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Help shape Orchard Core's new website, a new website using Orchard Core - This week in Orchard (17/07/2026)

When you add a custom settings page, does it look like it belongs in the admin UI?

When you utilize workflow activities, does JavaScript syntax have to be the only option?

After checking out this week's Orchard news, both have better answers.

Thanks to Mike Alhayek, admin forms across settings and configuration pages now use the same ocat-* CSS class conventions, replacing legacy Bootstrap and Orchard-specific helpers. And all workflow tasks that previously only supported JavaScript now also support Liquid, with a new LiquidTask added to match ScriptTask.

Also this week: Nick Jackson's Orchard Core website redesign is open for community feedback, and GoRide joins the showcase of sites running on Orchard Core.

Read on for the details, or jump to the section that matters to you!

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How to install SQL Server 2016 (and SSMS 2016)
As an update to our earlier how-to for setting up a developer environment with IIS and SQL Server 2014 for Orchard, here's a step-by-step guide for setting up SQL Server 2016 and SQL Server Management Studio 2016 on your machine. If you're upgrading from SQL Server 2005, we have good news for you: SQL Server 2016 is faster. Prerequisites Make sure that your msvcr120.dll file is the appropriate version, as described in the official documentation. SQL Server 2016 Go to the Technet Evaluation Center, sign in with a Microsoft ID and download the installer. Installation Select "Custom" as the installation type on the splash screen. New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation (opens a new window) Product key Specify a free edition: Developer Feature Selection Instance Features -> Database Engine Services -> check (you probably won't need anything else) Instance Configuration Default instance -> select Instance ID: MSSQLSERVER (this will mean that the instance can be accessed with the shortest host name possible: ".", ".\" or "localhost", but also by your machine name; you may have to change this or remove a previous installation if this name is taken) Database Engine Configuration Server Configuration Authentication Mode -> Windows authentication mode Specify SQL Server administrators -> Add Current User Data Directories: change, if necessary SQL Server Management Studio 2016 Go the MSDN download page of the product to get the installer. What else to do Head back to the original article and follow the installation guide from step 9.