This week in Orchard - 02/22/2019
We have no Orchard Podcast this week but don't worry, we can serve with information about new releases. Did I use
On Orchard 1.x
Orchard 1.10.3 pre-release
The 1.10.3 version of Orchard 1.x is now in the pre-release state. It means this version needs some more testing, before going to production. The documentation and the release notes will arrive soon too!
You can find the pre-release here! This version is created by Benedek Farkas from Lombiq!
On Orchard Core
Added documentation for meta tags
Meta tags are available to use in Orchard Core for a while and now you can find documentation in ReadTheDocs about how to use them in Liquid and Razor.
A simple meta tag
The shape_cache liquid tag
By using the shape_cache liquid tag, you can set the caching parameters of a shape. Let's say you would like to cache a shape, that has an ID my-shape for 5 minutes. In the screen below, you could see how to do that using liquid.
Orchard Core Beta 3
If you head to the GitHub repository of Orchard Core and filter the issues with the beta3 milestone, you will see that there aren't any issues left. Now the community can look into testing and shipping the new release of the CMS. Hope the Beta 3 release will come soon!
Updating dependencies
The community always try to use the newest version of the ASP.NET Core. For now, the version of the Microsoft.AspNetCore.All package has been updated from 2.2.1. to 2.2.2.
On Lombiq
Building a website for the Biomedical Optics community - Virtual Photonics Technology Initiative website case study
The Virtual Photonics Technology Initiative uses Orchard CMS on DotNest too! See the case study by Lisa Malenfant from the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic here.
New sites added to Show Orchard
Added a couple of Orchard sites to the collection in Show Orchard! Check them out at the top showorchard.com.
- Vita Orthopedics as
a manufacturing and importing company specialized in orthopedic and rehabilitation products since 1984. - The Port Adelaide Cycling Club (PACC) was established in 1885 and has faithfully and proudly served the Adelaide cycling community for over 130 years.
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Jean said
Why would you put a `var newWindow = window.open(this.href);` event on `<a ..>` tags?
This breaks opening tabs in the background.
Zoltán Lehóczky said
We put that on external links only. What browser are you using? Maybe some overly sensitive popup blocker dislikes that, but there is no issue in the latest Chrome.