Orchard Harvest 2026 was introduced in an online version

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17. 09. 2026
Ivana Chatrná

The Orchard Harvest conference moved to an online format for the first time this year. The international community of developers gathered around the Orchard Core platform met virtually on September 10th and 11th at their computer screens. Developers had a total of 10 presentations over the two days. From PUX, we introduced a new SEO module that checks the quality of pages directly in the website administration. 

While last year Orchard Harvest brought approximately 40 developers from Europe and the USA to Prague, this year the community moved to the MS Teams environment and free lectures were opened to all interested parties.

Thanks to the online format, which eliminated complicated planning and lengthy travel, people from various corners of the world could easily join the individual parts of the program. “In this regard, it was definitely more convenient this year,” evaluates Patrik Navrátil, full-stack developer at PUX. In total, the conference attracted about 40 participants – attendance was similar to last year.


10 lectures: news & further direction of the platform

The two-day program featured ten expert lectures. Topics included the use of Orchard Core for large enterprise systems, platform scaling, localization, workflow automation, user privacy-friendly analytics, and further direction of the platform.

Representing PUX, Patrik Navrátil presented a lecture titled Green Lights All the Way: A Real-Time SEO Analysis Module for Orchard Core. He introduced a module we developed for clearer SEO and technical quality control of websites.

Are you considering a new platform for your website? We would be happy to show you the Orchard Core environment, guide you through the administration, and introduce how our additional functionalities work – such as the SEO module or AI content creator.


SEO Check Directly in the Content Management System

Our SEO module for Orchard Core provides editors and marketers with important information about content quality directly in the website administration. After publishing a content page, it automatically initiates an analysis and alerts users to SEO deficiencies, improperly set URLs, or unfilled fields that are important for accessibility.

“A similar analysis can also be run across the entire website to uncover issues such as redirect loops, poor sitemaps, or missing favicons,” adds Patrik.

We have also added integration with Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights to the CMS. Editors, marketers, analysts, or SEO specialists now have real-time data from several tools at their fingertips – allowing them to optimize content based on comprehensive performance information.


Lack of Networking and Plans for Next Year

This year's informal part of the conference has been reduced to a chat thread in Teams. Patrik particularly missed personal contact compared to previous years.

“I prefer live conferences; personal contact can never be fully replaced by online meetings. For example, last year in Prague, my colleagues from Lombiq and I discussed work and personal topics between presentations, during shared lunches and dinners,” he says.

The format for next year's event has not yet been decided. Orchard Harvest is likely to return to Europe, but the specific city has not yet been confirmed by the organizers. According to Patrik, Budapest or Vienna are in the running, cities closely associated with the Lombiq team.

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