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UMB.FYI 2025-07-23

Umbraco HQ

What Lithuania Can Teach Us About Enterprise Cybersecurity

Zoja Antuchevič discusses Lithuania's proactive approach to cybersecurity, emphasizing its national priority and community involvement. The country has developed a robust framework integrating government, private sector, and international partnerships, establishing itself as a model for Europe. Lithuania's collaborative efforts enhance regional resilience against evolving cyber threats, showcasing the importance of shared responsibility.

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Effective A/B Testing (Part 2)

In this post, Umbraco discusses the importance of reliable A/B testing, emphasizing the need for proper setup to avoid misleading results. Key steps include calculating baseline performance, using sample size calculators, and ensuring the projected impact justifies the test. The goal is to optimize testing for meaningful insights rather than adding noise.

[ ] [ #personalization ]

Community

How I Saved 5GB of Storage Per Year for UMB.FYI

Matt Brailsford discusses how he reduced the HTML size of the UMB.FYI newsletter from 215KB to 57KB by eliminating global styles and unnecessary markup. This optimization not only prevented Gmail from clipping emails but also saved 5.6GB of storage annually, promoting more sustainable digital practices.

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Preventing search engine indexing of private documents in Umbraco

Simon Antony discusses methods to prevent search engines from indexing private documents in Umbraco, focusing on two main approaches: using middleware for local hosting and leveraging Umbraco's pipeline for cloud setups. He emphasizes the importance of the X-Robots-Tag header for protecting sensitive files while maintaining SEO.

[ #seo ]

UMB.FYI Gets an iOS Tip Shortcut

UMB.FYI emphasizes community engagement by allowing members to submit Umbraco-related content easily through various integrations. The latest addition is an iOS Shortcut that enables users to share links directly from their devices. This feature enhances content curation while ensuring user privacy, fostering a richer community resource.

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Codegarden 2025

In July 2025, the 20th annual Umbraco developer conference, Codegarden celebrated community engagement and innovation. The event featured the inaugural MVP Summit, workshops, and product announcements, including Umbraco Compose. Rick Butterfield, reflecting on his experience, also shared personal news about joining Umbraco HQ, marking a significant career transition.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #roundups ]

ByteEditor 4.0: New Visual Umbraco Website Design Builder

ByteEditor Design Builder 4.0 enhances Umbraco website customization with a unified style management system, real-time design editing, and improved font and color management. Key features include seamless responsive design, a customizable form builder, and a distraction-free editing interface, streamlining the design process for users and content creators.

ByteEditor 4.0: Revolutionary Visual Website Design Builder for Umbraco Developers

ByteEditor 4.0 revolutionizes Umbraco website design with its Visual Website Design Builder, streamlining customization for developers and content creators. Key features include consolidated style management, real-time responsive design previews, and an integrated form builder. This update enhances collaboration, ensures brand consistency, and improves workflow efficiency, making it ideal for modern development teams.

Watch & Listen

DevRel Deep Dive: Umbraco MCP Server

DevRel’s Lotte and Sebastiaan explore using an Umbraco MCP server: a context‑aware agent that remembers past interactions, authenticates via API, and manipulates content structures—improving workflows through natural‑language control over local site management.

[ #ai ]

Rapid Event-Driven MVPs with Umbraco and n8n - Umbraco US Virtual Meetup

Matt Chick demonstrates rapid MVP creation using Umbraco and n8n—building event‑driven prototypes that integrate data, APIs, workflows, AI translation, and AWS storage. He emphasizes speed, flexibility, cloud deployment, and visual workflow simplicity for proof‑of‑concept development.

Events

Umbraco Virtual Lunchtime Chat

2025-07-23 from 13:00 to 14:00 - Online on ONLINE

[ #social ]

Umbraco India User Group - Umbraco 16 and Beyond – What’s Changed, What’s New, and What’s Coming

2025-07-23 from 16:00 to 17:00 - Online on ONLINE

Umbraco London July at SampsonMay

2025-07-23 from 18:00 to 21:00 - SampsonMay, Arch 30, Old Union Yard Arches, 229 Union St, London, SE1 0LR, London, GB

[ #roundups ]

Manchester and North West Umbraco Meetup - Lightning Talks

2025-07-24 from 18:30 to 20:30 - CTI Digital, South Central, 11 Peter Street, Manchester, M2 5QR, Manchester, GB

UmbraCymru - Virtual Umbraco Meetup, July 2025

2025-07-30 from 12:00 to 13:00 - Online event

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UmbraCymru - Social Meetup, July 2025

2025-07-30 from 18:00 to 21:00 - The Head of Steam Cardiff, 18-19 Church Street, Cardiff, GB

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UmbLeeds: Summer BBQ and social

2025-07-31 from 18:00 to 20:00 - Sheares yard, 11-15 wharf street Leeds ls2 7eh, Leeds, GB

[ #social ]

Social

Just published new versions of ExamineX for both Azure Search and Elastic Search for Umbraco 16

[ #examine ] [ #examinex ]

Join Umbraco for the Smart Marketing Happy Hour in Charlotte

[ #events ]

Work started on UmbCheckout for Umbraco 17

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Big couple of weeks for the Umbraco community in the North of England!

What if UMB.FYI had a dashboard?

[ #umbfyi ]

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