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Effective A/B Testing (Part 1)

In this discussion, Umbraco emphasizes the importance of conducting meaningful A/B tests by focusing on three key factors: adequate sample size, measurable conversions, and significant impact potential. By prioritizing high-traffic pages and substantial changes, they aim to reduce wasted efforts and enhance testing efficacy, leading to more valuable insights.

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What’s Next for Umbraco

Umbraco's recent developments focus on enhancing both developer and marketer experiences through guiding lighthouses. Key initiatives include the upcoming MCP server, the orchestration tool Umbraco Compose, improved search capabilities, and the rebranded Umbraco Engage for personalization. The company invites community collaboration to shape future innovations.

[ ] [ #roadmap ]

Community

Codegarden 2025: A Community, Not a Cult!

Corne Hoskam reflects on their experience at Codegarden, celebrating its 20th anniversary and the final event in Odense. Highlights include team bonding, competitive activities, engaging workshops, and insightful talks on community building and neurodiversity. The event fosters connections within the Umbraco community, leaving participants inspired for the future.

[ #codegarden ] [ #roundups ]

Codecabin and Codegarden: Both Peak Umbraco, Just Very Different Peaks!

In a recent reflection, Lotte Pitcher compares two key Umbraco events: Codegarden, a large, structured conference in Denmark, and Codecabin, a smaller, participant-driven unconference in the Peak District. Both foster community engagement and personal growth, but Codecabin offers a more intimate setting for collaboration and meaningful connections.

[ ] [ #codecabin ] [ #codegarden ]

Package: Simple Trees

Umbraco has shifted to a more front-end focused approach for creating custom trees in its new backoffice, moving away from the previous C# and AngularJS combination. James Carter simplifies the process with a package that allows an implementation using a single C# class and two views for rendering logic.

[ #packagedev ]

How to Search Umbraco Content Using the External Index (Examine)

Waqas Ahmed provides a comprehensive guide on utilizing Umbraco's External Index for efficient content searching using Examine. Key steps include accessing the index, applying filters for content types, cultures, and additional criteria, executing queries, and converting results to IPublishedContent, enhancing performance and scalability in search functionalities.

[ #examine ]

Codegarden 2025 Recap from the ProWorks Team

Jason Prothero, Jen Wolke, and Janae Cram reflect on their experience at Umbraco Codegarden 2025, highlighting their MVP renewals and Jen's engaging presentation on Umbraco packages. The conference emphasized community, inspiration, and upcoming features like Umbraco Compose. They eagerly anticipate future gatherings, including the US Festival.

[ #codegarden ] [ #roundups ]

Watch & Listen

DevRel Deep Dive: Backoffice Examples and Playground

Allen and Lotte from the Umbraco Developer Relations team introduces Umbraco's new Backoffice Examples and Playground, demonstrating how to access, run, and customize examples locally. It encourages developers to explore, experiment, and contribute their own examples to enhance community learning and support.

[ #devreldeepdives ]

Aftermovie Codegarden 2025

Codegarden 2025 celebrates 20 years of open-source innovation and community. The event blends inspiring AI talks, creativity, and inclusivity, creating a welcoming space for all—technical or not. Attendees highlight the warm atmosphere and strong sense of belonging.

[ ] [ #codegarden ]

Deadlines

CODECABIN 2025 applications close Thursday, July 10th

[ #codecabin ]

Packages

Umbraco.Community.SimpleTrees

Simplifies C# based Umbraco Trees

ImageShop.Umbraco

A property editor that integrates with Imageshop to enable easy selection and insertion of images directly into your content

UmbDateOnly

A DateOnly property picker in Umbraco

Skybrud.Umbraco.Redirects 16.0.0

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Skybrud.Umbraco.Redirects 15.0.0

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Skybrud.Umbraco.Redirects 14.0.0

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Limbo.Umbraco.Emply 13.0.0-alpha001

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Limbo.Umbraco.Emply 10.0.0

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Limbo.Umbraco.Seo 13.0.1

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Social

v2.0 of Headless Preview package released

[ #headless ]

UmbNav 4.0.0-beta-33 for Umbraco 16 released

[ #packages ]

UmbracoTees day announced for July 18th

[ #umbracotees ]

UmbHost reaches 1,000 tree planted in sustainability efforts

[ ] [ #sustainability ]

UmbBootstrap for Umbraco v16 released

[ #packages ]

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