Modules

The library Orchard Core Modules provide a mechanism to have a self-contained modular system where you can opt into a specific application framework and not have the design of your application be dictated to by such.

Getting started

In Visual Studio, create a new web application.

Install OrchardCore.Application.Cms.Targets into the project by managing the project NuGet packages.

Next, within Startup.cs, modify the ConfigureServices method, add this line:

services.AddOrchardCms();

Next, at the end of the Configure method, replace this block:

app.Run(async (context) =>
{
    await context.Response.WriteAsync("Hello World!");
});

with this line:

app.UseOrchardCore();

Additional frameworks

You can add your favourite application framework to the pipeline, easily. The below implementations are designed to work side by side, so if you want Asp.Net Mvc and Nancy within your pipeline, just add both.

The modular framework wrappers below are designed to work directly with the modular application framework, so avoid just adding the raw framework and expect it to just work.

Asp.Net Mvc

Install OrchardCore.Application.Mvc.Targets into the project by managing the project NuGet packages.

Next, within Startup.cs, modify the method ConfigureServices to look like this:

            // Add ASP.NET MVC and support for modules
            services
                .AddOrchardCore()
                .AddMvc()
                ;

Note

Note the addition of .AddMvc()

Asp.Net Mvc is now part of your pipeline.

You can find a sample application here: OrchardCore.Mvc.Web

Configuration

The following configuration values are used by default for module embedded static files and can be customized:

    "StaticFileOptions": {
      // The CacheControl header sent with any static file served by modules
      "CacheControl": "public, max-age=2592000, s-maxage=31557600"
    }