Introducing Umbraco Engage, Umbraco Spark & CODECABIN 2025 dates announced, Umbraco DK Festival and more...

Sign Up | View Online | Previous Editions

UMB.FYI 2024-11-13

Poll

Sustainability is a high priority metric for our customers/users

[ 👍 Agree ] [ 🤷‍♂️ Meh ] [ 👎 Disagree ]

Umbraco HQ

Introducing Umbraco Engage

Umbraco Engage is a new add-on for Umbraco CMS that enhances content management through analytics, customer profiling, A/B testing, and personalization tools. It enables content professionals to gain insights, optimize performance, and drive conversions seamlessly within the CMS, ensuring data ownership and compliance with privacy regulations.

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Annual price changes 2025

Umbraco is updating its product and service prices, effective January 1, 2025, for both new and existing customers. Price adjustments are based on annual evaluations, with most products seeing increases. Notably, Umbraco Partnership tiers remain unchanged. Customers have been notified via email regarding these updates.

[ ] [ #business ]

Community

Skrift Issue #111

Featuring guest post by Jesper Mayntzhusen on "Creating a custom export & import action in Umbraco UI Builder" and Sophie Neale on "An Insider Perspective on Being Part of the Community Teams."

[ ]

You probably don't need a custom index - Modifying the ExternalIndex in Examine and Umbraco

Joe Glombek discusses optimizing the use of indexes in Umbraco, focusing on the ExternalIndex for site search. He details how to define and modify fields within the index using `IConfigureNamedOptions`, and explains the process of adding values to the index. Additionally, he covers registering configurations and rebuilding the index for updated content retrieval.

[ ] [ #examine ]

2024 at Umbraco UK Festival

Terence Burridge reflects on his experiences at the Umbraco UK Festival 2024, including attending a Hackathon and various insightful talks. He highlights discussions on sustainability in software, new features in Umbraco 15, and the integration of AI tools. The event fosters community engagement and innovation within the Umbraco ecosystem.

[ #festivals ] [ #roundups ] [ #ukfest ]

Catching the Bus? How a Service Bus and Azure Functions Can Help Your Integration Reliability

Simon Napper discusses the concept of a Service Bus as a reliable communication system for integrating APIs, emphasizing its role in preventing data loss during failures. By utilizing Azure Functions alongside the Service Bus, developers can enhance system resilience and ensure successful message delivery, improving overall integration reliability.

[ #designpatterns ]

How to add a Calculator widget with uSkinned Site Builder

uSkinned outlines the steps to embed Elfsight's interactive Calculator widget on a uSkinned Site Builder for Umbraco website. Users are guided through creating an account, configuring the widget, and embedding it using various components within the CMS, ultimately making the calculator live on their site.

[ #guides ]

Watch & Listen

Umbraco Engage - Data Ownership

Take charge of your data with Umbraco Engage’s Data Ownership feature. Securely store all analytics on your own servers, maintain compliance with data regulations, and eliminate reliance on third parties. See how Umbraco Engage empowers you to own your data.

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco Engage - Analytics

Get real-time insights with Umbraco Engage’s Analytics. Monitor user engagement, spot top-performing content, and make data-driven decisions—all directly in Umbraco CMS. Start with Umbraco Engage today to maximize your content strategy’s potential.

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco Engage - A/B Testing

Optimize every aspect of your content with Umbraco Engage’s A/B Testing. Test headlines, CTAs, and layouts, and gain real-time insights into what performs best. Start boosting engagement and conversions today with data-driven decisions.

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco Engage - 360° Profiling

With Umbraco Engage’s 360° Profiling, gain deeper insights into your audience. Create detailed user profiles, segment based on behavior, and tailor content that resonates with each group. See how Umbraco Engage enables you to deliver targeted experiences today.

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco Engage - In-app Reporting

Umbraco Engage’s In-app Reporting gives you access to real-time performance metrics right within your CMS. Customize dashboards, monitor conversions, and instantly view KPIs—all without leaving the platform. Begin unlocking instant insights with Umbraco Engage.

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco Engage - Personalization

Provide customized experiences with Umbraco Engage’s Personalization tools. Craft content that dynamically adapts to each user’s preferences and behaviors, boosting engagement and fostering connections. Discover how Umbraco Engage makes personalization simple today.

[ ]

Events

Umbraco Minneapolis - Umbraco Happy Hour

2024-11-14 from 16:00 to 18:00 - Town Hall Station, 4500 Valley View Road, Minneapolis, US

Umbraco Oslo - November Meetup: Useful AI for Umbraco

2024-11-14 from 17:00 to 20:00 - Nova Consulting Group, Karl Johans gt. 16, Oslo, NO

Umbraco 15 Launch Party 🥳

2024-11-14 from 17:30 to 20:30 - Dept HQ, Delftseplein 27N 3013 AA, Rotterdam, NL

[ #umbraco15 ]

Umbraco Leeds - .NET Conf and Umbraco UK Fest review

2024-11-14 from 18:30 to 20:30 - twentysix, 28 sovereign street, Leeds, GB

[ #roundups ] [ #ukfest ]

Umbraco Kent Meetup - 14th November 2024 (In Person)

2024-11-14 from 19:00 to 21:00 - Dragon Coworking (Rochester), 7-8 New Road Avenue, Rochester, GB

Umbraco US - November Meetup — Thanks for the Package! 📦 🦃 🍂

2024-11-19 from 13:00 to 14:30 - Online on zoom

Umbraco US - Designing CLT with Umbraco: Innovating Web Design in Charlotte

2024-11-20 from 18:30 to 20:00 - The Launch Factory, 2459 Wilkinson Blvd, #310, Charlotte, US

Umbraco DK Festival

2024-11-21 from 08:30 to 18:30 - Aarhus

[ #dkfestival ] [ #festivals ]

Manchester and North West Umbraco Meetup - Ali Graham - How to make agile work for you

2024-11-21 from 18:30 to 20:30 - McCann Manchester, ANNEX, 15 Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3HN, Manchester, GB

Training

Fundamentals

Nov 18, 2024 - North America - EUR 1200.00

[ ]

MVC

Nov 19, 2024 - North America - EUR 1200.00

[ ]

Application Integration

Nov 20, 2024 - North America - EUR 1200.00

[ ]

Load Balancing and Azure

Nov 21, 2024 - North America - EUR 1200.00

[ ]

Packages

Umbraco.Engage

The all-in-one add-on for Umbraco CMS that empowers content professionals to optimize digital experiences through powerful tools and actionable insights

[ #umbracoengage ]

Limbo.Umbraco.Iddqd 13.0.1

New release for Umbraco 13. This release will not work with other versions of Umbraco.

[ ]

Social

UmbHost offers price-for-life pricing on shared Umbraco hosting

[ ] [ #hosting ]

CODECABIN25 dates announced and applications open

[ #codecabin ] [ #festivals ]

Community swag store prices set to increase, grab some swag now before they do.

[ #community ]

A video essay on burnout and abuse in Open Source

[ ] [ #mentalhealth ]

Umbraco Secret Santa is back for 2024

[ #seasonal ]

Umbraco Spark early bird tickets available now!

[ #festivals ] [ #umbracospark ]

Umbraco Engage is Here!

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco Spark dates announced for March 2025

[ #festivals ] [ #umbracospark ]

UmbraVerse Package launches by Ahmed Adel

[ #packages ]

Umbraco Forms V13.3 and V14.2 are out!

[ ] [ #packages ] [ #umbracoforms ]

---
UMB.FYI, Unit 128100, PO Box 4336, Manchester, M61 0BW