# Orchard Core

Open-source CMS and modular, multi-tenant application framework built on ASP.NET Core.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/orchard-core/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
Listed since: 2026-10-26

## Record

### Links

- home: https://orchardcore.net/
- repository: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore
- docs: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/
- discord: https://orchardcore.net/discord
- forum: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/discussions

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: .NET Foundation
- maintainerType: foundation
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2021
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: cms, framework
- hosting: dotnet
- language: csharp
- runtime: dotnet
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: aspnet-core

### Content

- contentStore: database
- databases: sqlserver, mysql, mariadb, postgres, sqlite
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: graphql
- templating: razor, liquid, liquid
- i18n: yes, content in many languages

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: unknown
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: dotnet new template (OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates)

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: BSD-3-Clause

### Releases

- currentMajor: 3
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-07-09

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 8213
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 331
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore (read 2026-10-26)
- urls: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/ (read 2026-10-26)
- category: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- basedOn: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- maintainer: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore (read 2026-10-26)
- runtime: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- templating: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- templating: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/ (read 2026-10-26)
- installMethod: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/getting-started/templates/ (read 2026-10-26)
- installMethod: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/ (read 2026-10-26)
- installMethod: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/topics/docker/ (read 2026-10-26)
- databases: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/ (read 2026-10-26)
- contentStore: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/ (read 2026-10-26)
- adminUi: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- headlessApi: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- i18n: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore (read 2026-10-26)
- licenseModel: https://orchardcore.net/ (read 2026-10-26)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/releases (read 2026-10-26)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/releases (read 2026-10-26)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/releases (read 2026-10-26)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore (read 2026-10-26)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/contributors (read 2026-10-26)

## Notes

Orchard Core is an open-source CMS and application framework built on ASP.NET Core and extended with C#. Editors manage content, media, users and roles, search and workflows through the CMS, and developers add features as modules. Templates are written in Razor, and editors can change HTML templates in Liquid. One installation can run several isolated sites, content can be queried through a GraphQL API for headless use, and the editor offers a live preview. Content is kept in a relational database through a document abstraction called YesSql, which supports SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SQLite.

## Worth knowing

Orchard Core is the ASP.NET Core redevelopment of Orchard. The Orchard 1 line, built on the .NET Framework, has its own record. The documentation describes three ways in: a project template that creates a site with one command, the NuGet packages added to an ASP.NET Core application, and a Dockerfile in the repository.

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