Orchard Core is an open-source modular and multi-tenant application framework built with ASP.NET Core, and a content management system (CMS) built on top of that framework.
C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 60/100
External PR Merge Rate: 73%
Response Time: 2d
First Timer Success: 62%
OrchardCMS/OrchardCore has a recorded first-timer success rate of 61.9%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in OrchardCMS/OrchardCore respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 47.8 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 60.1 places OrchardCMS/OrchardCore in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for OrchardCMS/OrchardCore is 72.5%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
OrchardCMS/OrchardCore does not currently have active "good first issue" tags indexed, but accepts external contributions through standard GitHub issue tracking.
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Maintainers are most responsive around 17:00 UTC (17:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Wednesday - Friday from 15:00 to 19:00 UTC (15:00 - 19:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~31 hours (91% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~230 hours (33% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Describe the bug When you open the three-dot menu of Media files, the menu items show the standard pointer (if hovering the icons) or the insert text cursor (when hovering the texts). However, these all should show the hand cursor, indicating that they're clickable. Orchard Core version Latest main (4306c07). To Reproduce Just open the menu. Expected behavior The hand cursor is displayed. Logs and screenshots 2026-09-13_23h15_12.mp4
Is your feature request related to a problem? When you highlight (select) files in the Media Library, it shows as a thin blue border (the middle file is highlighted): This is easy to miss, especially if you have a lot of files (even more if they have darker or blue colors). With the dark theme it's a bit more visible, but not by much: Describe the solution you'd like Use a more visible highlighting approach, possibly by using the bottom of the thumbnail (at first, I actually thought that meant an item was highlighted): Not sure about the dark theme, perhaps like this? And the border can also remain. Describe alternatives you've considered Have a thicker border, like:
Is your feature request related to a problem? The v3 Media Library displays a View link when you hover a file: This is useful if you want to check the file, primarily an image or PDF, in the full window. The current Media Library doesn't have this feature: you can only download files from the three-dot menu, or use the grid layout to see small thumbnails of the files. Describe the solution you'd like Add a View link under the three-dot menu. Describe alternatives you've considered Displaying a link on hover/click, but that would be out of place.
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When evaluating whether to contribute to OrchardCMS/OrchardCore, response velocity and maintainer engagement are crucial. GetMerged continuously tracks pull request trajectories, first-comment latency, and code review rounds to help developers avoid submitting pull requests to backlogged repositories.
Currently, maintainers of OrchardCMS/OrchardCore acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 1 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 72.5% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
OrchardCMS/OrchardCore has a recorded first-timer success rate of 61.9%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~1 days+. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 60.1 places OrchardCMS/OrchardCore in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 72.5%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
OrchardCMS/OrchardCore does not have open beginner labels indexed currently, but external PRs for bugs and documentation improvements are evaluated via normal issue triage.
All metrics displayed for OrchardCMS/OrchardCore are automatically retrieved via the public GitHub API and recalculated daily. Insider pull requests submitted by repository owners or organization members are excluded from merge rate calculations to preserve objective external contributor statistics.