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Umbraco HQ

Security Advisory, May 6, 2025: Security Patch is now available

Umbraco versions 10.0.0 - 10.8.9 and 13.0.0 - 13.8.0 are vulnerable to a user enumeration issue. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest minor versions (10.8.10, 13.5.3) to apply patches. Umbraco Cloud sites will receive automatic updates. Credit is given to Arne Hildrum, Kristian Eriksen, and Erik Hansen-Tangen Breien for reporting the vulnerability.

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Busting Myths About Umbraco for Membership Organizations

Cantarus shares common misconceptions about Umbraco as a CMS for membership organizations, highlighting its manageable upgrades, robust security, flexible hosting options, and customizable design capabilities. They emphasize that Umbraco is enterprise-ready, cost-effective, and trusted by major organizations, making it a viable choice for digital platforms.

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Umbraco 16 Release Candidate

Umbraco 16 introduces incremental improvements, including the exclusive use of the Tiptap rich text editor, property-level permissions, and content segment support. This release focuses on enhancing the editor experience and expanding extension points, while ensuring a straightforward upgrade process. The public release is scheduled for June 12, 2025.

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Community

Skrift Issue #116

Featuring guest posts by Erica Quessenberry on "Ten Years. TEN YEARS!*", Kyle Weems on "I Blame the Cocktails... Skrift Then and Now" and Janae Cram on "Who Knew a Decade Could Feel so Short?!"

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How to remove the UmbracoNews dashboard in Umbraco V15+

Aaron Sadler shares his experience on how in Umbraco 15+, removing the "Getting Started" dashboard is more complex than in previous versions. The process involves creating a Vite package, configuring TypeScript and Vite settings, and writing a JavaScript file to exclude the dashboard. Following these steps allows users to successfully hide the dashboard in the Umbraco backoffice.

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The Ultimate Guide to Umbraco SEO and Optimization for AI: Boost Your Website's Visibility

Byteeditor outlines essential strategies for optimizing Umbraco CMS websites for SEO, emphasizing on-page, technical, and off-page techniques. It covers leveraging built-in features, enhancing user experience, and utilizing tools for effective SEO management. The focus is on creating high-quality, structured content to improve visibility and traffic.

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Seeking Insights from Umbraco MVPs – Experiences & Benefits

Owain Williams reflects on their seven-year journey as an Umbraco MVP, highlighting the evolution of the MVP application process and the community's supportive nature. They emphasize that the award should be a recognition of genuine contributions rather than a goal, encouraging others to engage passionately with the community.

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Umbraco 16 brings back segments

Umbraco 16 has released its first candidate, reintroducing segment variation support, which enhances its usability for content editors. Segments can now be defined and rendered more easily, with built-in Delivery API support. While they are not fully integrated like languages, this update marks significant progress in segment management.

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3 Common Myths About uSkinned Site Builder – BUSTED!

Paul Daly addresses common misconceptions about the uSkinned Site Builder, clarifying that it is suitable for both small and complex websites, offers extensive customization for developers, and features robust visual editing tools. uSkinned is a versatile platform designed to meet diverse website needs, supporting users from beginners to enterprises.

[ #uskinned ]

Events

Umbraco Melbourne - May 2025 Meetup

2025-05-07 from 18:00 to 19:30 - Online on other

Umbraco Meetup, UUGS hos Obviuse

2025-05-14 from 18:00 to 21:00 - Obviuse AB, VÀsterlÄnggatan 30, Stockholm, SE

UMBRAAD

2025-05-15 from 10:45 to 17:00 - Online event

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Umbraco Newcastle Meetup

2025-05-15 from 18:00 to 20:00 - Keel House, Garth Heads, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

Training

Fundamentals

May 14, 2025 - Europe - EUR 1250.00

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Load Balancing and Azure

May 15, 2025 - Europe - EUR 1250.00

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Packages

ClientCraft.uCRM

CRM Data hub for Umbraco

Umbraco.Community.Forms.Intl_Tel_Input

Add the Intl-Tel-Input text field to your Umbraco Forms

Umbraco.Community.EncryptionPropertyEditor

The Encryption Property Editor allows you to securely encrypt data entered in the Umbraco backoffice.

Limbo.Umbraco.Migrations 13.0.0-alpha005

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Limbo.Umbraco.MigrationsApi 8.0.3

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Social

Umbraco CMS GitHub branching changes for contributions

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ASP.NET authorisation policies package preview

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fr1end1y starter kit updated to Umbraco 15.4.0 and 11ty 3.1.0-beta.1

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UmbNav 4.0.0-beta0021 for Umbraco 15 has been released...

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Thank you DDD South West!

Umbraco Commerce 15.3.0 is out now with payment lnk and partial refund features.

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Umbraco CMS 16 RC has landed!

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Umbraco CMS 15.4.1 released

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Umbraco Cloud now hosted in Canada

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