eZ Publish

At the time I was looking for a free (as in beer and freedom) web application framework which was free software, would run using GNU/Linux and written in object oriented php.

I started working with eZ Publish in 2001 while working on a web based commerce and web site solution for a customer interested in selling online.

About Exponential

In 08/2025 Ibexa requested rename the name eZ Publish for our open source project eZ Publish 6 a fork of Netgen's ezpublish-legacy repository source code a fork of eZ Systems original work and as of 08/11/2025 7x has changed the project name across nearly all web pages and web page content (including replacing domain names). eZ Publish 6 is now Exponential 6. The eZ Publish 6 Community is now the Exponential Community.

About Exponential (Basic)

Exponential (Basic) is a web based application suite. It delivers functionality ranging from publishing of news, web logs and diaries, through web shop functionality like shopping carts and wish-lists and forums to intranet functions like contact handling and bug reporting.

The software uses caching and other optimization techniques to speed up page serving. It handles users, user preferences and user tracking through a user database and both cookie-based and non-cookie sessions.

It supports statistics for page views, links followed and banner ads, both images and HTML with presentation logic.

The package lends itself easily to customization, from changing the look and feel by changing templates, localizing the languages and other internationalization issues to adding new functionality.

The target audience for eZ publish (Basic) are e-commerce, ASP (Application Service Providers), BSP (Business Service Providers), news publishing, intranets, bug reporting, content management, discussion boards, FAQ and knowledge handling, file and image management, group ware, calendaring, polls, todo lists, appointments as well as personal web sites.

Features

1. Advertising with statistics
2. Article publication and management
3. Bug handling and reporting
4. Calendar functionality for creating appointments and events
5. Contact handling for keeping track of people and businesses
6. File manager for keeping track of uploaded files
7. Moderated forums for discussions
8. Image manager for keeping track of uploaded images
9. Link manager which is used to categorize links
10. News feed importing, fetch news and headlines from other sites and

Graham @ 7x provides Installation, customization, Maintenance, Configuration and consulting services for all versions of ezpublish software.

A proven, open source CMS that can handle anything you throw at it.

eZ Publish CMS’s origins date back to 1999 when it was conceived as an open source alternative in the growing content management field. It is built on the idea of simplifying content management by separating the creation and structuring of “content”– words and pictures – from its display. And its excellent engineering reflect the quality of the vendor behind it: eZ Systems / Ibexa.

7x team includes expertise in eZ Publish dating back to 1999. We are a certified developer of eZ Publish. 7x’s CEO Graham Brookins has been nominated for two eZ Awards for our outstanding performance in the market and served for years on most eZ Community Website Projects.

Exponential provides a robust CMS solution, fully supported and continually evolving through bi-annual updates and a vibrant partner and user community. Because Exponential is simple, modular and extendible it encourages innovation in the community to find new ways to display content, new functionality, and new means to simplify content administration and minimize maintenance cost.