Getting Started

Learn how to quickly set up BlazorExpress.Bulma in your Blazor project using dotnet templates or manual installation, and how to register required services.

Supported Versions #

The table below shows the versioned, externally visible stack shipped with each BlazorExpress.Bulma release.
The setup guides below still walk through the current .NET 8 documentation path.
The current chart demos and chart documentation additionally use BlazorExpress.ChartJS 1.2.2 with Chart.js 4.4.1 and chartjs-plugin-datalabels 2.2.0.
Release Tag Release Date BlazorExpress.Bulma .NET Targets Bulma Version PDF.js Version Bootstrap Icons GoogleFontIcon
v1.2.0 2026-05-09 net8.0, net9.0, net10.0 1.0.4 4.0.379 1.11.3 Included
v1.1.0 2026-02-25 net8.0, net9.0, net10.0 1.0.0 4.0.379 1.11.3 Included
v1.0.0 2025-09-04 net8.0, net9.0 1.0.0 4.0.379 1.11.3 Included
v0.1.1 2025-07-27 net8.0, net9.0 1.0.0 Not included 1.11.3 Included
v0.1.0 2025-07-13 net8.0, net9.0 1.0.0 Not included 1.11.3 Included
v0.0.1 2025-07-06 net8.0, net9.0 1.0.0 Not included 1.11.3 Included
Optional Chart Stack Current Version Notes
BlazorExpress.ChartJS 1.2.2 NuGet package used by the chart docs and demos.
Chart.js 4.4.1 Required browser dependency loaded from CDN.
chartjs-plugin-datalabels 2.2.0 Plugin dependency used by datalabel chart demos.

Chart Setup #

Use the checklist below before trying any chart demo or chart component in BlazorExpress.Bulma.
  1. Install BlazorExpress.ChartJS 1.2.2 in the same app where you install BlazorExpress.Bulma.
  2. Load Chart.js 4.4.1, chartjs-plugin-datalabels 2.2.0, and _content/BlazorExpress.ChartJS/blazorexpress.chartjs.js.
  3. Add @using BlazorExpress.ChartJS to the chart page itself or to a chart-specific _Imports.razor.
  4. Use the project setup guide that matches your app type for the exact insertion points and code snippets.

Documentation #

Please find the getting started documentation links, corresponding to each .NET version and project type, listed below:
# .NET Version Project Type Documentation Link
1 .NET 8 Blazor WebAssembly (.NET 8)
2 .NET 8 Blazor WebApp (.NET 8) - Interactive render mode Server - Global location
3 .NET 8 Blazor WebApp (.NET 8) - Interactive render mode Auto - Global location
4 .NET 8 MAUI Blazor Hybrid App (.NET 8)
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