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UMB.FYI 2024-03-13

Community

Limit an Umbraco Tag Picker to One

Owain Williams discusses the issue of limiting the number of tags an editor can pick in the backoffice using a Tag Property Editor in Umbraco. They explore using a Contentment Data List property editor with Umbraco Tags as the data source to solve the problem.

Umbraco Spark 2024

Owain Williams reflects on their experience at Umbraco Spark conference, including a pre-event run, the event itself, the relaxed atmosphere, the after party, and socializing with friends. They also mention the flight delay and productive wait at the airport.

The Spark is Back

Terence Burridge reflects on their experience at Umbraco Spark 2024, attending the pre-event Hackathon and main conference in Bristol. They discuss their participation, learning experiences, and highlights from various talks, emphasizing the value of in-person interactions and the event's impact on their future contributions and career aspirations.

Umbraco 14 Beta - First Impressions

Owain Williams encountered issues when installing Umbraco 14 Beta, including a problem with the nuget source, a need to upgrade Visual Studio, and a file path length error, which was resolved with a PowerShell script.

Umbraco Community Runtime Validators

The Umbraco Community Runtime Validators package is now available, helping ensure optimal settings for Umbraco sites in production environments. It includes validators for Azure load balancing and can be easily set up. Contributions for new validators are welcomed.

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How to add code samples to an Umbraco website

Mike Masey discusses their research into adding syntax highlighting to TinyMCE in Umbraco, finding the codesample plugin and configuring it in appsettings.json. They also address syntax highlighting issues and accessibility concerns, providing solutions and useful references.

Wattle at Umbraco Spark 2024

The Wattle team attended Umbraco Spark 2024, where they listened to talks on the new Umbraco Backoffice, package migration, sustainability, accessibility, Umbraco Cloud Platform, and effective internet collaboration. They found the event valuable and look forward to applying new ideas to their projects.

Events

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

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

Umbraco London March 2024 - Social

2024-03-14 from 18:30 to 21:30 - The Three Crowns, 8 East Road, London, GB

Why Sustainability Needs To Be On Your Web Tech Agenda

2024-03-19 from 16:00 to 17:00 - Online event

March Virtual Meetup - A Look at Umbraco Cloud

2024-03-20 from 15:00 to 17:00 - Online event

Rocket League Gaming Night

2024-03-20 from 21:00 to 23:00 - Online on other

Webinar: Bringing Personalization to Life in Umbraco with uMarketingSuite

March 21st, 11:00 am to 11:45 am (CET) - Hosted on Zoom

Rick B: TypeScript + Content Delivery API & Lisa M: Design and neurodiversity

2024-03-21 from 19:00 to 21:00 - Online event

Packages

LittleNorth.Igloo.Core

Core package for Igloo theme.

Knowit.Umbraco.Dictionoid

Dictionoid is a versatile Umbraco plugin that integrates OpenAI's advanced language capabilities, offering automatic translation, code-first dictionary generation, and history tracking to streamline and enhance multilingual content management.

Cultiv.Hangfire v14-beta001

Cultiv.Hangfire for Umbraco v14 beta001

SEOplus.1902

1902 SEO+ is a free, full-featured SEO solution for Umbraco that allows you to manage your site's technical SEO.

Social

AstroJS + Umbraco CMS documentation contributors wanted

The Beta version of Umbraco 14 is here

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The full Codegarden program is officially out now

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