Recent changes
Wednesday November 04 2026
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Site packages and the package server Updated Markdown page
Site packages in the Exponential ecosystem - ready-made sites installed by the setup wizard, the kickstarter and the console - the package server that serves them, and how the project wants to open the list of site…
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The extensions bundled with Exponential Updated Markdown page
The se7enxweb extensions that the kernel's composer.json brings to every installation - what they cover, which are switched off until you enable them, how to see the current list, and how to add or drop one.
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Themes and designs in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
Themes and designs as part of the Exponential ecosystem - the bundled site themes, admin designs, design extensions and theme packages from others - and where designers find the rules for building, distributing and…
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People in the Exponential ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The landing page of the people part of the ecosystem section - the users and the creators of the Exponential world, how creators join and publish into the ecosystem, and what decision makers should know about it.
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Creators in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The creators of the Exponential ecosystem - website and application creators, extension developers, designers, translators and writers, hosts and agencies, trainers - what each makes and where the help for each starts.
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Joining the ecosystem as a creator Updated Markdown page
First steps for someone who wants to build with Exponential - a local installation from Git, the learning path for each kind of creator, the conventions to follow from day one, and where to show your first work.
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Publishing into the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
How creators make their work part of the Exponential ecosystem - extensions, themes, site packages, documentation and translations - the publishing route for each, the licenses, and the difference between publishing…
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The ecosystem for decision makers Updated Markdown page
What the Exponential ecosystem means for someone deciding on a platform - longevity, responsibility, help, people to hire, extensibility and lock-in - with the proof for each and the questions to ask.
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Users in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The users of the Exponential ecosystem - organizations that own sites, editors, administrators, members and visitors - what the ecosystem gives each of them, and where each finds help in this documentation.
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Databases in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The databases of the Exponential ecosystem in the project's official order - SQLite 3, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Oracle and MySQL - what each is chosen for, what the CI tests, Microsoft SQL Server's status, and…
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Operating systems in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The operating systems the Exponential ecosystem runs on, by the four tiers of the operating system support page - tested here, known to work, expected to work, not possible today - and how users can move a system up a…
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PHP versions in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
Which PHP versions the Exponential ecosystem supports - PHP 8.0 to 8.5 for Exponential 6 and Velocity, what the CI tests, PHP 7 only in old releases, the aim for 8.6 and later, and the platform line's own PHP…
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Standards and tooling in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The standards and tools shared across the Exponential ecosystem - PSR and the project's coding standards, naming prefixes, commit message prefixes, the file manifest, Git hooks, CI checks, accessibility, security and…
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Web servers and engines in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The ways an Exponential site is served - Velocity with its Qbix, FrankenPHP and PHP built-in engines, and the traditional servers Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed, Caddy, IIS, lighttpd, H2O and Traefik - with what each is for.
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The products of the Exponential ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The landing page of the products part of the ecosystem section - the Exponential 6 kernel, Velocity, Layouts, Intelligence, AdminUI and the admin designs, Exponential Basic and the Symfony-based Platform line including…
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AdminUI and the admin designs Updated Markdown page
The administration interfaces of the Exponential ecosystem - admin4, admin4l built from layouts, AdminUI ported from Netgen Admin UI, admin3 and the classic designs - how a user switches between them, and the shared…
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Choosing a product from the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
Which product of the Exponential ecosystem fits which need - Exponential 6 with SQLite, Velocity, Layouts, Intelligence, the Platform DXP, Nexus, Legacy or Exponential Basic - with the questions to ask and the page to…
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The Exponential 6 kernel in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
The Exponential 6 kernel as the center of the ecosystem - what it is, its main features as the README lists them, the 6.0 release line and its support, how it is installed with Composer, and what builds on it.
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Exponential Basic in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
Exponential Basic's place in the ecosystem - a simple CMS from the old 2.x line for learning, personal use and small sites, its repository and databases as described, and how it differs from Exponential 6.
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Exponential Intelligence in the ecosystem Updated Markdown page
Exponential Intelligence's place in the ecosystem - a writing assistant in the administration that writes drafts only, as the signed-in editor, with hosted providers in the US or EU or a local open-weight model - its…