Commerce widgets
Product and catalog elements that can be placed in Orchard pages and zones.
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Content in Orchard, commerce in WebStore
The module lets an Orchard site use WebStore commerce features while the store configuration stays in the WebStore environment.
Split of concerns
Two systems, one experience
Orchard owns pages, editorial content and the content management workflow. WebStore owns catalogs, products, prices, baskets and orders. The module connects the two so a shopper moves between content and commerce without noticing the boundary.
Widgets are managed in the Orchard admin panel. The commerce configuration remains in the WebStore environment, which keeps a single source of truth for the catalog and pricing.
Why split it
Content teams get the publishing tool they know. Commerce operators keep the catalog model they know. Neither system has to become the other.
Typical shape
What the integration adds
Catalog access
Requests to the services layer for catalog, category and product data.
Basket and order flow
The interactive commerce path remains in WebStore while the page is served by Orchard.
Primary sources
Orchard reference shelf
Standards, documentation and tools that are relevant to this topic. They open on the publisher's site.
- Orchard The content management system supported by the integration module.
- .NET platform Runtime, tooling and framework documentation from Microsoft.
- OData The open data protocol used by the WebStore services layer.
- NuGet Package distribution used by the .NET client and samples.
- Microsoft Learn Reference material for the Microsoft development stack.
- SQL Server Database engine documentation and editions.
- OWASP Application security guidance and cheat sheets.
- W3C Web standards for markup, accessibility and internationalization.
- web.dev Performance, accessibility and Core Web Vitals guidance.
- GitHub Source hosting and issue tracking for .NET projects.
Next step
Follow the integration guide
The step by step guide covers prerequisites, module installation, configuration and testing.