orchardcore-theme-creator

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Creates new OrchardCore themes with proper structure, manifest, layouts, and assets. Use when the user needs to create a new theme, customize layouts, or set up frontend assets.

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Sourceorchardcms/orchardcore

Added on2026-03-01

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add orchardcms/orchardcore orchardcore-theme-creator

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OrchardCore Theme Creator

This skill guides you through creating new OrchardCore themes following project conventions.

Prerequisites

OrchardCore repository at
```
D:\orchardcore
```
.NET SDK 10.0+ installed
Node.js 22.x and Yarn 4.x (for asset compilation)

Theme Creation Workflow

Step 1: Create Theme Directory

bash

mkdir src/OrchardCore.Themes/YourTheme
cd src/OrchardCore.Themes/YourTheme

Step 2: Create Required Files

Every theme needs these files:

Manifest.cs - Theme metadata
YourTheme.csproj - Project file
Views/Layout.cshtml - Main layout
Views/_ViewImports.cshtml - Razor imports

Step 3: Create Manifest.cs

csharp

using OrchardCore.DisplayManagement.Manifest;
using OrchardCore.Modules.Manifest;

[assembly: Theme(
    Name = "Your Theme",
    Author = ManifestConstants.OrchardCoreTeam,
    Website = ManifestConstants.OrchardCoreWebsite,
    Version = ManifestConstants.OrchardCoreVersion,
    Description = "Your theme description."
)]

Extending a base theme:

csharp

[assembly: Theme(
    Name = "Your Theme",
    BaseTheme = "TheBlogTheme",  // Inherit from base
    // ... other properties
)]

Step 4: Create Project File

xml

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <AddRazorSupportForMvc>true</AddRazorSupportForMvc>
    <Title>Your Theme</Title>
    <Description>Your theme description.</Description>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\OrchardCore\OrchardCore.Theme.Targets\OrchardCore.Theme.Targets.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

Step 5: Create Layout

Create

Views/Layout.cshtml

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="@Orchard.CultureName()">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
    <title>@RenderTitleSegments(Site.SiteName, "before")</title>
    <resources type="StyleSheet" />
</head>
<body>
    <zone Name="Header" />
    <main>
        <zone Name="Messages" />
        <zone Name="Content" />
    </main>
    <zone Name="Footer" />
    <resources type="FootScript" />
</body>
</html>

Step 6: Add Assets (Optional)

Create asset structure:

Assets/
├── scss/site.scss
├── js/site.js
└── package.json
Assets.json

See

references/assets.md

for configuration details.

Step 7: Build and Activate