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UMB.FYI 2025-08-27

Celebrations

UMB.FYI Celebrates it's 100th Issue

Matt Brailsford celebrates the 100th issue of UMB.FYI, a newsletter that aggregates Umbraco news, now reaching over 700 subscribers. The newsletter has featured 2,128 items, showcasing the vibrant Umbraco community. Future plans include automating processes and potentially creating a dashboard for users. Matt expresses gratitude for community support and feedback.

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Community

Upgrade Umbraco 13 to 16: First upgrade steps

In part two of his blog series on upgrading Umbraco from version 13 to 16, Luuk Peters outlines essential prerequisites, including the need for .NET 9 and Visual Studio 17.12. He details initial upgrade steps, such as updating project files and NuGet packages, and addresses common errors, particularly those related to the Models Builder. Future topics will include API changes and feature migrations.

[ #upgrades ]

Tips for Umbraco CMS editor

In the UmbraCare blog, the author provides essential tips for Umbraco CMS editors to enhance their content management experience. Key functionalities include using the clipboard to copy Block Grid and Block List content, reusing media, managing trashed nodes, and sorting options. The article aims to improve editors' efficiency and awareness of available features.

[ #guides ]

Vibecoding a Mobile-Friendly Umbraco backoffice experience

In response to the mobile usability issues in Umbraco 14 and 16, Luuk Peters proposes a lightweight, mobile-focused backoffice prototype utilizing the Management API. This proof of concept allows for easy content browsing, editing, and publishing on mobile devices, highlighting the potential for a dedicated mobile backoffice mode in Umbraco's future.

[ #backoffice ]

Do You Want to Give a Talk?

Rachel Breeze reflects on her journey from being hesitant to speak at meetups to becoming a confident speaker. She shares practical tips for preparing talks, managing live demos, and handling mistakes. She emphasizes the benefits of public speaking for personal growth and professional development, encouraging others to embrace opportunities to share their knowledge.

[ #speaking ]

Watch & Listen

DevRel Deep Dive: Umbraco 16.2 RC is out!

This week Sebastiaan and Lotte from the Umbraco Developer Relations take a look at the Release Candidate for Umbraco 16.2 which introduces UFM JavaScript-like expressions, enhancing labels and block customization with logic, filters, and native JS-like syntax. The release modernizes the back office, improves editor experiences, and encourages testing before full release in two weeks.

[ #umbracocms ]

Case Study: Renault x Umbraco

Renault Group UK, with Umbraco and dotcraft, modernized its digital platforms, boosting e-commerce and service experiences. The upgrade drove a 200% order increase, 300% revenue growth, and a 2.2pp conversion uplift through a flexible commerce solution.

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Events

EDINBUUG - August Umbraco Meetup

2025-08-27 from 18:30 to 20:30 - Waracle Ltd, Waracle, Unit 2, 14 King's Stables Rd, EH1 2JY, Edinburgh, GB

[ #codegarden ] [ #roundups ]

Glasgow Umbraco - August meetup - Codegarden '25 Roundup

2025-08-28 from 16:00 to 18:00 (Europe/London) - Factory73 Offices, 4th Floor, The Forsyth Building, 5 Renfield Street, Glasgow, GB

[ #codegarden ] [ #roundups ]

UmbraCymru - Umbraco Meetup, August 2025

2025-08-28 from 18:30 to 20:30 - Method4, 12-14 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, Cardiff, GB

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Umbraco Virtual Lunchtime Chat

2025-09-03 from 13:00 to 14:00 CEST - Online on ONLINE

[ #social ] [ #virtual ]

Umbraco Meetup - Copenhagen

2025-09-04 from 16:45 to 18:45 - Knowit, Nyropsgade 41 5 Sal, København, DK

[ #ai ] [ #headless ]

Umbraco Open House - An Entry Point for Newcomers

2025-09-04 from 18:00 to 19:30 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #virtual ]

Training

Load Balancing and Azure

Sep 02, 2025 - Europe - EUR 1250.00

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Packages

uSync.Hangfire

Hangfire helpers for uSync

[ #usync ]

kraftvaerk.umbraco.blockfilter

Filter available blocks dynamically based on user, page, or any custom logic.

SEOChecker v16 RC

SEOChecker for Umbraco v16

[ #seo ]

CSP Manager 2.0.2

CSP Manager for Umbraco v16

Social

Carl Sargunar is looking for anyone interested in a Docker workshop

[ #workshops ]

Umbraco Engage 16.0.0-rc2 is now available on NuGet

[ #umbracoengage ]

The Release Candidate for Umbraco 16.2 is out

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Miscellaneous

The UUI Storybook site gets updated to the latest controls

[ #uui ]

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