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UMB.FYI 2025-02-12

In Memory

Donate to The Christy Charity in honour of Terence Burridge

We as a community have been deeply saddened by the untimely passing our friend Terence Burridge, aka CodeBunTes, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. The Umbraco Community and other friends of Terence have been donating to a Just Giving page set up by Carl Sargunar, to raise funds for a charity close to Terence's heart, The Christy Charity, who helped Terence during his illness.

All donations are gratefully received.

Umbraco HQ

Why we think of Umbraco as a CMS platform - and why that matters

The text emphasizes the enduring importance of content in digital strategy, highlighting that success relies on effective content management systems (CMS) like Umbraco. It offers flexibility, stability, and cost-effectiveness, allowing organizations to tailor their CMS to specific needs while leveraging a supportive developer community. Umbraco aims to enhance content delivery and ROI.

[ ] [ #industry ]

Community

Enhancing 404 Pages with Search in Umbraco

In his discussion, Søren Kottal emphasizes the importance of a well-designed 404 page that enhances user experience by providing helpful search results. By integrating Full Text Search with the 404 page, users are directed to relevant content instead of encountering dead ends. The implementation details and code examples are provided for practical application.

[ ] [ #guides ]

Alternative URL Paths for Umbraco Node with umbracoUrlAlias Routing Property

The umbracoUrlAlias property in Umbraco CMS allows users to create multiple friendly URL paths for a single content node without altering the original URL. This feature enhances SEO and user experience but requires careful management to avoid duplicate content and keyword cannibalization. Proper implementation can improve accessibility and search rankings.

[ #seo ]

Override Default URL Node Name in Umbraco with umbracoUrlName Routing Property

UmbraCare discusses the umbracoUrlName property in Umbraco CMS, which allows users to create custom, SEO-friendly URLs for content nodes without altering their original names. The article outlines its features, practical applications, and step-by-step instructions for implementation, along with troubleshooting tips and SEO best practices.

[ #seo ]

Headless Preview for Umbraco

Umbraco 15.2 introduced fixes for the Delivery API, enabling the release of the Headless Preview package, which enhances preview functionality for headless sites. This open-source package bridges Umbraco documents and headless rendering, addressing challenges in previewing unpublished content. Kenn Jacobsen invites feedback on future headless preview support in Umbraco.

[ ] [ #contentdeliveryapi ] [ #headless ]

Events

umBristol - February Social

2025-02-12 from 18:00 to 23:00 - Kongs of King Street, 13-15 King St BS1 4EF, Bristol, GB

[ ] [ #social ]

Umbraco US Meetup Group - February Meetup: Disaster Recovery with Umbraco and Azure

2025-02-18 from 13:00 to 15:00 - Online on zoom

UUGS hos Obviuse

2025-02-19 from 18:00 to 21:00 - Obviuse AB, Västerlånggatan 30, Stockholm, SE

Umbraco Meetup - Copenhagen

2025-02-20 from 16:30 to 20:00 - Apply Agency, Østergade 5, København, DK

[ #umbracouibuilder ]

Manchester and North West Umbraco Meetup - Gwyl Richards - Getting the most out of modern Umbraco hosting

2025-02-20 from 18:00 to 20:00 - CTI Digital, 3 George Leigh Street, Manchester, GB

[ #hosting ]

Umbraco Melbourne - February 2025 Meetup

2025-02-20 from 18:00 to 19:30 - Online on other

[ #ai ]

Packages

H5YR.UmbracoTeesDayCounter

Adds a custom HeaderApp to the Backoffice indicating when an UmbracoTeesDay is approaching.

Kjac.HeadlessPreview

The Headless Preview package offers an alternative to the default preview functionality of Umbraco.

OnMyWebsite

An Umbraco page view analytics tracking package, providing a live page view count and current page visits to your website.

Umbraco.Commerce.Cart

Umbraco Commerce Cart adds a drop in cart solution for Umbraco Commerce stores.

[ #umbracocommerce ]

Webwonders.Umbraco.DockerConfiguration

Simplifies Docker-based SQL Server configurations for Umbraco projects.

Limbo.Umbraco.TwentyThree 13.0.1

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Social

Umbraco Spark ticket sales close on 14th February

[ #festivals ] [ #umbracospark ]

Money from Umbraco Community Swag Store orders will be donated to the Christie Charity in honour of Terence Burridge

Announcing Umbraco Commerce Cart

[ ] [ #umbracocommerce ]

The Umbraco Spark full speaker line up is LIVE

[ #festivals ] [ #umbracospark ]

Umbraco CMS 15.2 has landed

[ ] [ #umbracocms ]

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