We have two demos prepared for this week! The first demo is by Hisham Bin Ateya on adding localization support for Admin Menus, and the second is MCP Prompts and MCP Resources support by Mike Alhayek! Both are worth watching!

Before the demos, let's check out the new content manager ValidateAsync behavior, which means that now ValidateAsync() only performs validation and returns the result, and it no longer cancels the session on failure.

And thanks to Mike Alhayek, there is a new PlacementLocationBuilder fluent API as a type-safe alternative to manually constructing placement location strings in display drivers.

Enough talking, let's see these in detail!

This week, you can see an interesting demo of the Secrets module, which provides a secure, centralized way to store and manage sensitive data such as passwords, API keys, connection strings, and certificates! But before that, let us quickly mention the new Content Manager Delete behavior and the Dynamic Cache Options documentation! And don't forget to check out the latest release of the Lombiq GitHub Actions project!

This week, we mention the refactored IContentDefinitionService, allowing other modules to use content definition operations without referencing the entire ContentTypes module. See a demo of the Translation Editor that allows you to translate dynamic strings via the admin UI! And finally, check out a case study about how we rebuilt hajosnep.hu, Hungary's oldest maritime history association's website, with Orchard Core on DotNest!

This week's topics include adding Delete and Unpublish buttons to the content editor, fixing pluralization for pagers with 0 or 1 items, and a demo of the improvements of the upcoming Blocks editor for the Bag Part and Flow Part!

Secure your early bird ticket to the Orchard Harvest conference! Our topics for this week are adding an ability to delete Content Part and Content Type from the list page, and adding an AdditionalProperties collection for BuildDocumentIndexContext! Oh, and have we mentioned that the Orchard Core-integrated AI modules are now available on DotNest? Without further ado, let's get started!

This time, you can see a demo of the AI feature updates! But first, let's check out our other topics, like a new blog post about automating Orchard Core Deployment on AWS ECS with CloudFormation or using the history plugin for Trumbowyg editors by default!

This time, you can see a demo about Elsa Workflows for Orchard Core! But first, let's check out our other topics, like improving the handling of publish/unpublish operations!

This week's topics are adding PollingTime and MinimumIdleTime to BackgroundServiceOptions and showing the Remove Field/Part button when it is system-defined. The community is reorganizing the Admin Menu, and we need your valuable feedback to build the best admin menu for Orchard Core!

Documentation about opening and managing issues, cleanup IContentManager, and the updated Azure Application Insights module for Orchard Core are the topics for this week. You can still apply to speak at Harvest 2024 and share your insights on Orchard Core's future, CMS roles, AI tools, cloud integrations, and more! Let's see the details! Orchard Core updates Issue management documentation, auto-close, and triage comment workflow Now all the bugs and PRs are closed automatically. If there is no activity after 15 days on a PR, we close it but only if the need author feedback is present. So, if we can't merge the PR because we don't have enough information and there is no answer for 15 days then the PR will be closed. But you can reopen it if you have time to answer later. All of the stuff related to opening and managing issues is documented here. You can read about how to open an issue, what happens after you open an issue, or how to manage issues as a core contributor. Cleanup IContentManager The IContentManager interface was modified. The method Task<IEnumerable<ContentItem>> GetAsync(IEnumerable<string> contentItemIds, bool latest = false) was removed. Instead, use the method that accepts VersionOptions by providing either VersionOptions.Latest or VersionOptions.Published will be used by default. Additionally, the GetContentItemByHandleAsync(string handle, bool latest = false) and GetContentItemByIdAsync(string contentItemId, bool latest = false) were removed from IOrchardHelper. Instead, use the method that accepts VersionOptions by providing either VersionOptions.Latest or VersionOptions.Published will be used by default. Lastly, we dropped support for AllVersions option in VersionOptions. Instead, you can use the new GetAllVersionsAsync(string contentItemId) method on IContentManager. News from the community Orchard Harvest 2024 date and location Get ready to power up your Orchard skills at Orchard Harvest Conference 2024! Join us on September 12th-13th at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in lively Las Vegas for two days packed with learning, coding, and community fun. What can you expect at Orchard Harvest Conference 2024? Hands-On Workshops: Elevate your coding game with interactive sessions led by industry experts. Insider Insights: Learn best practices, advanced techniques, and real-world insights from qualified developers. Global Connections: Connect with fellow enthusiasts, exchange ideas, and forge meaningful relationships within the Orchard community. Special Perks: Participants get exclusive discounts on accommodations at the Orleans Hotel and Casino. Can't wait until September? Check out recordings from last year's special online Orchard Harvest on our YouTube channel here. Ready to be a part of something extraordinary? Reserve your spot today and take advantage of early-bird pricing at Orchard Harvest Conference 2024. We also opened the registration form for the speakers: https://forms.office.com/e/fewh7hh20d This year's leading themes: Leading up to a v3.0, what will the future Orchard Core look like? What's the role of a CMS nowadays (with the decoupled/headless operating models, and AI development tools) Explore some advanced topics such as Shapes, Placements, Cloud Integrations, Performance, module extensibility, etc. Showcases on implementing Orchard Core in action. We've extended the sign-up period by another 2 weeks, so if you haven't signed up yet, you can still sign up now! Apply to be a speaker until the 29th of June, midnight Anywhere on Earth! We'll notify you whether your talk is selected for Harvest in 1 or 2 weeks after the application period. The chosen speakers will receive complimentary tickets for the event. Want to support our mission? Become a sponsor! Reach out to us at [email protected] or [email protected] to explore sponsorship opportunities. Secure your spot today and get ready to level up your skills at Orchard Harvest Conference 2024! See you there! Updated Azure Application Insights module for Orchard Core Our Orchard Core module enables easy integration of Azure Application Insights telemetry into Orchard. Just install the module, configure the instrumentation key from a configuration source, and the collected data will start appearing in the Azure Portal. Check out the module's demo here! We have recently updated this module to version 8.1.0, now with Entra ID authentication! Well before the 30 September 2025 deadline when Azure deprecates API keys. Check out the module's details and install it from NuGet here. Do you want to quickly try out this project and see it in action? Check it out in our Open-Source Orchard Core Extensions full Orchard Core solution and also see our other useful Orchard Core-related open-source projects! Orchard Dojo Newsletter Lombiq's Orchard Dojo Newsletter has 472 subscribers! We have started this newsletter to inform the community around Orchard of the latest news about the platform. By subscribing to this newsletter, you will get an e-mail whenever a new post is published to Orchard Dojo, including This week in Orchard of course. Do you know of other Orchard enthusiasts who would like to read our weekly articles? Tell them to subscribe here! If you are interested in more news about Orchard and the details of the topics above, don't forget to check out the recording of this Orchard meeting!

