Oqtane Community Standup - October 2026

October 07, 2026

By: Shaun Walker

The monthly Oqtane Community Standup was held on October 7, 2026.

10.2.5 Release Update

10.2.5 was released on September 10, 2026 and was a maintenance release.

  • 23 Pull Requests (3644 Total)
  • 44 Commits (8067 Total)
  • 2 Contributors (58 Total)

Contributors: @sbwalker, @zyhfish

10.2.5 Highlights

  • FileManager improvements - Delete file confirmation dialog, Option to UploadOnSelect, hide Upload button
  • Allowed folder permission changes to be propagated to subfolders
  • Allowed Modules and Themes to access HttpContext when running in Static render mode
  • Added validation for parent Notifications and included a ThreadId to keep conversations linked together

10.2.6 Release Update

10.2.6 was released on September 14, 2026 and was a maintenance release.

  • 12 Pull Requests (3658 Total)
  • 27 Commits (8094 Total)
  • 1 Contributors (58 Total)

Contributors: @sbwalker

10.2.6 Highlights

  • Added defensive logic if a user folder does not exist
  • Dynamically created user folders and isolated PhotoFileId so that it is specific to a user/site
  • Added validation that PhotoFileId belongs to a folder in the current site
  • Added support for the migration of legacy PhotoFileId values
  • Set ThreadId on initial Notification when it is part of a conversation

ImageSharp

  • Oqtane upgraded to ImageSharp 4.1.1
  • License enforcement changed in version 4.x
  • License is enforced when compiling a project in Release mode that has a direct dependency on ImageSharp
  • License still allows free usage in open source projects
  • Transitive dependencies are not enforced ie. if you consume a package such as Oqtane which has a dependency on ImageSharp
  • The only new requirement is that Oqtane Labs obtains a license key to be used when packaging official releases

BlazorKit

A new distribution of Oqtane was released, branded as "BlazorKit" and is focused on .NET developers.

  • A new "distribution" in the form of an application template demonstrating many of the capabilities offered in Oqtane
  • Licensed under an open source MIT license
  • Leverages the "Blazor" brand/reputation and brings more awareness to Oqtane
  • Creates more visibility for third party Oqtane modules, themes, services
  • Provides a functional example of an "Oqtane Application"
  • Available at https://blazorkit.net and through social media at @blazorkit

Oqtane Plus

A new commercial support offering for Oqtane is now available, branded as "Oqtane Plus".

  • Commercial support offering for Oqtane framework
  • Offered as a standard commercial module that can be purchased/installed from the Marketplace
  • Oqtane continues to be fully open source, licensed under an MIT license
  • All major functionality will continue to be included in the Oqtane framework ie. this is NOT an "open core" business model
  • Anyone offering a module or theme on the Marketplace will receive a complimentary license for Oqtane Plus

Roadmap

The next release will be 10.3 in October and will be a major release focused on Storage Providers as well as a new content approval workflow for the HtmlText modeule.

Demonstration

A demo was shared of the new content approval workflow for the HtmlText modeule.

Epilogue

The full recording of the meeting has been published to Oqtane's YouTube Channel:

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The next Oqtane Community Standup will be on Wednesday, November 4, 2026:

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