Introducing the Autumn Contribution Challenge, Umbraco In The City Call For Speakers, Trying out the new Umbraco Search and much more...

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UMB.FYI 2025-09-03

Umbraco HQ

Introducing the Autumn Contribution Challenge 2025

Sebastiaan Janssen announces the Autumn Contribution Challenge, encouraging year-round contributions to the Umbraco community. Participants can submit code samples, blog posts, and ideas to enhance a new community website's "Developer" section. The initiative fosters collaboration, visibility, and learning, culminating in a site launch that showcases contributors' work.

[ ] [ #announcement ] [ #contributions ] [ #hacktoberfest ]

Umbraco Forms Subscription Licensing Details Released

[ ] [ #umbracoforms ]

Community

Ai -Based Smart Newsletters Subscription in Umbraco with N8N

Keyur Garala outlines a step-by-step guide to creating an AI-powered newsletter subscription using Umbraco and n8n. The process involves setting up a subscription form in Umbraco, configuring n8n to handle form submissions and product publish events, and automating email notifications to subscribers with generated content.

[ #ai ] [ #guides ] [ #umbracoforms ]

Trying out the new Umbraco Search

Kenn Jacobsen shares the first alpha of its revamped search feature, enhancing capabilities like filtering, faceting, and support for multiple search providers. The new search, backed by Examine, includes a demo site showcasing full-text search, sorting, and faceting options. Future posts will explore extensibility and additional features.

[ ] [ #examine ] [ #search ] [ #umbracosearch ]

Watch & Listen

Community, Parenthood & Change

Candid Contribution explores navigating open source and tech communities through parenthood, ageing, and menopause—covering maternity leave, conference speaking while pregnant, “mum guilt,” brain changes, and normalising workplace conversations, offering candid insights into evolving contribution and community.

[ ] [ #contributions ] [ #opensource ] [ #podcasts ]

umbraCoffee - Vibes

Luke from Proud Nerds discusses his experiences with Umbraco upgrades, particularly from versions 13 to 16, and the impact of AI on development. UmbraCoffee highlights AI's role in healthcare and a mobile-friendly back office for Umbraco, emphasizing the need for human oversight in AI-generated content and upcoming platform enhancements.

[ ] [ #ai ] [ #migrations ] [ #umbracoffee ]

DevRel Deep Dive: uSync.Hangfire with Kevin Jump

In this Devril deep dive, Lottie and Sebastiaan discuss the integration of Hangfire with Umbraco, highlighting its utility for scheduling background jobs. Kevin demonstrates the use of Hangfire for recurring tasks, including exports and restore points, emphasizing its ease of use and the advantages of its dashboard for job management and logging.

[ #devreldeepdives ] [ #integrations ] [ #usync ]

A Climate of Truth - Sustainability & How Enterprises Can Take Action with Umbraco

Umbraco HQ's webinar on digital sustainability, featuring Mike Berners-Lee, stresses the urgent need for businesses to tackle climate change. The discussion highlights integrating sustainability into web projects, linking it to performance and user experience, and showcases successful case studies that emphasize carbon savings and the importance of measurement and transparency.

[ ] [ #business ] [ #sustainability ] [ #webinars ]

Webinar: The Truth About Security In Open Source CMS – For Enterprise Leaders

Umbraco HQ hosts a panel discussion with experts Emma Burstow, Chris Osterhout, and Zoja Antuchevič on open source software security. They address misconceptions, stressing community involvement, transparency, and effective implementation. The discussion emphasizes the importance of education in procurement, a collaborative approach to risk management, and balancing developer freedom with security measures.

[ ] [ #opensource ] [ #security ] [ #webinars ]

Events

Umbraco Community Hour - Virtual Meetup

2025-09-03 from 13:00 to 14:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #virtual ]

Umbraco Meetup - Copenhagen

2025-09-04 from 16:45 to 18:45 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Knowit, Nyropsgade 41 5 Sal, København, DK

Umbraco Open House - An Entry Point for Newcomers

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

AI Coding Tools Discussion

2025-09-04 from 18:30 to 20:30 (Europe/London) - 26 agency, 28 Sovereign Street, Leeds, GB

[ #ai ]

Training

Load Balancing and Azure (September 9th 2025)

Sep 09, 2025 - North America - EUR 1250.00

[ ] [ #azure ]

Packages

Limbo.Umbraco.Vimeo 13.0.1

Video picker for inserting Vimeo videos in Umbraco.

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Miscellaneous

Umbraco In The City: Manchester 2025 Call For Speakers

[ #umbracointhecity ]

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