Exponential Platform Legacy (Stable CMS) Files

Full Changelog: https://github.com/se7enxweb/exponential-platform-legacy/compare/v3.0.0.0...v3.3.44.0

v3.3.44.0 — Feature + Documentation Release

Release date: 2026.04.08

Official release of Exponential Platform Legacy 3.3.44.0 (GPL Stable).

This release delivers substantial feature development, infrastructure improvements, a new in-tree Symfony bundle, a full CSS architecture overhaul, expanded template system, and a comprehensive rewrite of all documentation since v3.0.0.0.

Install from the 3.x branch: bash composer create-project se7enxweb/exponential-platform-legacy:3.x-dev myproject

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Notable Changes Since v3.0.0.0

New: exponential-oss Installer Type + SQLite Zero-Config Support

• Added src/Installer/ExponentialOssInstaller.php — registers the exponential-oss install type for ezplatform:install and ibexa:install commands
• On SQLite: overrides base data directory to project data/ so the bundled data/sqlite/cleandata.sql is used (vendor kernel ships no SQLite version)
• On MySQL/PostgreSQL: delegates entirely to CoreInstaller via parent
• New data/sqlite/cleandata.sql (1,156 lines) — SQLite-compatible seed data adapted from data/mysql/cleandata.sql; 156 schema queries + 104 seed queries, 124 tables, fully tested
• SQLite 3.35+ added as a supported zero-config database for development, testing, and air-gapped deployments
• .env updated: SQLite DSN documented as first DATABASE_URL example with env-aware path; PostgreSQL example added

New: ExponentialPlatformLegacyInjectedSettingsBundle (in-tree bundle)

A new in-tree Symfony bundle that replicates netgen_site_legacy injected_settings / injected_merge_settings capability, removing a Netgen runtime dependency:

• LegacyInjectedSettingsSubscriber listens on LegacyEvents::PRE_BUILD_LEGACY_KERNEL (priority 64); applies global scalar overrides then per-siteaccess overlays
• Full per-siteaccess override support (site, adminui, legacy_admin)
• Registered in config/bundles.php; explicit DI wiring via Resources/config/services.yaml
• Ships with README.md, INSTALL.md, USAGE.md, and standalone composer.json

New: ExponentialPlatformLocationChildrenTwigHelper (in-tree bundle)

• Twig extension providing location children helper for templates
• Ships with README.md, INSTALL.md, and standalone composer.json

CSS Architecture Overhaul

All inline <style> blocks removed from Twig templates and consolidated into a single SCSS source of truth:

• New SCSS partial assets/sass/_sevenx_content_website_app.scss (1,377 lines) — centralises all design rules previously scattered across template <style> blocks
• Rules migrated: lp-* portal shell utilities, @keyframes nw-rainbow-shift, #nw {} homepage layout (~268 lines), #sxa-nw {} info-folder view (~448 lines), responsive grid @media blocks, .video-js play-button overrides
• Templates cleaned: app/layout_container.html.twig, sevenx_content_website_app_info/folder.html.twig, standard/folder.html.twig, app/folder.html.twig, sevenx_content_website_app/folder.html.twig, app/macros/video.html.twig, sevenx_content_website_app_info/macros/video.html.twig
• Email templates deliberately not migrated (inline CSS required by email clients)

Asset Cache Busting Fix

• templates/themes/standard/parts/page_head.html.twig: replaced hardcoded assets/app/build/index.css path with manifest-aware encore_entry_css_files('index', 'app') — emits content-hashed filenames; works correctly in both APP_ENV=dev and APP_ENV=prod
• webpack.config.default.js: .enableVersioning() now always enabled (was gated on isProduction()) — eliminates stale-cache issues in dev builds

Template System: Partial Architecture + New Themes

New shared partial system eliminating ~340 lines of duplicated inline code:

• standard/parts/content_hero.html.twig — shared hero header partial (breadcrumb, H1, badge row, quick-reference pills)
• standard/parts/content_sidebar.html.twig — sidebar coordinator (4 widget cards: metadata, navigate, rest_api, ecosystem)
• standard/parts/content_sidebar_infos.html.twig — Neowin-style sidebar coordinator (6 widgets: design_notice, filter_chips, stats_card, quicklist_card, schema_card)
• New themes added: sevenx_content_website_app, sevenx_content_website_app_info, standard (with full user templates: login, register, forgot/reset password flows)
• layout_container.html.twig for root location rendering with LegacyBridge srcdoc iframe and auto-height expansion script
• Theme directory names normalised: hyphen → underscore (eZ Design Engine requires underscore keys in design_list)

