Table of Contents
Intro
In this post we will see how to create content types using the code in Orchard Core. We will see how to create content types with different parts and fields. We will also see how to create content items using the code.
Create a CMS
dotnet new occms -n MyCms
Add a module to the cms with part
dotnet new ocmodulecms --name MyCms.Projects
Create a solution and add the projects
To create a solution
dotnet new sln -n ContentWithCode
To add projects to the solution.
dotnet sln add .\MyCms\MyCms.csproj
dotnet sln add .\MyCms.Projects\MyCms.Projects.csproj
To add Module as a reference to the project
dotnet add .\MyCms\MyCms.csproj reference .\MyCms.Projects\MyCms.Projects.csproj
Add migration
Create the migrations class Migrations.cs file in our module MyCms.Projects
using OrchardCore.ContentManagement.Metadata;
using OrchardCore.ContentManagement.Metadata.Settings;
using OrchardCore.Data.Migration;
namespace MyCms.Projects
{
public class Migrations : DataMigration
{
IContentDefinitionManager _contentDefinitionManager;
public Migrations(IContentDefinitionManager contentDefinitionManager)
{
_contentDefinitionManager = contentDefinitionManager;
}
public int Create()
{
_contentDefinitionManager.AlterTypeDefinition("Project", type => type
.Draftable()
.Versionable()
.Creatable()
.Securable()
.Listable()
.WithPart("Project")
);
_contentDefinitionManager.AlterPartDefinition("Project", part => part
.WithField("Name", field => field
.OfType("TextField")
.WithDisplayName("Name")
)
.WithField("StartDate", field => field
.OfType("DateField")
.WithDisplayName("Start date")
)
.WithField("Image", field => field
.OfType("MediaField")
.WithDisplayName("Main image")
)
.WithField("Cost", field => field
.OfType("NumericField")
.WithDisplayName("Cost")
)
);
return 1;
}
}
}
Update the start up file to add the migration.
services.AddScoped<IDataMigration,Migrations>();
Create a Headless Orchard CMS
Run the MyCms project.
dotnet run
You will see a Setup screen in the Recipe dropdown choose the Headless Site
Once the setup is complete then enable the MyCms.Projects module.
Go to Features and you will see the list of all the features. Search for "MyCms.Projects" and enable it.
Once the module is enabled then we can start creating our content.
Go to Content Items page you will see a New Projects menu now.
You will be able to create a new project now.
