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UMB.FYI 2024-03-06

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[Breaking change]: Macros will be removed in Umbraco 14

From Umbraco v14 you will no longer be able to use macros. Instead, you should use partial views and/or blocks in the RTE.

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Community

Skrift Issue #103

Featuring guest posts by Jen Wolke on "Ten Commandments for Building a Website Using a CMS" and Aaron Sadler on "Automatically Creating Thumbnail PDFs in Umbraco"

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Umbraco 14 - "Authing" your extensions.

The Umbraco Early Adopters series discussed improving Front->Backend Authentication in Umbraco 14. In this post we look at an alternative solution adding authentication code to the entry point for a neater and more efficient implementation.

Onwards to Umbraco 13 and Linux – Part 1

In 2022, I upgraded my project site to Umbraco 10 on .net 6.0 and now to Umbraco 13 on .net 8.0, while also migrating to Linux hosting and improving sustainability and performance. The upgrade involved challenges with database migration, custom functionality, and UI adjustments.

Migrating Umbraco Forms from 7 to modern

To migrate forms from Umbraco 7 to modern, use uSync.Forms and a trick to go from 7 to 8, then 8 to modern. Copy files, run a PowerShell script, and import in the modern site.

Events

Umbraco Melbourne - March 2024 Meetup

2024-03-06 from 18:00 to 19:30 - Online on other

Pre-Spark Umbraco Hackathon

2024-03-07 from 10:30 to 18:00 - true digital, 42-46 Baldwin Street, Bristol, GB

Umbraco Spark 2024 pre-party

2024-03-07 from 19:00 to 22:00 - Roxy Lanes Bristol Union Street, 13-29 Union Street, Bristol, GB

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Umbraco Spark

2024-03-08 from 09:00 to 17:00 - M Shed, Bristol, BS1 4RN, UK

Exploring Composable DXP and Digital Asset Management in Umbraco - Part 1

2024-03-13 from 16:00 to 17:00 - Online on googleHangout

Packages

Moriyama.PreviewPDF.IronPDF

Moriyama.PreviewPDF.IronPDF automatically generates a thumbnail png when uploading a PDF to the Umbraco CMS Media section.

Moriyama.PreviewPDF.Ghostscript

Moriyama.PreviewPDF.Ghostscript automatically generates a thumbnail png when uploading a PDF to the Umbraco CMS Media section.

Moriyama.PreviewPDF.ABCpdf

Moriyama.PreviewPDF.ABCpdf automatically generates a thumbnail png when uploading a PDF to the Umbraco CMS Media section.

UmbCheckout.Stripe.Forms

Umbraco Forms Workflow for UmbCheckout

Social

Umbraco 13+ can now run on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on ARM64 processors

Umbraco wins in 5 categories at the 2023 CMS Critic Awards

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