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How to access Composition properties on an IPublishedContent object

Owain Jones explains the concept of compositions in Umbraco, their benefits, and how to access their properties using strongly typed page models or IPublishedContent objects. He provides code examples for checking and using composition properties in a ViewComponent.

Simplifying Imports with TypeScript Path Aliases in Umbraco v14

Matt Brailsford suggests using TypeScript path aliases to simplify import paths. This blog post explains how to set up and integrate path aliases in TypeScript and Vite for Umbraco package developers.

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Creating your own UI extension points in Umbraco v14 - Part 1: The Basics

Matt Brailsford discusses creating UI extensions in Umbraco v14, focusing on "Quick Action" buttons. He defines a manifest interfaces and implementations, register them, and renders the quick action buttons. Future posts will explore further customization options.

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Skrift issue #104

Featuring guest posts by Erica Quessenberry on "Vite and Umbraco v13+" and Nurhak Kaya on "Integrating Cloudflare CDN with Umbraco Websites - Part 1: What Is a CDN and Setting Up Cloudflare"

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Content editor preview for static websites

Kenn Jacobsen discusses the challenges of implementing content preview in a statically generated site paired with a headless CMS. He outlines the setup, enabling SSR, fetching preview content, and protecting the preview environment, emphasizing the importance of a secure and user-friendly preview experience.

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Upgrading Terraform Resources

Andy Butland discusses upgrading Terraform resources from .NET 6 to .NET 8 on Azure, encountering issues due to deprecated resources. He cautions against naively updating configurations and recommend a documented approach involving Terraform state management and resource import. He also outlines steps and potential issues, emphasizing caution and backups.

Umbraco Bellissima & Tailwind

Sean Thorne discusses their project of developing a 'command menu' for the updated backoffice v14 beta, using Tailwind CSS for faster navigation and utility. He shares code and steps for integrating Tailwind into the project.

uMarketingSuite Product Update: March 2024 - Split URL A/B testing

uMarketingSuite 2.1.0 introduces Split URL A/B testing, allowing for more complex experiments and better user engagement. Bugfixes include YouTube video tracking and domain recognition improvements. Further developments include data clean-up, profile retrieval, and Umbraco Deploy support.

Events

Umbraco Meetup (København)

2024-04-03 from 16:30 to 19:30 - Nyropsgade 41A, 6 sal, Nyropsgade 41A, København, DK

Virtual event : Dan Lister : Advancing the Umbraco Cloud

2024-04-04 from 19:00 to 21:00 - Online event

Exploring Composable DXP and Digital Asset Management in Umbraco - Part 2

2024-04-10 from 16:00 to 17:00 - Online on googleHangout

Packages

Umbraco.Community.FileSystemProviders.B2

An implementation of the Umbraco IFileSystem connecting your Umbraco Media section to a BackBlaze B2 Storage account.

LittleNorth.Igloo

Igloo is a highly customizable theme for Umbraco CMS.

Our.Umbraco.Community.TagManager

Backoffice Tag Manager DXP for Umbraco 13.x

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