Umbraco Security Advisory, UDUF 2025, Skrift Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary and much more...

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UMB.FYI 2025-04-09

Umbraco HQ

Security Advisory, April 8 , 2025 - Patches for Umbraco CMS are now available

Umbraco has identified a security vulnerability affecting versions 14.0.0 - 14.3.3 and 15.0.0 - 15.3.0, allowing backoffice users to exploit API requests. Patches are now available, and Umbraco Cloud will automatically apply fixes. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest minor versions for optimal security.

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Umbraco Impact Report 2024

Umbraco emphasizes that business success extends beyond financial metrics, focusing on community engagement, sustainability, and inclusivity. In 2024, they enhanced partner resources and reduced CO2 emissions while fostering a collaborative open-source community. Looking ahead, they advocate for personalized digital experiences and innovation in content management to meet evolving customer expectations.

[ #sustainability ]

The hidden carbon footprint of digital: what enterprises aren’t measuring - but should be

Andy Eva-Dale highlights that digital operations contribute nearly 4% of global carbon emissions, often overlooked by enterprises. He emphasizes the importance of measuring digital carbon footprints and offers actionable strategies for sustainability without sacrificing performance. By optimizing websites and choosing green cloud providers, businesses can enhance efficiency while reducing their environmental impact.

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Community

Skrift Issue #115

Featuring guest posts by Ben Szymanski on "HTMX & Umbraco: Powertool meet Powertool" and Lan Nguyen Thuy on "Building and Packaging Your Property Editor for Bellissima"

[ ] [ #industry ] [ #packagedev ]

The Future of Umbraco Development: How AI is Transforming CMS Platforms

AI is transforming Content Management Systems (CMS) like Umbraco by automating tasks, enhancing user experience, and personalizing content. Key features include AI chatbots, predictive search, and automated content personalization.

[ #ai ]

Learning TDD by doing: Umbraco & EF Core

In his exploration of using EF Core with Umbraco, Dennis reflects on his initial approach to Test Driven Development, which involved abstracting DbContext behind an interface. He advises against this, recommending instead to keep dependencies at the controller level and utilize real databases for testing. His experience highlights the importance of practical implementation over abstraction.

[ #bestpractices ]

Running Umbraco sites in Docker, still on a Raspberry Pi in my closet at home

Sebastiaan discusses his experience transitioning from a Raspberry Pi 4 to a Pi 5 for hosting his blog after a power outage damaged the original device. He learned Docker to simplify deployments, creating a Dockerfile and utilizing volumes for data persistence. This process improved his deployment efficiency and allowed him to consolidate his setups.

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Uncovering the Next.js example for Umbraco

In this post, Kenn Jacobsen provides a guide for extending a Next.js example that utilizes the Umbraco Delivery API. The tutorial focuses on adding an author page that displays biographies and recent posts, emphasizing dynamic routing and data fetching. Kenn also addresses filtering posts by author and highlights the importance of understanding Next.js for effective implementation.

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Add Enzuzo Cookie Banner Compliant Consent to uSkinned

To implement the Enzuzo Cookie Banner for GDPR compliance, first sign up and log into your account. Generate and copy the consent code. Then, log into your uSkinned website, navigate to "Global" settings, paste the code in the "Header opening scripts," and save. This enables user preference settings.

[ #uskinned ]

Add the UserWay Accessibility Widget to a uSkinned website

The uSkinned Site Builder prioritizes accessibility, and integrating the UserWay widget can enhance this further. The process involves signing up for UserWay, copying the provided JavaScript code, embedding it into the uSkinned site, verifying installation, and optionally customizing the widget to align with the website's branding.

[ #uskinned ]

uSkinned Site Builder Wins G2 Spring Badges

Paul Daly announces that uSkinned Site Builder has received multiple G2 badges for Spring 2025, reflecting user satisfaction and recent industry recognition, including Best Website Builder at the CMS Critic Awards. Key features like regional hosting options and a Visual Editor have contributed to this success, reinforcing the platform's commitment to innovation and customer support.

[ #uskinned ]

Events

UDUF 2025

2025-04-10 to 2025-04-11 - Microsoft Reactor, Sydney

Umbraco Kent Meetup - Thursday 17th April 2025 at 7pm (Online)

2025-04-17 from 19:00 to 21:00 - Online on googleHangout

Packages

Umbraco.Community.Umbraco.Crm

CRM Data hub for Umbraco

MediaProtect V15 Beta 1 for Umbraco V15

[ #security ]

UmbTimeOnly

A dropdown property editor for content editors to picki the time only

SeoToolkit.Umbraco.NotFound

An Umbraco plugin to help you to easily setup a not found page for your website

[ #seo ]

Limbo.Umbraco.YouTube 13.0.1

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Social

2025 Umbraco US Festival date is set for October 2nd and 3rd in Chicago

[ #festivals ] [ #usfest ]

Skrift Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

UMBRAAD call for speakers

[ #umbraad ]

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