Oqtane Core Contributor Meeting - June 2025
The monthly Oqtane Core Contributor Meeting was held on June 4, 2025.
Status Updates
6.1.3 released on May 29, 2025.
- 59 Pull Requests (2984 Total)
- 138 Commits (6689 Total)
- 5 Contributors (58 Total)
Contributors: @sbwalker, @leigh-pointer, @mdmontesinos, @thabaum, @ohba-ikuo
6.1.3 Release Highlights
- Updated to .NET 9.0.5
- Time zone support for sites and users
- Module header/footer content
- Module import/export
- IServerStartup ordering
- Url Mapping improvements
- User email validation administration
- Allow deletion of folders containing files
- Page/module permission inheritance
- Ability to specify custom Register Url and Profile Url in User Settings
- .NET MAUI Cors attribute change for .NET 9
Roadmap
The next Oqtane release will be version 6.1.4 and is expected to be released in early July.
6.1.4 Release Highlights
- Component rendering optimization improvements
- Time zone improvements for WebAssembly
- Bootstrap 5.3.5
6.2 Release Themes
- Integration of Microsoft.Extensions.AI to allow sites to configure their preferred LLM
- IChatClient integration into the RichTextEditor provider to improve content generation (text and images)
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for accessing Oqtane's headless API
- Semantic Search enhancements to existing content search engine
- Folder Providers to allow digital assets to be stored externally
- Content Localization synchronization across sites
The first set of 6.2 enhancements is expected to be released in August
Oqtane Marketplace
The Oqtane Marketplace was originally designed using an "App Store" approach where all interactions were expected to occur through the Oqtane Framework. This model works well however there is a need to support other user flows. As a result, the Marketplace will be evolving which will result in the following benefits:
- Installation Id not required when ordering
- License creation independent from order process
- Allow multiple users per company/organization
- More product license options
- Support for traditional online payment and procurement flows
Changes to the Marketplace are expected to be deployed in late July
DNN Migration Utility
An automated migration utility was developed in 2024 which simplifies the migration from DNN to Oqtane. The utility is able to migrate all core content types from a DNN site to Oqtane including pages, modules, folders, files, permissions, users, roles, etc… We plan to make this migration utility available for free in the coming months so that DNN users are not restricted from making the transition to a modern technology stack.
Oqtane Events
- June 26 - TrailBlazor Conference (virtual)
The next Oqtane Core Contributor Meeting will be on July 2, 2025.