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How to Make Personalization Actually Work (Part 1)

Leon de Wildt emphasizes the importance of data-driven personalization to enhance audience engagement and conversions. Key steps include defining audience personas, scoring content relevance, and measuring audience reach. By understanding their audience and utilizing AI tools, marketers can effectively personalize content, ultimately improving conversion rates.

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Community

Steps How to Install Umbraco in Linux

Addxp outlines the prerequisites and steps for installing Umbraco on Linux, including system requirements, database options, and web server configuration. They highlight the benefits of using Linux for Umbraco, such as cost efficiency, performance, flexibility, and security. The process involves setting up dependencies, installing Umbraco via the .NET CLI, and configuring a web server.

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Umbraco and Salesforce Integration-Step by Step Guide

Addxp discusses integrating Umbraco, an open-source CMS, with Salesforce, a leading CRM platform, to enhance data management, personalization, and lead optimization. They outline prerequisites, configuration steps for API access, and methods for data exchange between the two systems, ultimately aiming to improve business operations and customer engagement.

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Say Goodbye to Tedious Icon Imports in Umbraco with Icoover!

Icoover is a new Umbraco package that automates the import of SVG icons, streamlining the backoffice experience for content editors. By placing SVG files in a designated folder, users can easily integrate icons without manual uploads. Key features include automatic detection and best practices for optimal rendering and customization.

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Vibe coding a nifty Umbraco tool

In a productive coding session, Søren Kottal created a block thumbnail generator for Umbraco using Windsurf, an AI-powered IDE. The tool automates thumbnail creation, enhancing the editing experience. Key features include custom backgrounds, tinting, padding, and download options. Despite some challenges, the project was completed efficiently, showcasing the benefits of AI assistance.

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What a Difference a Day (or Two) Makes!

The Umbraco Spark Hackathon introduced a "Package Jam," where participants collaborated to develop new packages for the CMS. Organized by Steve Temple, the event fostered creativity and learning, resulting in several innovative projects. Georgina Bidder's "Lorem Ipsum Generator" won the audience's favor, showcasing the community's engagement and talent.

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Quick Tip: Managing Azure Key Vault Secrets in Umbraco: Exclude Keys for Local Development

In the context of Umbraco development, Johan Reitsma discusses using Azure Key Vault for secure secret management while allowing local configurations during development. By implementing a custom DevelopmentKeyVaultSecretManager, developers can exclude specific keys, such as database connection strings, from Key Vault, facilitating local testing without affecting production environments.

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Events

Umbraco London March 2025 - Talking null handling and more!

2025-03-19 from 18:30 to 21:00 - This Is Embrace 526 Metal Box Factory, 30 Great Guildford Street, London SE1 0HS · London

Manchester and North West Umbraco Meetup - Aaron Journeaux & Nicola Baker - Design Systems: What's the Hype?

2025-03-20 from 18:30 to 20:30 - Cantarus, Lower Ground Floor, Jutland House, 15 Jutland St, Manchester M1 2BE, Manchester, GB

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Umbraco US Meetup Group - March Meetup: Exploring the New Umbraco Forum

2025-03-25 from 13:00 to 14:30 - Online on zoom

UmbraCymru - Virtual Umbraco Meetup, March 2025

2025-03-26 from 12:00 to 13:00 - Online event

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Umbraco India User Group - Bridging Back-End and Front-End with Block Grid Previews in Umbraco

2025-03-26 from 16:00 to 17:00 - Online on googleHangout

Midlands Umbraco Meetup - Brumbraco Q1 25

2025-03-27 from 18:00 to 20:00 - Alpha Works, Alpha Works, Floor 22, Alpha Tower, Birmingham, B1 1TT, Birmingham, GB

Packages

Umbraco Headless Forms

React npm package designed for headless form functionality within Umbraco projects

Umbraco.Community.Icoover

Automatically import svg icons from disk into Umbraco

Examine 3.7.0

Resolves (again) the index corruption issues when using SyncedFileSystemDirectoryFactory

uCaptcha 6.0.0-beta1

Adds support for Umbraco 15

UmbCheckout 1.4.9

Updated the Stripe.net dependency and adds additional notifications around the Stripe session options.

Umbraco.UI v1.13.0-rc.2

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SeoToolkit Beta 2

Umbraco.Community.RandomStringGenerator

Social

Here Sebastiaan talk about the new forum at the Umbraco US meetup group March the 25th

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Download Umbraco's Latest Whitepaper on Choosing the Right CMS

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