Orchard Core updatesNew NamedRecipeStepHandler base classThe NamedRecipeStepHandler class has been introduced to streamline the implementation of IRecipeStepHandler. This base class simplifies the creation of custom recipe steps by handling common step-name checks, allowing developers to focus on implementing their specific step logic.

Orchard Core updatesDon't configure JsonOptions by defaultA key change in version 2.0 is the shift from Newtonsoft.Json to System.Text.Json. Previously, we configured the default JsonOptions to match the settings used for document serialization. In the upcoming release, however, the community reverted that approach, and the JsonOptions are no longer configured by default. This change provides greater flexibility, allowing you to customize JSON serialization as needed.

Orchard Core updatesAdd deployment for Microsoft AccountThe Microsoft Authentication module configures Orchard to support Microsoft Account and/or Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) accounts. This change is about adding deployment support for the Microsoft Account.

Orchard Core updatesRetire AssignRoles and AssignRole_{RoleName} permissionIn the Roles feature, there were previously AssignRoles and AssignRole_{RoleName} permissions, alongside the Users feature's AssignRoleToUsers and AssignRoleToUsers_{RoleName} permissions. As these permissions were redundant and the AssignRoles permissions were never actually authorized against, AssignRoles and AssignRole_{RoleName} have been removed in favor of the latter.

When you have an ASP.NET Core application, that publishes content often and has different users, it’s a good idea to keep track of what is happening in the app: What changes? What content gets deleted or published by who? Who logged in, and when, did somebody fail to log in repeatedly using a wrong password? Who changed the settings?

Orchard Core updatesAdd AddShapeTableProvider extension methodThere is a new AddShapeTableProvider extension method that registers required services for the specified IShapeTableProvider. Here you can see some examples of how to use this new method instead of needing to pass the IShapeTableProvider to register it.

Orchard Core updatesAdd AdminNavigationProvider to cleanup AdminMenuThe admin menu has been optimized with significant performance improvements and code enhancements. Instead of the NavigationHelper.IsAdminMenu helper that was introduced in this version, AdminNavigationProvider allows us to clean up our code and build the navigation with less and cleaner code. When adding a navigation provider to the admin menu, it is now recommended to use the new AdminNavigationProvider class rather than directly implementing the INavigationProvider interface in your project.

Orchard Core updatesAdd the Create & Setup button to the create tenant viewWhen creating a new tenant, it is helpful to be able to create and set up the tenant at the same time. In addition to the Create button, now we have a Create & Setup button which will take you to the setup screen after a tenant was created.