, time, parameters), priorities and the first-match rule - with recipes and a troubleshooting table.
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Layout types, zones and blocks Updated Markdown page
The twelve layout types and their zones, the 46 block types grouped by purpose, view types, block parameters, containers, and collections with offset, limit and pinning - a reference for planning layouts.
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Broken links and content checks Updated Markdown page
Find broken links, unused media, broken relations and missing files - Setup > Link management and the link check cronjob, and the three content checks with what each finds and what to do.
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Maintaining your website Updated Markdown page
Keep a live site healthy - daily, weekly, monthly and yearly tasks, the administration pages that show what needs attention, logs, cronjobs, updates, backups and content hygiene.
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Maintenance mode during changes Updated Markdown page
Take a site offline for upgrades, imports and restores - Setup > Maintenance or maintenance.php, the message and expected end, who still gets in, what visitors and search engines get, and the way back in.
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Member registration and members-only areas Updated Markdown page
Let visitors register and log in - user/register, e-mail verification, where new users are placed, the Members role, login and password reset pages, a members-only section, and privacy and spam considerations.
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Menus and navigation Updated Markdown page
How menus are built on an Exponential site - from the content tree, limited by class lists in menu.ini, with breadcrumbs, hidden items, sort order and a template you can copy - and how to keep them fast.
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Page metadata and social sharing Updated Markdown page
Give every page its own title, description, keywords and Open Graph image - with the xrowmetadata extension or fields of your own - and print them safely in the pagelayout.
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Building a multilingual site Updated Markdown page
Build a site in several languages - add content languages, give each language a siteaccess with SiteLanguageList, translate, set fallbacks and always-available content, and give translators their own role.