7x Releases Exponential Platform DXP (Platform v4) v1.0.0.2
Saturday 18 April 2026 9:01:11 pm
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Rebooting our free software community software distribution of this Very Powerful Symfony CMS Framework with Symfony 5.4 Support!
7x is happy to announce that we are now releasing the newly rebranded and improved Exponential Platform Legacy 1.0.0.2 (Based upon Platform v4.x Pure) available now for download, installation, upgrade.
This release is our first as Exponential Platform DXP (Platform v4). The software is exactly the same as before as you expect it to be, with a simple text change to the software to replace the product name and remove the trademarked term and the addition of exponential supported features like SQLite Database Support.
Upgrade process for existing installations has not changed at all. New installations work as expected. Freedom for the Exponential Community is retained and stable for general use! No slowdowns here, full speed ahead! Try out the new features today by downloading the software package now available (tar.gz or zip)!
Introducing Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP — Pure Symfony 5.4 LTS, No Legacy Bridge, Full PHP 8.x Support, and a 1,794-Line Operations Guide Through v1.0.0.2
April 2026 — 7x (se7enxweb), North American stewards of Exponential Platform
We are pleased to announce the first public announcement of Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP — the clean, single-kernel Symfony 5.4 LTS Digital Experience Platform from 7x targeting the Platform v4 content stack. This announcement covers all three releases from the initial stable tag at v1.0.0.0 through the current stable at v1.0.0.2, released April 10, 2026.
Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP is a separate and distinct product from Exponential Platform Legacy. It runs the modern Platform v4 OSS content kernel exclusively on Symfony 5.4 LTS — no eZ Publish legacy kernel, no legacy bridge, no dual-admin complexity. One Symfony application, one kernel, one web entry point. It is the recommended starting point for all new Platform v4 projects that do not require a legacy eZ Publish kernel.
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What Is Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP?
Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP is an open-source Digital Experience Platform built on Symfony 5.4 LTS and PHP 8.0–8.5, running the se7enxweb/exponential-platform-dxp-core Platform v4 OSS content kernel (Ibexa DXP OSS v4.6.x). It provides a complete professional CMS and application framework:
- User-defined content classes and objects with a fully customisable content model
- Version control, content approval, and scheduled publication
- Advanced multi-lingual support and full Unicode handling
- Fine-grained role-based permissions
- Multi-site and multi-siteaccess support from a single codebase and database
- REST API v2 secured by JWT authentication (RSA keypairs via lexik/jwt-authentication-bundle)
- GraphQL API with auto-generated schema per content model (ibexa:graphql:generate-schema)
- Platform v4 Admin UI — React-powered editorial interface at /adminui/
- Twig 3.x template engine with the @ezdesign namespace and theme fallback chain
- Webpack Encore + Yarn 1.22.x asset pipeline with HMR dev server and production minification
- Doctrine ORM 2.x
- SQLite zero-config support for local development and CI — no database server required
- Solr 7.7/8.x search integration (optional)
- Varnish 6/7 HTTP cache integration (optional)
What Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP does NOT include by design:
- No se7enxweb/legacy-bridge — no eZ Publish legacy kernel
- No classic legacy admin or legacy siteaccess routing
If your project requires the full eZ Publish legacy kernel alongside Platform v4, see Exponential Platform Legacy (se7enxweb/exponential-platform-legacy), which ships the complete dual-kernel stack on Symfony 6.4 LTS (4.6.x) or Symfony 7.4 LTS (5.x).
Technology stack (1.x / Platform v4):
- Symfony 5.4 LTS
- PHP 8.0–8.5 (PHP 8.3 or 8.5 recommended)
- se7enxweb/exponential-platform-dxp-core (Platform v4 OSS, provides Ibexa DXP OSS v4.6.x)
- Doctrine ORM 2.x
- Twig 3.x
- Webpack Encore + Yarn 1.22.x + Node.js 20 LTS
- MySQL 8.0+, MariaDB 10.3+, PostgreSQL 14+, SQLite 3.x (dev/testing)
- REST API v2 + GraphQL + JWT authentication
- Solr 7.7/8.x (optional), Varnish 6/7 (optional), Redis 6+ (optional)
- Composer 2.x
Default access points after install:
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/ — Public site (Symfony/Twig controllers)
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/adminui/ — Platform v4 Admin UI (admin / publish)
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/api/ezp/v2/ — REST API v2
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/graphql — GraphQL
Release History: v1.0.0.0 through v1.0.0.2
The Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP skeleton has shipped three releases in April 2026. Each is described below in chronological order.
