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Orchard Core

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

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.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
.NET Foundation1
Maintained by
Foundation
First release
20216

Rendering and deploy

Install with
dotnet new template (OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates)345

Releases

Current major version
36
Last release
2026-07-096

Adoption

GitHub stars
8,2132
Contributors
3317

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-26: links, Categories, Built on, Maintainer, Runtime, Templating, Admin interface, Content API, Multilingual, License model
    orchardcore.net/
  2. 2026-10-26: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore
  3. 2026-10-26: links, Templating, Install with, Databases, Content storage
    docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/
  4. 2026-10-26: Install with
    docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/getting-started/templates/
  5. 2026-10-26: Install with
    docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/topics/docker/
  6. 2026-10-26: First release, Current major version, Last release
    api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/releases
  7. 2026-10-26: Contributors
    api.github.com/repos/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore/contributors

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