Orchard Core 2.1.9 Release is available.

Orchard Core 2.1.8 Release is available.

Orchard 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.

You 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!

You 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!

Orchard Core updatesMigrate the OpenID module to OpenIddict 7.0OpenIddict 7.0 introduces significant changes to its core stack to ensure its trimming and Native AOT compatibility, see the details here. OpenIddict 7.0 packages were published to NuGet.org in early July, and Kévin Chalet already migrated the OpenID module to OpenIddict 7.0!

Orchard Core updatesMulti-drag for Media FieldThis change aims to provide an easier way to manage the order of images in galleries with a large number of files. Draggable, the Vue component that wraps Sortable, is used to enable single-image drag. Draggable doesn't expose the multidrag functionality of Sortable. Alcwyn Parker removed the Draggable component and instead just instantiated Sortable on the ordered list.

Orchard Core updatesAdd an opacity option for the Text Color FieldLet's say we have a site set up with the Blog recipe. By using that recipe, we will get a predefined content type called Blog Post. Edit the content definition of this content type by navigating Design -> Content Definition -> Content Types and hitting Edit near the Blog Post content type. Click on the Add Field button under fields and select the Text Field as the Field Type. We use the Color as the Display Name; it doesn't matter right now. Once we have our Color Text Field, click its Edit button and select the Color option from the dropdown list when setting up the editor type for this field.