Exponent CMS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Exponent CMS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Exponent CMS's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Exponent CMS | Free | Open-source CMS; self-hosted; no hosted plan pricing stated |
The facts
Each one read from Exponent CMS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Content and design
- The system supports reusable or unique content, multiple themes and stylesheets, sub-themes, and custom developer solutions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The site lists Exponent 3.0.2 as the current stable version.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Current release requirements
- The maker says Exponent 3.0.2 requires PHP 7.4 or later and describes it as functionally equivalent to version 2.7.2.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Database options
- The requirements page lists MySQL or MariaDB as recommended and says Microsoft SQL Server is also supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Developer API
- The documentation directs developers to a separate Exponent CMS API documentation site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download status
- The download page describes the 3.0 codeline as current and the 2.0 codeline as deprecated.checked 12 Oct 2026
- E-commerce
- The documentation describes built-in e-commerce as suitable for lightweight store features and says it requires substantial setup.checked 12 Oct 2026
- E-commerce limits
- The documentation says the included e-commerce system is suited to lightweight e-commerce on existing sites, requires setup, and is not as full-featured as dedicated e-commerce applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Extension limitation
- The page says the Upload Extension feature does not check version compliance or prerequisites, so users must ensure their system meets requirements.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- The extension repository offers themes, fixes, addons, and mods for download.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirements
- Exponent is installed on a web server and requires a database; the documentation says MySQL is currently the only supported database in its installation guide.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Included site types
- Sample sites are available for blogs, e-commerce sites, and multipurpose sites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- In-page editing
- Its editing system lets users edit a page while viewing it, without using back-end administration pages.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation and hosting
- Installation documentation covers Git over SSH, cPanel, SSH, and FTP installation on a web server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media library
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Product
- Exponent CMS is an open-source content management system for building websites.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- License and price
- The maker describes Exponent as free software available for download under the GNU General Public License.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Peoriachecked 19 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The project site says Exponent CMS is written and maintained by Online Innovative Creations (OIC Group, Inc.), a Peoria web design and development company.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- self_hostedchecked 22 Sep 2026
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