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Wednesday November 04 2026
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Lesson 6.3: Restoring a site and restore tests Updated Markdown page
Learners restore a complete site from the backup of lesson 6.1 onto a second installation, in the documented order, and check the result as a restore test. 50 minutes.
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Lesson 6.1: What to back up Updated Markdown page
Learners list the two halves of an Exponential backup, the key files that cannot be recreated and what to leave out, then take a consistent backup of database and files in one maintenance window. 40 minutes.
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Module 7: Performance and scaling Updated Markdown page
The seventh module of Hosting and operations, benchmarking a site, caching layers with HTTP headers, proxies and CDN, a Valkey or Redis cache, and several web nodes with clustering. Four lessons, 2 hours 55 minutes.
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Lesson 7.1: Benchmarking a site Updated Markdown page
Learners measure a site with exp:benchmark, read median, p90 and the cache column, compare warm and cold runs, and save a baseline that catches a regression after a deploy. 45 minutes.
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Lesson 7.2: Caching layers, HTTP headers, proxies and CDN Updated Markdown page
Learners name the caching layers of a site from the browser to the database, read the headers that show which layer answered, switch on cacheable headers for anonymous visitors only, and set the rules for a proxy or CDN…
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Lesson 7.4: Several web nodes and clustering Updated Markdown page
Learners decide what must be shared and what stays local when several web nodes serve one site, explain the DFS cluster file handler and session handlers, and plan cron, deploys, maintenance and logs for a cluster. 45…
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Lesson 7.3: A Valkey or Redis cache Updated Markdown page
Learners explain what the sevenx_valkey_cache extension moves into Valkey or Redis, set it up on a training machine with a unique key prefix, check the keys after two page views, and plan isolation for several…
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Lab quick card Updated Markdown page
Every command a trainer needs to build, serve, check, reset and remove a training installation, on one printable card, with the page that explains each.
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Exponential Layouts: course overview Updated Markdown page
The course on Exponential Layouts, the page builder, 8 modules and 23 lessons, about 17.5 hours of lessons, from the five ideas through layouts, blocks, collections, shared layouts and publishing to mapping rules and a…
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Module 1: Introducing Exponential Layouts Updated Markdown page
The first module of the Exponential Layouts course. Learners get the five ideas, find their way around the Layouts tab and the visual editor, and agree who may do what. 1 hour 45 minutes.
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Lesson 1.2: Finding your way: the dashboard and the editor Updated Markdown page
Learners open the Layouts tab, read the Layouts Dashboard and its menu, tell the form-based screens from the visual editor, and find a layout, its preview and its mappings. 45 minutes.
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Lesson 1.3: Who may do what with layouts Updated Markdown page
Learners name the policies of the three layouts modules, decide which role an editor, a page builder and an administrator need, and agree on team rules for publishing layouts. 30 minutes.
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Lesson 1.1: The five ideas of Exponential Layouts Updated Markdown page
Learners explain layout, zone, block, collection and rule, and how they fit together to make a page, before they open the editor. 30 minutes.
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Module 2: Layouts and layout types Updated Markdown page
The second module of the Exponential Layouts course. Learners choose layout types, create their own layout, and manage the list of layouts safely. 2 hours 10 minutes.
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Lesson 2.2: Creating a layout Updated Markdown page
Learners create a layout with New layout, choosing the layout type, a name, an identifier and a description, and find their way around the editor that opens. 45 minutes.
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Lesson 2.1: Layout types and their zones Updated Markdown page
Learners name the twelve layout types and their zones, choose a type for a page shell or a content area, and explain why the type cannot be changed later. 30 minutes.
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Lesson 2.3: Managing layouts: preview, copy, export and delete Updated Markdown page
Learners keep a growing list of layouts in order, preview a layout, base a new layout on an existing one, understand export and import, and delete a layout safely after checking its mappings. 45 minutes.
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Module 3: Blocks Updated Markdown page
The third module of the Exponential Layouts course. Learners add, move and remove blocks, fill text, button and image blocks, use the Design tab, and build with containers and the Full view block. 3 hours 10 minutes.
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Lesson 3.1: Adding, moving and removing blocks Updated Markdown page
Learners add blocks from the Add a block panel, select a block, drag it within and between zones, duplicate it, revert it and delete it. 45 minutes.
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Lesson 3.3: Buttons, images and the Design tab Updated Markdown page
Learners add a Button / Link and an Image block, set a link target and an alternative text, and use the Design tab's view type, name and CSS class to change how a block looks without a template. 45 minutes.