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UMB.FYI 2025-04-23

Umbraco HQ

5 Ways to Run a Leaner, Faster, and Greener CMS

Lasse Fredslund emphasizes that optimizing content management systems (CMS) for performance is crucial for sustainability. He outlines five strategies to enhance CMS efficiency: optimizing media assets, leveraging caching, minifying front-end assets, choosing lightweight themes, and hosting sustainably. These practices not only improve performance but also reduce environmental impact.

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Community

Umbraco 15+ Extension Tool: Streamlining Package Development

Johan Reitsma shares how the Umbraco 15+ Extension Tool streamlines package creation by automating project setup, allowing developers to focus on functionality. It features a preconfigured structure and the option to include example content, enhancing usability and learning. Lotte Pitcher's Opinionated Package Starter further simplifies development with comprehensive scaffolding and best practices for publishing.

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URL Segment Customisation with Umbraco 15.4

Andy Butland shares how in Umbraco 15.4, the team developed a solution for customizing URL structures to enhance SEO, allowing different path segments for landing and detail pages. The solution involved creating a custom URL provider, content finder, and URL segment provider, enabling multiple segments per document. This approach addresses specific URL routing challenges effectively.

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How to test Umbraco against a real database

In this tutorial, Dennis explains how to conduct integration testing for an Umbraco project using TestContainers and a real SQL Server database. Key steps include setting up Docker, creating a utility for database management, and writing tests for Entity Framework Core and the Umbraco site. The process enhances testing reliability and efficiency.

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Boost Your Umbraco Projects with Byte Editor: The Ultimate Content & SEO-Friendly Tool

Byte Editor is a customizable, block-based editor for Umbraco that enhances the editing experience by prioritizing structured content and SEO. It simplifies page creation for developers and content editors, offers built-in SEO guidance, and streamlines the publishing workflow, making it ideal for teams seeking efficiency and flexibility in website management.

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Comparison: uSkinned Hosted vs. Umbraco Cloud

Paul Daly compares uSkinned Hosted and Umbraco Cloud as hosting solutions for websites. uSkinned Hosted offers a fully managed, user-friendly experience ideal for beginners and small businesses, while Umbraco Cloud provides greater control and customization for larger, tax-registered organizations. Both platforms support uSkinned Site Builder, allowing seamless transitions as needs evolve.

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Get Started with uSkinned Site Builder for Umbraco

Paul Daly introduces the uSkinned Site Builder for Umbraco, offering a video series that guides users—beginners and experienced designers alike—through website creation. The tutorials cover essential features such as page creation, content management, design customization, and SEO optimization, making it accessible for anyone to build professional websites.

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The Ultimate Guide to Umbraco Managed Services

In the digital landscape, Umbraco CMS offers businesses flexibility and scalability for tailored digital experiences. Managed services enhance operational efficiency through cloud hosting, regular updates, performance monitoring, and 24/7 support.

Events

Umbraco London April 2025 - Virtual Meetup TBC

2025-04-23 from 18:30 to 20:30 - Online event

umBristol Talks on the Farm: April 2025

2025-04-24 from 17:30 to 20:30 - Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol, GB

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UmbraCymru - Umbraco Meetup, April 2025

2025-04-24 from 18:30 to 20:30 - Method4, 12-14 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, Cardiff, GB

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Umbraco Meetup - Copenhagen

2025-04-29 from 16:30 to 20:03 - Apply Agency, Østergade 5, København, DK

Packages

Umbraco.Community.uTours

Umbraco package that serves as start kit to build tours in the frontend of a website.

Umbraco.Community.WysiwgUmbracoCommunityExtensions

Some Block Grid editor views for the new backoffice.

Axendo.ModelContextProtocol.Umbraco

Brings the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to Umbraco, enabling intelligent interactions between your CMS and AI tools.

Limbo.Umbraco.FilterList 10.0.0-alpha012

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Social

Examine 3.7.1 out now

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Progress on an Umbraco + Obsidian integration by Owain Williams

CODECABIN25 applications still open!

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