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Case Study: Innovation Centre for Organic Farming

The Innovation Centre collaborated with the team to create icoel.dk, a sustainable knowledge hub for organic farmers. Prioritizing user privacy, the site avoids third-party cookies and Google Analytics, while ensuring mobile responsiveness and EU accessibility standards. Energy efficiency is emphasized through optimized content and green hosting on Microsoft Azure.

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Community

Deleting Umbraco Forms Entries via SQL

In this guide, Busra Sengul discusses managing form submissions in Umbraco Forms, highlighting the lack of built-in bulk deletion options. She presents a SQL-based solution for safely deleting entries before a specified date, ensuring referential integrity. The approach allows for targeted deletions by form, enhancing data management efficiency.

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It's beginning to look a lot like Codegarden

In anticipation of Codegarden, the team at Proworks shares essential tips for attendees, emphasizing the importance of comfortable shoes, bike rentals for easy navigation, and the value of socializing over attending every session. They recommend taking breaks to unwind, bringing necessary tech chargers, and arriving early for swag. Enjoy the experience!

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uSkinned Site Builder vs Elementor

Paul Daly compares uSkinned Site Builder and Elementor, highlighting uSkinned's user-friendly design, security, and award-winning status, making it ideal for both creatives and content managers. In contrast, Elementor offers extensive design customization but can overwhelm non-creatives. Overall, uSkinned is recommended for its ease of use and low maintenance.

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Comparing uSkinned Hosted and Umbhost for Your Website

Paul Daly compares uSkinned Hosted and UmbHost as hosting solutions for Umbraco websites. uSkinned Hosted offers a fully managed, hassle-free experience with pre-installed features, while UmbHost provides flexible, customizable options for developers. Both platforms support uSkinned Site Builder, allowing users to choose based on their needs for control or simplicity.

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Watch & Listen

Live from DDD South West!

Candid Contributions hosted a lunchtime podcast at DDD South West in Bristol, featuring panelists Dylan Beattie, Jacqui Read, Kevlin Henney, Carl Sargunar, and Lorraine Pearce. They discussed the motivations for attending tech events, insights for newcomers, and balancing career and parenthood, highlighting skills from bug fixing as preparation for parenting.

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Events

UmbraCymru - Virtual Umbraco Meetup, May 2025

2025-05-28 from 12:00 to 13:00 - Online event

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umBristol Pre Codegarden Special - May 2025

2025-05-28 from 17:45 to 20:45 - Gibe Digital, Unit 1.8, Paintworks Central Trading Estate, Bristol, GB

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UmbraCymru - Umbraco Workshop, May 2025

2025-05-29 from 18:30 to 21:00 - Method4, 12-14 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, Cardiff, GB

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Packages

Limbo.Umbraco.MigrationsApi 10.0.0-alpha002

Adds an API to Umbraco for exporting content, media and members...

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Limbo.Umbraco.Migrations 13.0.0-alpha006

Umbraco package for handling migrations.

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Social

New community inspired Codegarden t-shirt now available

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Umbraco CMS 16 Release Candidate 3 is out

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Umbraco CMS 13.9 RC is out now

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