Recent changes
Wednesday November 04 2026
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Using the writing assistant Updated Markdown page
Use Exponential Intelligence, the optional writing assistant, in plain steps - where its buttons are, what Write, Rewrite, Translate, Suggest and Improve do, why it never publishes on its own, what it may cost, and how…
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Your password and two-step sign-in Updated Markdown page
Keep your Exponential account safe in plain steps - change your password, choose a good one, turn on two-step sign-in with an app or e-mail codes, and what to do when you lose your phone.
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Hosting choices Updated Markdown page
How a non-technical person gets an Exponential site running without doing the technical part - the three ways to get a site, what a host does, what to ask before signing, how to compare costs, the domain name and…
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Domain name and e-mail Updated Markdown page
Who provides your domain name and your e-mail - not Exponential, but a registrar and a mail provider - why the domain must be in your own name, what DNS changes when you move, and why the site's own e-mails (password…
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Moving to a new host Updated Markdown page
The owner's part of moving an Exponential site to a new host, as a plain checklist - before, on the day and after - with what the old and new host do, how to keep e-mail and the domain safe, and when to let go of the…
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Questions about cost Updated Markdown page
What an Exponential site costs a non-technical owner, without invented prices - the cost lines, what you never pay for, how to compare two offers fairly, a simple yearly budget worksheet and the warning signs in an…
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Three ways to get a site Updated Markdown page
The three realistic ways for a non-technical person to get an Exponential site - managed hosting, a host together with a developer, or an Exponential Partner - what each one means for your time, your money and your…
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What a host does for you Updated Markdown page
The jobs a hosting company can take off a non-technical person's hands for an Exponential site - server, HTTPS, updates, backups, monitoring, mail - which of them are often not included, and how to find out what your…
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What to ask before you sign Updated Markdown page
The questions a non-technical person asks a host, developer or partner before signing for an Exponential site, in plain words, with what a good answer sounds like and what should make you careful - updates, backups…
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FAQ for non-technical people Updated Markdown page
Short, plain answers to the questions non-technical people ask most about Exponential - whether they can break the site, whether they need to code, what it costs, who installs it, what happens when they make a mistake…
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Glossary for non-technical people Updated Markdown page
Every word you meet in the Exponential administration and in conversations with a host or developer, explained in one or two plain sentences, grouped by where you meet it, with a link to the page that explains more.
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Reading path for non-technical people Updated Markdown page
Every page of the non-technical people section in a sensible order, in three tracks - for people who edit, for people who own or pay for a site, and for people who do not have a site yet - with the time each step takes.
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Non-technical people: start here Updated Markdown page
The landing page for people who are not technical and want to use, run or pay for an Exponential site: plain words first, how-tos without a command line, how to choose hosting, what to hand to a host or partner, and…
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What Exponential is, in plain words Updated Markdown page
A description of Exponential for people who are not technical - what it does, what it does not do, who makes it, what it costs and what you need around it - without a single technical term that is not explained.
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What you never have to do Updated Markdown page
The technical jobs around an Exponential site - installing, updating, backups, the domain, HTTPS, templates, extensions and the command line - who does each of them for you, and what you ask for so you know it was done.
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When you are stuck Updated Markdown page
What a non-technical person does when something in Exponential looks wrong - check whether it is an error at all, read the message, know who to call and describe the problem so it gets fixed fast.
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How to ask for help Updated Markdown page
How a non-technical person asks for help with an Exponential site so it gets fixed fast - a message template, what never to send, where free community help is, when paid support makes sense, and how a problem in the…
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Reading an error message Updated Markdown page
What the messages of Exponential mean in plain words - permission messages that are not errors, "not found", edit conflicts, form messages, and real errors with an ERR reference - and exactly what to note and pass on.
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Something looks wrong Updated Markdown page
A plain-language list of the most common "something looks wrong" situations on an Exponential site - old content, missing pages, grayed-out buttons, a page that will not load, a site that is down - with the likely cause…
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Who to call Updated Markdown page
A fill-in contact sheet for an Exponential site and a plain table of which problem goes to whom - your administrator, developer, host, registrar, mail provider, partner or the community - so you know whom to call before…