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Elasticsearch improvements, hosting an Orchard Core application on Ubuntu VPS using GitHub Actions - This week in Orchard (19/09/2025)
9/19/2025 11:05:41 AMOrchard Core updatesAdding track_total_hits support in ElasticsearchGenerally, the total hit count can't be computed accurately without visiting all matches, which is costly for queries that match lots of documents. The track_total_hits parameter allows you to control how the total number of hits should be tracked.
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Orchard Harvest 2025 speakers, adding GraphQL support for the GeoPoint Field - This week in Orchard (12/09/2025)
9/12/2025 12:05:13 PMOrchard Core updatesAdding GraphQL support for the GeoPoint FieldLet's say that you are using some service to translate ZIP codes to latitude/longitude values. To do that, you can store these values using a GeoPoint Field. However, until now, we have lacked the necessary support to integrate it into GraphQL. Thanks to Rumen Novachkov, Orchard Core now supports this too! See a little example of this new addition!
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Orchard Harvest 2025 venue, new function to clone existing roles - This week in Orchard (05/09/2025)
9/5/2025 12:08:28 PMOrchard Core updatesSimplify security headers settings using tabsIf you navigate to Settings -> Security -> Security Headers, you have the option to set up the content security policy, the permissions policy, and the referrer policy. In the past, you had to scroll down a lot to set up the referrer policy because it was at the bottom of the page.
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Ability to delete Content Part and Content Type from the list page, Orchard Core-integrated AI modules now available on DotNest - This week in Orchard (22/08/2025)
8/22/2025 10:15:25 AMOrchard Core updatesAbility to delete Content Part and Content Type from the list pageNowadays, removing a Content Part requires additional steps: you have to go to Design -> Content Definition -> Content Types/Parts and click the Edit button near the selected content, and then you can delete it. From a UX perspective, adding a Delete button on the list page makes things easier.
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Orchard Core 2.2.0 Release
8/19/2025 12:00:00 PMOrchard Core 2.2.0 Release is available.
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Orchard Core 2.1.9 Release
8/19/2025 11:00:00 AMOrchard Core 2.1.9 Release is available.
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Orchard Core 2.1.8 Release
8/14/2025 12:00:00 PMOrchard Core 2.1.8 Release is available.
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Orchard Harvest 2025 tickets on sale, add Vector and Complex document type support to allow indexing complex objects - This week in Orchard (08/08/2025)
8/8/2025 11:17:41 AMOrchard Core updatesAllow to set whether to fall back to the parent culture or not through UIThe Localization module now allows the user to control the fallback to the parent culture through UI when a translation is not available in the current culture. This means that if a specific translation is missing, the system will automatically look for the translation in the parent culture, providing a more seamless user experience. The default behavior in ASP.NET Core is that the culture automatically falls back to its parent if it does not exist, and now you have the control to enable or disable this feature directly from the admin portal.
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Orchard Core-integrated AI modules now available
8/6/2025 9:05:47 PMYou are surely well aware of all the AI tools out there. Perhaps, you also used them when working with Orchard Core, like generating code or asking questions of an Orchard Core-focused AI. Now, you have the option to manage your DotNest site with AI too!
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Test drive Orchard Core with one-click setup of a walkthroughs site
8/5/2025 4:43:00 PMYou may have heard of the Lombiq Walkthroughs Orchard Core module: It teaches you about the most important Orchard Core features with a hands-on tutorial that guides you with interactive tooltips, right there in the app. It has been available on DotNest for quite a while too. And now it's possible to use it to test drive Orchard Core with a single click!
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