What's New R3 2021

Support for Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6

As a leading provider of ASP.NET Core components, we are glad to announce that the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core suite is compatible with .NET 6 and Visual Studio 2022. You can dive into seamless development with our web components, create new projects using our project templates & built-in layouts and take advantage of the extensive Telerik libraries.

New ASP.NET Core Component: OrgChart

Use the new Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core OrgChart component to effortlessly create rich and interactive organizational charts. Take advantage of the multiple features it comes with, such as grouping, load on demand, templates, keyboard navigation and more. 

New ASP.NET Core Component: HeatMap

Display a multitude of values in a two-dimensional chart using the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core HeatMap Chart component. Take advantage of built-in crosshair and tooltip functionalities to enable users to obtain additional information about any value of interest. 

New ASP.NET Core Component: Captcha

The new Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core Captcha is a smart verification component that can be used in any application to prevent automated spam. It features a read out loud option, built-in validation, RTL support and out-of-the-box keyboard navigation. 

New ASP.NET Core Component: Popover

We have introduced a Popover component for ASP.NET Core that displays information when a user hovers or clicks on an anchor. It can be easily customized through templates or themes and is best used in item-heavy and card-layout projects, such as online shops, schedulers and booking applications. 

New Telerik UI Kits for Figma

New Theming Enhancement: Improved Themes and Swatches Picker for All UI Component Demos

With this release we decided to make it even easier to style UI components and preview different appearances in a matter of seconds. Check out any component demo to explore the new look of the Themes and Swatches dropdown menu and find your favorite color combinations, some of which include Default (Main, Nordic, Purple, etc.), Bootstrap (Main, Urban, Vintage) and Material (Arctic, Fuchsia, Lime Dark). 

New Admin Dashboard Sample Application & Project Template

The Admin Dashboard demo application showcases a full-stack .NET application built entirely with Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core components in a Razor Pages scenario and using Telerik TagHelpers. In the demo application, you can see many of the UI components in action, including the DataGrid, Card, Chart, Tile Layout, Drawer, Calendar, Form and more. The app also demonstrates globalization and localization, keyboard navigation, authorization, validation and many other valuable features. Make sure to check it out on our ASP.NET Core demos page or test it out in Visual Studio using the project template. You can easily reuse the layout and components and bind them to your own data. 

New Grid Enhancement: Alignment of Cell Values

The DataGrid component allows you to align values within the columns, column headers and footers to the left, right or center in order to structure your data in the best possible way.  

New: Support for Bootstrap 5

Following the announcement of Bootstrap 5 earlier this summer we worked to ensure that we can accommodate various preferences for its support. If you would like to be compatible with the latest updates, make sure to use the bootstrap-main swatch. In case you wish to continue using the previous versions you can reference Bootstrap-3 and Bootstrap-4 respectively. 

New Form Enhancements: Hidden Fields, Built-in TextBox and TextArea and Tag Helpers

The ASP.NET Core Form component has several enhancements, including: built-in TextBox and TextArea for both short and long text input, html and tag helpers for easier implementation and hidden fields for cases when you need to hide information irrelevant to the users, such as ID numbers.  

New Pager Feature: Improved Accessibility

The Pager component can now be navigated not only with the PageUp and PageDown keys, but also by using the arrows, home and end, tab, enter, escape and shift keys. To see the keyboard navigation in action, visit the Pager UI component demo or try it out in combination with the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core DataGrid. 

New Visual Studio Project Configuration Wizard for ASP.NET Core

Start up Visual Studio to explore the new Project Configuration Wizard for ASP.NET Core with easy setup of themes, RTL support, global resources and many more. 

New Features in Telerik Document Processing

For those of you using Telerik Document Processing within their ASP.NET Core apps, R3 2021 brings a few new updates! In the latest distribution package, you will find several of the top community-requested items, such as:

• PdfProcessing: Handle import of documents with invalid cross-reference table offsets   
• SpreadStreamProcessing & SpreadProcessing: Support for XLSM    
• WordsProcessing: Introduce a way to replace text with other document elements and more! 

New Convert Project Wizard for ASP.NET Core Update

With this release, we are adding some exciting enhancements to the VS Wizard. It now supports Razor Pages projects, .NET 5 and .NET 6 latest preview. Make sure to check it out and take advantage of its updates!