7x Releases Exponential Platform Legacy 4.6.23.2
Saturday 18 April 2026 8:08:15 pm
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Rebooting our free software community software distribution of this Very Powerful Symfony CMS Framework with Full Legacy Bridge Support!
7x is happy to announce that we are now releasing the newly rebranded and improved Exponential Platform Legacy 4.6.23.2 (Based upon Platform v4.6 + Legacy Bundle) available now for download, installation, upgrade.
This release is our fifth as Exponential Platform Legacy. 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.
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 Legacy 4.6.x — Ibexa DXP 4.6 LTS, Full Legacy Bridge Integration, and the exponential:* Command Rebranding Through v4.6.23.2
April 2026 — 7x (se7enxweb), North American stewards of Exponential Platform
We are pleased to announce the first public announcement of the Exponential Platform Legacy 4.6.x release line. The 4.6.x series delivers the complete eZ Publish legacy CMS running inside Ibexa DXP 4.6 LTS on Symfony 6.4 — a fully GPL-licensed, open-source distribution of this enterprise stack with the legacy kernel active by default, zero post-install setup required. This announcement covers all three releases from the initial stable at v4.6.23.0 through the current fully-documented stable at v4.6.23.2, released April 2026.
The 4.6.x branch is available now on GitHub and SourceForge. Start a new project with:
What Is Exponential Platform Legacy 4.6.x?
Exponential Platform Legacy 4.6.x is the open-source Composer skeleton for running the full Exponential Platform DXP stack with a live eZ Publish legacy kernel running alongside the modern Ibexa DXP 4.6 LTS stack — on a single Composer install, with both kernels active and fully functional out of the box.
The 4.6.x series bridges the gap between the Symfony 5 line (3.3.x) and the Symfony 7 line (5.x), delivering a maintained distribution of the Ibexa 4.6 LTS generation — the last Ibexa release before the Symfony 7 migration — for all teams who need to stay on the Symfony 6.4 LTS generation while retaining full legacy kernel support.
Technology stack (4.6.x):
- Ibexa DXP 4.6 LTS / Symfony 6.4 LTS
- PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 (all tested)
- MySQL 8.0, MariaDB 10.6, PostgreSQL 14+, SQLite 3.35+ (zero-config local development)
- se7enxweb/legacy-bridge — Symfony ↔ legacy kernel bridge (full dual-kernel integration)
- se7enxweb/exponential — legacy kernel (eZ Publish 5 community fork)
- se7enxweb/site-legacy-bundle — legacy siteaccess + design bundle
- se7enxweb/ezplatform-xmltext-fieldtype — XMLText field type compatibility for Ibexa 4.x
- se7enxweb/ngsymfonytools + se7enxweb/richtext-datatype-bundle — extended field types
- Webpack Encore + Symfony UX Stimulus (scaffolded)
Default access points after install:
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/legacy_site/ — Legacy site frontend (eZ Publish)
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/legacy_admin/ — Legacy admin interface (admin / publish)
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/adminui/ — Ibexa DXP 4.6 Platform Admin UI
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/api/ezp/v2/ — REST API v2
- https://127.0.0.1:8000/graphql — GraphQL
Release History: v4.6.23.0 through v4.6.23.2
The 4.6.x line has shipped three releases since its initial stable debut in early April 2026. Each is described below in chronological order.
v4.6.23.0 — Initial Stable Release (April 6, 2026)
The first stable release of the 4.6.x line. Established the foundational working state of the Ibexa DXP 4.6 LTS stack with the eZ Publish legacy kernel active via LegacyBridge:
- Default welcome page and route tested working under Symfony 6.4
- Ibexa DXP 4.6 Admin UI tested working without issues
- LegacyBridge tested working without issues — legacy frontend and legacy admin both functional
- PHP 8.0 through PHP 8.4 support confirmed
- Complete Composer install from the se7enxweb fork ecosystem — installs fully from the forked project repository
- General changes to ensure the software installs, boots, serves pages, and has administration working correctly
This release also confirmed and documented:
v4.6.23.1 — Console Command Rebranding and Documentation Release (April 7, 2026)
The first feature release of the 4.6.x line, delivering the comprehensive exponential:* command rebranding across the entire stack — the most significant developer-experience change in the platform's history under 7x stewardship.
Console Command Rebranding — exponential:* Prefix Is Now Canonical
All Symfony console commands provided by Exponential Platform fork packages have been renamed from the upstream ibexa:*, ezplatform:*, and ezpublish:* prefixes to the canonical exponential:* / exponential:legacy:* namespace. The old names are fully retained as deprecated aliases — existing scripts, cron jobs, and CI pipelines using the old names continue to work without any changes and will do so until the next major release.
