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Annual price updates 2026 (4 minute read)

Umbraco will increase product, add-on, and partnership prices by 5–7% effective January 1, 2026, or at first renewal. Updates cover Cloud, Heartcore, Forms, Deploy, Workflow, Commerce, Engage, Training, and Support Plans.

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Community

Migrating extensions from Umbraco 13 to 17 (7 minute read)

The upcoming Umbraco 17 introduces significant changes, notably replacing AngularJS with modern web technologies like Web Components. This transition affects custom backoffice extensions, requiring some to be rewritten. However, simpler extensions can be repackaged with minimal effort. Kenn Jacobsen provides guidance on adapting property editors for the new architecture.

[ ] [ #backoffice ] [ #migrations ]

Building a Chrome Extension with Cursor AI: The Alt Attribute Inspector (2 minute read)

Johan Reitsma developed the Alt Attribute Inspector, a Chrome extension that highlights images with alt attributes, displays the text, and counts filled attributes, streamlining accessibility audits. Utilizing Cursor AI for code generation, the tool enhances developer efficiency and is available on GitHub and the Chrome Web Store.

[ ] [ #accessibility ] [ #ai ]

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Umbraco just released the Developer MCP Server in Beta. Here's what that could mean for content management (4 minute read)

Thom Sanders discusses the Umbraco MCP server's transformative impact on content management at Cogworks. By integrating AI tools, content strategists can prioritize strategy over execution, enhancing creativity and efficiency. The MCP server, now officially adopted by Umbraco, offers granular control and expanded capabilities, revolutionizing content operations and security in digital environments.

[ ] [ #ai ] [ #automation ] [ #umbracomcp ]

uSync can override translations if not configured properly (4 minute read)

Wojciech Tengler & Piotr Bach discuss the challenges of synchronizing dictionary entries in a multilingual website using uSync. They highlight issues with unexpected translation overrides due to incorrect configuration of the CreateOnly option in the DictionaryHandler settings. The article emphasizes the importance of proper setup to prevent loss of user-modified translations.

[ #multilingual ] [ #translations ] [ #usync ]

Automating dev tasks in Umbraco Cloud using n8n and Slack (4 minute read)

Simon Antony discusses automating notifications for Umbraco Cloud updates via Slack to quickly address potential site issues. The process involves setting up an n8n workflow with webhooks to receive updates on live or dev site changes. Customization options for Slack messages are also available through the code block in n8n.

[ #automation ] [ #infrastructure ] [ #umbracocloud ]

Events

Umbraco Community Hour - Virtual Meetup

2025-10-01 from 13:00 to 14:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #social ] [ #virtual ]

Umbraco U.S. Festival 2025

2025-10-02 to 2025-10-03 - MHUB, 1623 W Fulton Street Chicago, IL 60612

[ #festivals ] [ #usfest ]

Umbraco Newcastle Meetup - Dev Jam Session

2025-10-02 from 18:00 to 20:00 (Europe/London) - Keel House, Garth Heads, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

[ #hackathons ]

Umbraco Leeds - Autumn Contribution Challenge Hackathon

2025-10-02 from 18:30 to 20:30 (Europe/London) - Pixelbuilders, Tower Court, Armley Road LS12 2LY., Leeds, GB

[ #contributions ] [ #hackathons ]

Umbraco India User Group - The Umbraco Migration Journey 8 - 13

2025-10-08 from 16:00 to 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) - Online

[ #migrations ]

Umbraco India User Group - Umbraco Migration Series: Session 1 – Migration using uSync

2025-10-08 from 16:00 to 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) - Online

[ #migrations ] [ #usync ]

Umbraco India User Group - Say Hello to Umbraco CRM Package

2025-10-08 from 16:30 to 17:30 (Asia/Kolkata) - Online

BUUG - Adventures in the Umbraco BackOffice

2025-10-08 from 18:00 to 20:00 (Australia/Brisbane) - Zeroseven, 340 Adelaide St, Brisbane City, AU

[ #backoffice ]

The Umbraco x Candid Contributions Virtual Hackathon

2025-10-10 from 10:00 to 18:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #hackathons ] [ #virtual ]

Packages

Umbraco.Community.HtmlExporter

Quickly host Umbraco content on cheap / global static hosting providers

[ #hosting ]

Social

Getting Past the AI Scaries

[ #ai ]

Umbraco CMS 13.11.0 Release Candidate is out

[ ] [ #releases ] [ #umbracocms ]

Umbraco Engage v16 is now out!

[ ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco DK Festival returns Dec 11, 2025 at Tivoli Friheden, Aarhus!

[ ] [ #dkfestival ] [ #festivals ]

Umbraco release free Black Friday readiness guide

[ ] [ #commerce ] [ #guides ] [ #performance ]

Forum

V16 Client-side and Server-side Validation Compared To AngularJS Validation In v7 - v13

[ #comparison ]

What do people want to see from an extension perspective?

[ #backoffice ]

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