v1.0.0.0 — First Official Stable Release (April 6, 2026)
The first production-ready tag of Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP. All core platform systems confirmed working on the v4 single-kernel stack:
- Default welcome page and public site rendering working — Symfony 5.4 / Twig 3 controllers
- Platform v4 Admin UI fully operational at /adminui/
- PHP 8.1 through 8.5 compatibility tested and confirmed
- Full composer create-project install flow validated end-to-end
- Note: LegacyBridge works but is not included with this distribution — for the dual-kernel stack, see Exponential Platform Legacy
- Exponential Platform v4 documentation site established at platform.doc.exponential.earth
- Project identity established: Exponential Platform DXP 1.0.0.0 (GPL Stable), version line targeting Platform v4 OSS at Ibexa DXP OSS v4.6.23
v1.0.0.1 — Documentation Release (April 8, 2026)
A documentation-only release — no code changes to composer.json or any source file. This release added the first comprehensive project documentation to the skeleton, transforming it from a minimal stub into a fully documented project:
README.md — complete rewrite:
- Full badge header: PHP 8.0–8.5, Symfony 5.4 LTS, Platform 4 OSS, License GPL v2+, GitHub issues and stars
- Project Notice: independence statement (not associated with eZ Systems)
- Project Status: 4.6.x (Platform v4) active maintenance scope
- Who is 7x: 24-year stewardship history and corporate background
- Technology Stack table: PHP 8.0–8.5, Symfony 5.4 LTS, Webpack Encore, Yarn, Doctrine ORM 2.x, Twig 3.x, REST API v2, GraphQL, JWT
- Full requirements table: PHP, Composer, Node.js, Yarn, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, Solr, Varnish, Apache, Nginx
- 10-step Quick Start install block
- Main Features list and Additional Capabilities in the 4.6.x series (GraphQL, JWT, Admin UI, Webpack Encore, Design Engine, multi-siteaccess, SQLite)
- Key CLI Commands Reference: Symfony core, Doctrine/migrations, Platform v4, Yarn/Webpack asset build, Admin and site URLs
- Full contributor guide, issue tracker, where to get help, and dual-licence statement
INSTALL.md — new 1,794-line comprehensive guide:
- 21 sections covering: Requirements (PHP 8.0+ extension matrix, OS-by-OS install tables for Composer, Node.js/nvm, Yarn, databases, web servers, Redis, Solr), Architecture Overview, First-Time Installation (Composer and git paths), Environment Configuration, Database Setup (MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL/SQLite), Web Server (Apache/Nginx/Symfony CLI), Permissions, Frontend Assets (Webpack Encore/Yarn), JWT Authentication, GraphQL Schema, Search Index, Image Variations, Cache Management, Day-to-Day Operations, Updating, Cron Jobs, Solr, Varnish, Troubleshooting (30+ entries), Database Conversion (all directions), Complete CLI Reference
- Database conversion paths documented: Any → SQLite, SQLite → MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite → PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB → PostgreSQL, and full Oracle migration paths via ora2pg and Apache Hop
v1.0.0.2 — Composer and Documentation Fixes (April 10, 2026)
The current stable release. Two critical Composer bugs that blocked composer create-project from working at all were fixed, along with a complete documentation pass to remove all deprecated and phantom command names.
Bug Fixes — composer.json:
- Fixed broken package version constraint — se7enxweb/exponential-platform-dxp was pinned to the non-existent branch name dev-4.6; corrected to the proper Composer branch alias 4.6.x-dev. Without this fix, composer create-project would fail immediately with a version resolution error
- Fixed Symfony Flex version filtering — extra.symfony.require was set to ^7.3, which caused Symfony Flex to silently discard all 5.4.* recipe contributions and skip applying the se7enxweb/exponential-platform-dxp Flex recipe entirely. Corrected to 5.4.*, pinned to the actual Symfony version in use
Documentation Fixes:
- Removed :dev-master version constraint from all composer create-project examples in README.md and INSTALL.md — Composer resolves dev-master implicitly from minimum-stability: dev; the explicit suffix was misleading and unnecessary
- Fixed repo links, license badge, and contributor branch — README.md updated to point pull requests at the master branch (not 4.6); GitHub repository link corrected; license badge updated to GPL v2+
- Renamed ibexa:install to exponential:install — all 3 occurrences in README.md and all 4 occurrences in INSTALL.md updated to reflect the command's canonical name in se7enxweb/exponential-platform-dxp-core
- Fixed all deprecated ezplatform:* command names throughout the full CLI reference in both README.md and INSTALL.md:
- ezplatform:reindex → exponential:reindex
- ezplatform:cron:run → ibexa:cron:run
- ezplatform:solr:create-core → removed; use Solr Admin UI or solr create -c default
- ezplatform:content:cleanup-drafts → exponential:content:cleanup-versions --status=draft
- ezplatform:content:cleanup-versions → exponential:content:cleanup-versions
No template files, config files, or application source code changed in v1.0.0.2. All changes are limited to composer.json (2 lines) and documentation.
How This Differs from Exponential Platform Legacy and Exponential Platform DXP (v5)
7x now maintains three parallel DXP skeleton products. Choosing the right one:
- Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP (se7enxweb/exponential-platform-v4x-dxp-skeleton) — pure Platform v4 new-stack on Symfony 5.4 LTS. No eZ Publish legacy kernel. Best for new projects targeting the v4 generation
- Exponential Platform DXP (se7enxweb/exponential-platform-dxp-skeleton) — pure Platform v5 new-stack on Symfony 7.4 LTS. The latest generation. Best for all new greenfield projects
- Exponential Platform Legacy (se7enxweb/exponential-platform-legacy) — Platform v5 + the complete eZ Publish legacy kernel running via se7enxweb/legacy-bridge. Best for teams migrating existing eZ Publish content repositories or who need the full legacy extension ecosystem active
All three products are GPL-licensed and free. All ship as complete, installable Composer skeletons from the se7enxweb fork ecosystem.
What's Coming Next in Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP
- PHP 8.6 compatibility testing and fixes
- Continued Symfony 5.4 LTS dependency security maintenance
- Expanded demo content and starter design templates
- Solr 8.x and 9.x documentation and testing
- Additional GraphQL schema examples and headless quickstart guide
- Oracle database support evaluation
Support the Project
Exponential Platform v4.6.x DXP is the work of 7x (se7enxweb), maintained as free, GPL-licensed software. If your project depends on this stack, please consider supporting it:
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Exponential Platform is not affiliated with eZ Systems or Ibexa. All software is GPL-licensed and free. 7x (se7enxweb) is the North American company that has maintained this platform and its ecosystem for 24+ years.