Adding helpful methods for ContentPart, ContentType builders, and ContentItemExtensions, introducing keyed services, and a case study about modernizing and migrating Hastlayer.com to Orchard Core are the topics for the last week of this year. Let's check them out in detail! Orchard Core updates Adding helpful methods for ContentPart, ContentType builders and ContentItemExtensions This is about introducing several new useful methods and extension methods for Orchard Core to make the developer's life easier. Let's see the changes! New methods in ContentPartDefinitionBuilder ContentPartDefinitionBuilder WithField<TField>(string fieldName) ContentPartDefinitionBuilder WithField<TField>(string fieldName, Action<ContentPartFieldDefinitionBuilder> configuration) Task<ContentPartDefinitionBuilder> WithFieldAsync<TField>(string fieldName, Func<ContentPartFieldDefinitionBuilder, Task> configuration) New methods in ContentTypeDefinitionBuilder ContentTypeDefinitionBuilder WithPart<TPart>() ContentTypeDefinitionBuilder WithPart<TPart>(string name) ContentTypeDefinitionBuilder WithPart<TPart>(string name, Action<ContentTypePartDefinitionBuilder> configuration) New extension methods in ContentItemExtensions bool TryGet<TPart>(this ContentItem contentItem, out TPart part) bool TryGet<TPart>(this ContentItem contentItem, string name, out TPart part) bool TryGet(this ContentItem contentItem, Type contentElementType, string name, out ContentElement part) New extension method in EntityExtensions bool TryGet<T>(this IEntity entity, out T aspect) But let's not just list these here, see a little example too! On this screen, you can see the migration of the SeoMetaPart where we configured this part and added some fields to it. You can see that this part contains a field called DefaultSocialImage and by using the OfType method, we can set the type of the field (MediaField in this case). But by using one of the new overloads of the WithField method, we don't need to use the OfType method, we can pass a typed value, the type of the field itself. Keyed services The recently released .NET 8 introduces keyed service dependency injection container support. Currently, we don't support it in Orchard Core and the goal of this feature is to allow us to use keyed services in Orchard. Here you can see that in this CloneSingleton extension method, we need to understand whether is it a keyed service or not, and based on the ServiceKey object (which gives the key of the services, if applicable) of the ServiceDescriptor (which describes the service with its service type, implementation, and lifetime) we can decide which overload of the ClonedSingletonDescriptor method do we need to call to add our service to the ServiceCollection. News from the community Case study: Hastlayer.com is running on Orchard Core The new website for Hastlayer, the .NET hardware accelerator originally built on Orchard 1, now runs on Orchard Core! Check out our case study here about the migration! We are happy with the results and the additions to our open-source modules, and stay tuned, as we keep the migrations rolling. This is an excellent time if you're considering migrating your Orchard 1 website to Orchard Core. Should you have any questions or encounter challenges, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're always ready to bring our expertise to your unique project needs. Contact us today, and let's start making your Orchard Core website even better! Orchard Dojo Newsletter Lombiq's Orchard Dojo Newsletter has 484 subscribers! We have started this newsletter to inform the community around Orchard of the latest news about the platform. By subscribing to this newsletter, you will get an e-mail whenever a new post is published to Orchard Dojo, including This week in Orchard of course. Do you know of other Orchard enthusiasts who would like to read our weekly articles? Tell them to subscribe here! If you are interested in more news about Orchard and the details of the topics above, don't forget to check out the recording of this Orchard meeting!