# Orchard CMS

Orchard Core is an open-source modular and multi-tenant application framework built with ASP.NET Core, and a content management system (CMS) built on top of that framework.

Repository: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/orchard-cms
Homepage: https://orchardcore.net
Language: C#
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: orchard-cms, c-sharp, dotnet-core, cms, modular, orchardcore, asp-net
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:29:29+00:00
Link (homepage): https://orchardcore.net
Link (site_page): https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/getting-started/templates
Link (site_page): https://docs.orchardcore.net/

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4305, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 55, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8167, forks 2584 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:13.976872+00:00)

## What it is
Orchard Core is an open-source, modular, multi-tenant application framework built on ASP.NET Core, plus a full-featured content management system (CMS) built on top of that framework. It ships with content modeling, media, users and roles, search, workflows, and localization, and can be extended with custom C# modules.

## Use cases
- build a content-managed website with editors and media
- create a multi-tenant SaaS application on ASP.NET Core
- build a blog or e-commerce site with a modular .NET CMS
- manage multilingual content without code
- extend a web platform with reusable C# modules
- self-host a fast, secure CMS on .NET

## When to choose
- your team works in C#/.NET and wants a full CMS or modular app framework
- you need multi-tenancy, fine-grained roles, and two-factor auth out of the box
- you want a free, BSD-licensed, community-led CMS with no per-site fees
- performance matters and you want a fast CMS on ASP.NET Core

## When to avoid
- your stack is Node, Python, PHP, or Ruby rather than .NET
- you need a lightweight static site generator instead of a dynamic CMS
- you want a minimal micro-framework with no CMS overhead
- you prefer a plugin ecosystem centered on WordPress-style theming

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, templating, auth, authorization, search-engine, workflow-automation, internationalization, static-site-generator, plugin-system, caching
- domain: web-development, cms, backend, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform, windows
- tags: asp-net-core, content-management, multi-tenant, modular-framework, saas, razor, c-sharp, dotnet-foundation, web-server, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- OrchardCMS/OrchardCore (main) score 97
- OrchardCMS/Orchard (mirror) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:13.976872+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:29:44.329971+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/OrchardCore (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:13.976872+00:00, sha 150f7c0188c9)
  - homepage: https://orchardcore.net (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:26.369647+00:00, sha a8ab74d1a154)
  - site_page: https://docs.orchardcore.net/en/latest/getting-started/templates (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:26.379628+00:00, sha 2a952b780bbd)
  - site_page: https://docs.orchardcore.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:28:26.382038+00:00, sha fe39366f5f35)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.