Recent changes
Friday November 06 2026
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Q: How does the system provide advanced caching? Updated
A: With cache blocks. A {cache-block} in a template caches one part of the page, such as the menu or the footer, and the same block can be used on many pages. Its keys decide which pages share a copy; expiry, subtree_exp…
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Q: How does the system deliver content to web pages? Updated
A: Exponential renders pages with PHP from the content in its database, and serves them through a web server: Exponential Velocity, its own application server, is recommended; Apache or nginx with PHP-FPM, FrankenPHP and…
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Q: How does the system cache pages? Updated
A: Exponential has several cache layers. From the outside in: Velocity response cache: when Exponential Velocity serves the site, it answers repeated requests for anonymous pages itself, without PHP or the database. On b…
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Frequently Asked Questions Updated
Short answers to the questions people ask most about Exponential today. Each answer links to the page with the details. What is Exponential? Exponential is an open source content management system written in PHP, maintai…
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Q: Where do I find the Exponential re-write rules with ex... Updated
A: The rewrite rules ship with Exponential as .htaccess_root in the installation root. Apache: run ./console exp:setup:htaccess --apply, or copy (do not move) .htaccess_root to .htaccess, so an update can bring new rules…
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Q: How do I install Exponential? Updated
A: With PHP and Composer, these commands install a working site on SQLite, without a database server: composer create-project se7enxweb/exponential exponential cd exponential php bin/php/console exp:install --apply --ran…
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Q: Where can I download Exponential? Updated
A: Exponential is free to download: With Composer (recommended): composer create-project se7enxweb/exponential exponential; From GitHub: the releases of se7enxweb/exponential , or a clone of the repository; On Packagist:…
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Q: Where can I find the Exponential official, bundled ext... Updated
A: Some extensions ship inside the kernel repository, for example ezjscore, ezoe, ezformtoken and expservices. Many more are Composer packages (se7enxweb/<name>) that a Composer install brings along. Setup > Extensions i…
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Q: When should I use the eZ Publish Enterprise edition? (historical) Updated
Historical. The eZ Publish Enterprise edition was the commercial subscription of eZ Systems for eZ Publish: support, maintenance and a choice of licenses, among them the proprietary eZ Proprietary Use License. eZ Systems…
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Q: When should I use the eZ Community Project edition? (historical) Updated
Historical. The eZ Publish Community Project was the free edition of eZ Publish that eZ Systems developed with its community, beside the commercial Enterprise edition. eZ Systems discontinued eZ Publish. Exponential has…
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Q: What type of documentation is available? Updated
A: This site and the help center of every installation hold: Installing Exponential 6.0 and the installation book , with the requirements ; the User manual for editors, site managers and administrators; the Guides , step…
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Q: I am new to Exponential, where should I start? Updated
A: It depends on what you do: Trying it: open the public demo . Installing it: with PHP and Composer, Getting started gets you a working site in minutes; Installing Exponential 6.0 has every method. Editing content: Gett…
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Q: How can I learn more about Exponential? Updated
A: Start here: this documentation site, and the help center that every Exponential 6 installation carries (Help in the administration); Getting started : an installed site, a first published item and a first template cha…
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Q: How can I get involved in the Exponential community? Updated
A: Join where the community meets: the Share Exponential forums and GitHub Discussions ; the chats on Discord and Telegram ; the issue tracker for bugs. See Community channels and Exponential Community . Historical. The…
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Q: Where do I find community extensions? Updated
A: Most extensions for Exponential are Composer packages and GitHub repositories: the extensions maintained by 7x and the Exponential Foundation are listed under Extensions , and their source is in se7enxweb on GitHub ;…
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Q: How can I extend Exponential functionality? Updated
A: With an extension: a folder under extension/ that adds settings, templates, modules, content classes, commands or cronjobs without changing the kernel, so an upgrade keeps it. Extensions shows how to install one and h…
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Q: How can I contribute to Exponential's development? Updated
A: Send fixes and features as pull requests to the repositories of se7enxweb on GitHub . Before a code contribution to the kernel (the repository se7enxweb/exponential) is merged, you sign the Contributor Licensing Agree…
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Q: Which license does Exponential use? Updated
A: Exponential is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any later version, in short GPL-2.0-or-later. Everyone gets Exponential under this one license, at no cost. There are no…
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Q: Which licenses do extensions and third-party libraries use? New
A: Each one states its own license, and that license applies to it, not the license of the kernel. Extensions: an extension names its license in its extension.xml and its LICENSE file. Most extensions of se7enxweb are un…
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Q: Which license does this documentation use? New
A: This documentation is free documentation under the GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.3 or any later version. See the license of this documentation for its terms. The documentation's license is separate from th…