A full guide to Orchard CMS [closed]

Answer 1

• Orchard CMS: Up and Running - Ebook - 132 pages -may 2012
• Orchard Fundamentals - Pluralsight video Training - 2h 57m -Beginner - Sep 2011
• Advanced Orchard - Pluralsight video Training - 4h 12m - Advanced - Apr 2012
• Orchard Documentation - Tutorial Videos (Orchard TV)
• Orchard Documentation
• Orchard Documentation - Getting Started With Modules - Course

Udemy Orchard Courses (currently 4 )

• Workflows in Orchard CMS
• Orchard CMS Theme Development Tutorial For Beginners

Answer 2

Guide to Creating Modules From Scratch

The tutorial is well done and will definitely enlighten you what Orchard needs (development-wise) and offers.

Answer 3

Orchard does indeed have a rather steep learning curve. It also took me a while to figure out the basics. What I do remember is that the people in the forums are really helpful and responsive. I learned a lot from there forums. Orchard is rather new so again there are no books out yet. If you have not used their forum I encourage you to do so: orchard forum

Answer 4

Some self-advertising but I think understandable: there is the Orchard Training Demo module that's a thoroughly commented module specifically aimed to walk you through the most important aspects of Orchard development.