Roadmap

Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core

We are excited to announce the 2021 product roadmap for Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core!

We believe that our customer input is extremely valuable when we determine the next releases of Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core. To have direct impact on our product roadmap we encourage you to keep sharing your thoughts, plans and ideas for what next you would like to see developed in the ASP.NET Core suite in our dedicated feedback portal.  

Here is the list of ASP.NET Core UI components you can expect in the upcoming 2021 releases. As we continously expand and grow the product, components and features that are already delivered as part of the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core roadmap are marked with ✔.

Compatibility with .NET 6.0 Preview Versions

To make sure you get the latest and greatest from .NET 6, we will continue with our efforts to provide compatibility and support for Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core with latest release candidate versions of .NET 6.0 until its GA (General Availability) later this year in November.

New UI for ASP.NET Core Org Chart Component

With the new Organizational chart component, you will be able to visualize hierarchical data, teams and org structure with ease.

New UI for ASP.NET Core Captcha Component

The Captcha component will help you prevent spam in form submissions by requesting user/human input and eliminating the need to integrate with 3^rd party controls.

New UI for ASP.NET Core Popover Component

The Popover component provides a simple and elegant way to display additional content on top of another. Typically used for showing additional content on actions like click or hover of a particular element.

New UI for ASP.NET Core Heatmap Chart Component

The Heatmap chart is a popular a Grid-style graphical representation of two-dimensional data where each cell value determines the its underlaying color variation. Cell colorings can correspond to different aggregate metrics, like count, sum, or frequency. Another typical use case for using the heat map is with general qualitative values such as low, medium, high related to probability, risk management and project management.

New UI for ASP.NET Core Demo App 

We value your feedback and want to know what is important for you to see as a part of our Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core, that’s why we will be shipping a new Admin Dashboard Demo Application with as many components as possible to interact with and see in action.  

Bootstrap 5 Support 

With the official release of Bootstrap 5 coming soon, we will be working on providing support and aligning our components with the release of the Bootstrap theme version.  

Improvements to Design Systems, Themes & Swatches  

In 2021, we are also focusing our efforts on improving the journey in the Theme Builder, as well as implementing sizing options for the existing themes and introducing dark theming options. 

UI for ASP.NET Core TextBox & TextArea Enhancements 

The TextBox and TextArea will soon have the configuration option to turn on or off the Character Counter feature next to the respective element. This ensures better user experience and gives clarity on the Character count as the user is typing in their content. 

UI for ASP.NET Core MultiSelect Improvements 

In 2021, we are also improving our MultiSelect control. You will be able to display a DropDown Arrow in the component.  

✔ New UI for ASP.NET Core Task Board Component 

One of the new additions you can expect in 2021 is a Task Board component that will allow you to create with ease Kanban-like boards and applications. With the TaskBoard you will be able to visually organize tasks and based on their progress and workflow, move them to respective columns. 

✔ New UI for ASP.NET Core Skeleton Component 

We will also be introducing a Skeleton component as a part of our Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core set. Its purpose is to showcase a placeholder with a content preview before data gets loaded. The Skeleton component will indicate your users that an app is loading or show an operation is under way. 

✔ New UI for ASP.NET Core ActionSheet Component 

The ActionSheet component will also ship in 2021. It represents a panel that complements the screen’s primary content and displays contextual actions available for the user to perform. The panel is usually located and appears from the bottom of the page or screen which makes it perfect for interaction on mobile devices.   

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core Grid New Features

In 2021 the ASP.NET Core Grid will be boosted with the following features, requested via the user feedback portal:

    ✔ Export Grid data to CSV
    ✔ Exportable property for Grid columns
    ✔ Modern Column Menu design - organize items in the column menu (reorder or group)
    ✔ Data Range Selection with follow-up actions such as Copy & Export

✔  UI for ASP.NET Core Editor Enhancements

We will add the functionality to further expand the already robust ASP.NET Core Editor component:

   ✔ Import, edit and export files from the Editor
   ✔ List with Roman Numerals as bullets
   ✔ Table aligning tool
   ✔ Image Resizing 

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core Map Enhancements 

The Map component will also be improved during 2021 as we will be updating our provider from Bing to Azure in order to ensure and continue integration with the Microsoft offering. 

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core TreeList Enhancements  

We are enhancing our ASP.NET Core TreeList component with two features: 

• Filter Row  - a row will be rendered below the column headers with UI allowing your app users to fill in the filter criteria and execute filtering operator

• Row Template – the feature will allow you to render custom content for each record in the treelist

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core Drawer Improvements 

We are also enhancing our ASP.NET Core Drawer component with the option to support hierarchical items. Developers will be able to define list and sub-list elements. 

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core Scheduler Improvements 

The Scheduler component will be further improved with a Grouping Support feature that allows different child groups in each parent group. The Scheduler will also provide more view options such as Year View and All-Day Events to be displayed as regular events across the whole day. 

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core QR Code Improvements 

The ASP.NET Core QR Code will be further improved with a Swiss QR Code feature for selling and purchasing items, and another option that will allow you to include a logo or an image as a part of the QR Code. 

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core New Installation Packages for Linux 

In 2021, we will be improving the installation and setup experience of the Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core for Linux making sure the components are supported to Windows, MacOS and Linux platforms. 

✔ New CancellationToken Parameter  

We are implementing a CancellationToken Parameter in ToDataSourceResultAsync as a highly requested item. This feature will be useful when you need to cancel long running requests.  

✔ New Visual Studio Code Project Template Wizard

As Visual Studio Code is increasing its popularity among the developer community, we will enable fast project creation of ASP.NET Core projects with pre-built project templates and references to Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core components.

✔ Compatibility with .NET 5.0 Preview Versions

To make sure you get the latest and greatest from .NET 5, we will continue with our efforts to provide compatibility and support for Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core with latest release candidate versions of .NET 5.0 until its GA (General Availability) later this year in November.

✔ New UI for ASP.NET Core Floating Action Button Component

One of the new additions in R1 2021 will be the Floating Action Button UI component (probably mostly associated with the “Compose” action in Gmail box). It will let you easily set a primary action related to context content on the page.

✔ New UI for ASP.NET Core Bottom Navigation Component

In addition to the App Bar component we just shipped with R3 2020, we will add Bottom Nav Component and continue to work towards more navigational components to ease the development of your ASP.NET Core apps.

✔ New UI for ASP.NET Core Radio Button Group Component

The RadioButtonGroup is a single selection component from a group of Radio Buttons. The RadioButtonGroup control provides multiple benefits - from ease of configurations to styling and keyboard accessibility of the group.

✔ New UI for ASP.NET Core CheckBox Group Component

The CheckBoxGroup is a multi-selection component from a group of CheckBoxes. The CheckBoxGroup control provides multiple benefits - from ease of configurations to styling and keyboard accessibility of the group.

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core ListView Enhancements

The ListView will be further enhanced with grouping functionality, requested by many of our customers via our feedback portal.

✔ UI for ASP.NET Core TileLayout Enhancements

Shipped in R3 2020, the TileLayout component quickly became a favorite one and in 2021, we will enhance it with ability to dynamically add and remove tiles from it.

✔ Accessibility and Keyboard Navigation Improvements

We will continue with our efforts to improve the overall accessibility of our UI components, along with implementing keyboard navigation for ScrollView, Drawer, Timeline and TileLayout controls.