The monthly Oqtane Core Contributor Meeting was held on April 2, 2025.
Status Updates
6.1.1 released on Mar 12, 2025
- 46 Pull Requests (2884 Total)
- 104 Commits (6465 Total)
- 4 Contributors (58 Total)
Contributors: @sbwalker, @zyhfish, @mdmontesinos, @ADefWebserver
6.1.1 Release Highlights
- Updated to .NET 9.0.3
- Update ImageSharp to 3.1.7 (security vulnerability)
- Cookie Consent banner
- Default Privacy and Terms pages
- Added Support for OutputCache and integrated into SiteMap
- Added API Endpoint feature to System Info
- Support for Page and Module settings in SiteTemplates
- Allow Site Settings to be overidden by Host Settings
- Registration of Scheduled Jobs during installation
6.1.2 Release Scope
The next Oqtane release will be version 6.1.2 and is expected to be released the second week of April.
- Update to .NET 9.0.4
- Fixed Deploy to Azure ARM template
- New Azure SQL Database Provider
- Fixes for MySQL and PostgreSQL database providers
- System Update enhancements
- External Login enhancement for Host Users
- Support for customizing Robots.txt for each site
6.2 Release Scope
There was also discussion about the next major release of Oqtane (ie. 6.2) which will include some larger enhancements around AI as well as other capabilities.
- 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 via AI chat interface
- Semantic Search enhancements to Oqtane's content search engine
- Folder Providers to allow content to be stored externally
- Content Localization synchronization across sites
Oqtane Marketplace
The Oqtane Marketplace was enhanced to include filters for All Categories and Types to make products more discoverable. Also Oqtane users will be automatically notified by email of all new product releases.
Oqtane Events
- Mar 25-28 - Microsoft MVP Summit (Redmond, WA)
- Apr 5 - Orlando Code Camp (Orlando, FL)
- Apr 11 - Open Source Friday with GitHub (virtual)
- Apr 17 - Micro-frontends with Blazor (virtual)
- May 19-21 - Microsoft BUILD (Seattle, WA)
- Jun 26 - TrailBlazor Conference (virtual)
The next Oqtane Core Contributor Meeting will be on May 7, 2025.