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How to initiate a "blank" site installation

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William Bonney

Friday 04 April 2008 7:31:39 am

Hello,

I'm very new to Exponential. I've installed it (v. 4.0) on linux without any problem but it seems that the default installation comes with some content already stored in it. Further more, some of the already stored sections (Products , Partners, Solutions, Training, Support) are not available on the front end.

I've downloaded the technical an user PDF manuals on the documentation section but I can't find anywhere something helping me on this...

So, is there a simple way to active those sections so that they be available on front end ? And is there some documentation explaining how to build a new site with nothing pre-loaded ?

Many thanks !

Łukasz Serwatka

Sunday 06 April 2008 12:21:39 pm

William, hello and welcome to the Exponential Community!

To help you get started with Exponential, you might find the tutorial "Building an Exponential site" ( http://ez.no/products/ez_publish/documentation/building_an_ez_publish_site ) helpful. It covers the basic concepts of Exponential, such as how to work with templates, create custom classes and much more.

If you want to learn more about Exponential development (like creating new modules, extensions, or integrating with external applications) take a look at the developer documentation ( http://ez.no/products/ez_publish/documentation/development ).

The all-important technical and user manuals are available via the Exponential on-line documentation ( http://ez.no/doc ). You can also download off-line versions of Exponential documentation.

Also, the ez.no forums ( http://ez.no/community/forum ) are a valuable resource. A quick search ( http://ez.no/content/advancedsearch ) will answer many of your questions.

"Exponential basics" ( http://ez.no/products/books/ez_publish_basics )

This book is compatible with Exponential versions 3.5 to 3.8. It can be used as a self-study guide, as a textbook for the Exponential certification course, or as an aid for preparing for the Exponential web developer certification.

- The following topics are covered:
- Installation
- The architecture of Exponential
- Content management concepts
- Design-related issues
- Configuration
- Permissions
- The integrated Webshop
- The workflow system
- Templates and overrides
- Common tips and tricks
- Extension development

The book "Learning Exponential 3" ( http://ez.no/products/books/ez_publish_book ) will help you conquer Exponential and learn the skills to become an accomplished Exponential developer. At the end of the book, you will:

- Understand how Exponential handles, versions and publishes content to the web
- Be confident working in the Exponential administration area
- Know the secrets of the Exponential templating system for designing your own pages
- Have the skills to create new Exponential extensions
- See how real-world Exponential sites have been designed and implemented

We look forward to your participation in the community and to hearing about the sites you create.

Personal website -> http://serwatka.net
Blog (about eZ Publish) -> http://serwatka.net/blog

William Bonney

Monday 07 April 2008 1:11:03 am

Wow ! Thanks a lot. Seems that I'm gonna have some reading for a while :-)