Verify the new commands are registered with:
se7enxweb/exponential-platform-dxp-core (branch 4.6) — 15 commands renamed:
- ibexa:content:cleanup-versions → exponential:content:cleanup-versions
- ibexa:content-type-group:set-system → exponential:content-type-group:set-system
- ibexa:content:remove-duplicate-fields → exponential:content:remove-duplicate-fields
- ibexa:copy-subtree → exponential:copy-subtree
- ibexa:debug:config-resolver → exponential:debug:config-resolver
- ibexa:install → exponential:install
- ibexa:migrate → exponential:migrate
- ibexa:reindex → exponential:reindex
- ibexa:generate:template-override → exponential:generate:template-override
- And 6 additional core commands — all with old names retained as deprecated aliases via BackwardCompatibleCommand::getDeprecatedAliases()
se7enxweb/legacy-bridge (branch 4.x) — 6 commands renamed:
- ezpublish:legacybundles:install_extensions → exponential:legacy:install-extensions
- ezpublish:configure → exponential:legacy:configure
- ezpublish:legacy:script → exponential:legacy:script
- ezpublish:legacy:init → exponential:legacy:init
- ezpublish:legacy:symlink → exponential:legacy:symlink
- ezpublish:legacy:assets_install → exponential:legacy:assets-install
Old names retained as aliases via ->setAliases([...]) on each command.
se7enxweb/ibexa-legacy-bridge (branch 4.x):
- ezpublish:legacy:script → exponential:legacy:script
Commands not yet migrated (retained under original prefix):
The following commands are provided by packages not yet forked into the se7enxweb organisation. They remain under their upstream prefixes and are fully functional:
- ezplatform:cron:run — ibexa/cron
- ezplatform:graphql:generate-schema — ibexa/graphql
- ezplatform:solr:create-core — ibexa/solr
- ezplatform:content:cleanup-drafts — ibexa/core (upstream)
- ezplatform:debug:dump-info — ibexa/core (upstream)
- ezpublish:legacy:clear-cache — not yet migrated
- ezpublish:legacy:generate-autoloads — not yet migrated
Documentation updates in v4.6.23.1:
- README.md — Convention note added before the Platform v4 commands block; all ibexa:* / ezplatform:* examples updated to exponential:*; not-yet-migrated commands annotated
- INSTALL.md — Prefix convention table added near the top; all install, reindex, and legacy-script examples updated throughout the approximately 2,500-line guide; not-yet-migrated commands annotated with (not yet migrated) inline
v4.6.23.2 — First Stable, Fully Documented Legacy Bridge Release (April 16, 2026)
The current stable release and the first fully-documented release of the 4.6.x line. This release completes the documentation pass begun in v4.6.23.1, delivering a comprehensive exponential:* command reference across both README.md and INSTALL.md.
Documentation
- Expanded README.md with a full exponential:* command reference covering all install, migrate, generate, and cache commands available in the stack
- Expanded INSTALL.md with the same complete command reference
- Added deprecation notices clarifying that ibexa:* and ezplatform:* prefixed commands are deprecated aliases — use exponential:* equivalents going forward
This release marks the 4.6.x line as stable and fully documented for production use.
The 4.6.x Position in the Platform Version Lines
Exponential Platform Legacy maintains four active version lines simultaneously, each targeting a different Symfony generation:
- 2.5.x — Symfony 3.4 LTS. The classic eZ Publish 5 stack, current stable for teams on PHP 8.3 who need the proven Symfony 3.4 generation
- 3.3.x — Symfony 5. The eZ Platform 3.3 LTS generation with dual-kernel legacy bridge support; announced in parallel with 4.6.x
- 4.6.x — Symfony 6.4 LTS. Ibexa DXP 4.6 LTS with full legacy kernel integration. Announced in this press statement. Ideal for teams who need Symfony 6.4
- 5.x — Symfony 7.4 LTS. The latest generation. Full legacy kernel, SQLite zero-config, Ibexa 5 namespace compatibility. Recommended starting point for all new projects
All four lines ship as complete, installable Composer skeletons from the se7enxweb fork ecosystem, GPL-licensed and free.
What's Coming Next in 4.6.x
- PHP 8.5 compatibility testing and fixes
- Migration of remaining ezplatform:cron:run, ezplatform:graphql:generate-schema, and ezpublish:legacy:clear-cache / generate-autoloads to the exponential:* canonical prefix
- SQLite zero-config installer support (matching the feature already available in the 3.3.x and 5.x lines)
- Further rebranding and design refinements
Support the Project
The 4.6.x release line 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.