Config + Infrastructure

• AppExtension prepend alias map fixed: prependExtensionConfig('ibexa', ...) was silently discarded; now correctly maps both ibexa and platform subdirectory names to ezpublish
• config/app/prepends/ibexa/ renamed to prepends/platform/ — aligns with project name
• config/app/packages/legacy.yaml: full injected_settings and injected_merge_settings block for SiteDesign, DatabaseSettings, ExtensionSettings, SiteList, AvailableSiteAccessList, SiteAccessRules; per-siteaccess overrides for site/admin/legacy_admin
• config/app/packages/ezpublish.yaml: expanded
• config/app/server/dev/ezpublish_siteaccess.yaml: full domain plan documented in commented-out Map\Host block (platform.demo.exponential.earth, edit., admin., etc.)
• content_view.yaml: added full-view rules for user_group and user content types
• Static analysis: phpstan.dist.neon, .php-cs-fixer.dist.php added
• src/Security/SecurityListener.php + SecurityListenerOverridePass.php, XslRegisterPass.php compiler passes added
• Symfony UX Stimulus controllers scaffolded (assets/controllers/, assets/bootstrap.js, assets/app.js)
• behat.yml.dist added for acceptance testing scaffolding

Command Prefix Convention: exponential:* is now canonical

All command examples throughout the codebase and documentation updated:

Old (deprecated alias)	New (canonical)
ezplatform:install	exponential:install
ezplatform:reindex	exponential:reindex
ezpublish:legacy:script	exponential:legacy:script
ezplatform:content:cleanup-versions	exponential:content:cleanup-versions

Commands not yet migrated are annotated with (not yet migrated) in docs: ezplatform:cron:run, ezplatform:graphql:generate-schema, ezplatform:solr:create-core, ezpublish:legacy:clear-cache, ezpublish:legacy:generate-autoloads

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Documentation

README.md (fully rewritten)

Full rewrite to match 4.6.x skeleton quality:

• Shields badges (PHP, Symfony, Platform, License: GPL v2+, GitHub issues/stars)
• Project Notice, Project Status, Who is 7x, What is Exponential Platform DXP
• Technology Stack table including SQLite, Webpack Encore, LegacyBridge
• Requirements table + Quick Start with Option A: SQLite zero-config
• Main Features list + Additional Capabilities in the 3.x series
• Deployer, Docker, Makefile usage bullets
• Key CLI Commands Reference updated with exponential:* canon prefix
• Branching & Versioning, Issue Tracker, Where to Get More Help, Contribute, Donate
• Full COPYRIGHT and LICENSE sections

doc/INSTALL.md (fully rewritten — 24 sections)

• Architecture Overview
• composer create-project as primary install path (3.x-dev)
• Cross-platform nvm + Node.js 18 install tables
• SQLite zero-config walkthrough (Section 5c) — verify extensions, configure, install, permissions, limitations table
• Docker section
• Deployer section
• Database Conversion (all paths): MySQL/MariaDB ↔ PostgreSQL ↔ SQLite ↔ Oracle
• Any → SQLite (mysql2sqlite, pgloader)
• SQLite → MySQL/MariaDB (sqlite3-to-mysql + manual sed fallback)
• SQLite → PostgreSQL (pgloader)
• SQLite → Oracle (CSV + SQLcl)
• Oracle ↔ SQLite, Oracle ↔ MySQL/MariaDB, Oracle ↔ PostgreSQL (ora2pg)
• Complete CLI reference updated with exponential:* canonical prefix and annotated not-yet-migrated commands
• Makefile target docs

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Coming Next

• PHP 8.6 testing and compatibility
• Oracle runtime database support evaluation
• Further rebranding pass
• Demo design refinements for faster getting-started experience
• Additional exponential:* command migrations

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Full Changelog: https://github.com/se7enxweb/exponential-platform-legacy/commits/3.x