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Finding the Right Path: Getting More Involved in the Umbraco Community (6 minute read)

In June, Allen Smith celebrated 20 years of Codegarden, highlighting its welcoming Umbraco community, where nearly 40% of attendees were newcomers. Smith emphasizes the importance of mutual benefits in contributions and outlines various pathways for participation, encouraging individuals to explore their interests and connect with others in the community.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #community ] [ #contributions ]

uProfile October 2025 - Helen Chaplin (6 minute read)

Helen Chaplin is a sustainability advocate and Community Services Executive at Cantarus, recently joining the Umbraco Community Sustainability Team. Working remotely while traveling, she combines her expertise in waste and resource management with a passion for environmental change. Helen enjoys hiking, sailing, and reading, emphasizing the importance of immersive travel experiences.

[ ] [ #sustainability ] [ #uprofile ]

Umbraco 17: Ready, Reliable, and Less Scary than It Sounds (14 minute read)

Umbraco 17 has launched its Beta version, introducing a clearer pre-release process. This update features a new backoffice architecture, improved extensibility, and modern technology, transitioning from AngularJS to Web Components. The upgrade from Umbraco 13 to 17 is significant but manageable, ensuring a stable, future-proof platform for developers and users.

[ ] [ #backoffice ] [ #bellissima ] [ #umbracocms ]

Community

Mix and match search providers (3 minute read)

Kenn Jacobsen explains how to implement multiple search providers using Umbraco Search, specifically integrating Elasticsearch alongside Examine. It details the necessary configurations to run both providers simultaneously, allowing for tailored search solutions for frontend and backend content, ultimately enhancing efficiency and cost-effectiveness in search technology usage.

[ ] [ #guides ] [ #search ] [ #umbracosearch ]

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Watch & Listen

Umbraco upgrades – Bump Digital (20 minute watch)

Umbraco upgrades have evolved significantly, transitioning from challenging migrations to smoother processes, especially from version 10 onwards. Bump Digital emphasizes the importance of proactive planning, client communication, and leveraging modern .NET features to enhance performance and security. Upgrades are now more manageable, with predictable release schedules and improved documentation for breaking changes.

[ #migrations ] [ #security ] [ #upgrades ]

Events

Umbracokalaset (Sweden) 2025

2025-10-22 from 00:00 to 00:00 - Berns, Berzelii Park, Näckströmsgatan 8, Stockholm

[ #festivals ] [ #umbracokalaset ]

umBristol talks at the RAC

2025-10-22 from 18:00 to 20:30 (Europe/London) - RAC Bradley Stoke, RAC, Great Park Road, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 4QN, Bristol, GB

[ ] [ #accessibility ] [ #performance ]

Manchester and North West Umbraco Meetup - Grey Muir - From Stakeholders to Beholders

2025-10-23 from 18:00 to 20:00 (Europe/London) - Absurd Digital, 29 Bow Lane, Manchester, GB

Umbraco Community Hour - Virtual Meetup

2025-10-29 from 13:00 to 14:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #virtual ]

Umbraco Cheese Night 🧀 Community Event in Germany

2025-10-30 from 17:30 to 19:00 (Europe/Berlin) - Westhafenhaus, Speicherstraße 1, Frankfurt, DE

Packages

Limbo.Umbraco.Skyfish 13.0.1

Video picker for inserting Skyfish videos in Umbraco.

[ ] [ #propertyeditors ]

DigitalWonderlab.MultiDomainEmail

Streamline multi-domain umbraco forms submissions with domain-specific SMTP and reCAPTCHA configurations.

[ #umbracoforms ]

Limbo.Umbraco.RecycleBin 13.0.1

Limbo.Umbraco.RecycleBin is small package for Umbraco that takes out the trash.

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Umbraco.Commerce.Portal

A drop in customer portal for Umbraco Commerce.

[ #starterkits ] [ #umbracocommerce ]

UmbAnchorPoint

A property editor for easily managing css/flex alignment via 9 anchor points

[ #css ] [ #propertyeditors ]

Rivlo.Licensing.UI

Add-on for Rivlo Licensing, providing UI elements for displaying licence status.

Rivlo.Licensing

Reusable licensing validator for Umbraco packages, with support for domain, version and expiry checks.

Limbo.Umbraco.MultiNodeTreePicker 13.0.2

Umbraco package that extends the functionality of Umbraco's build-in Multinode Treepicker property editor.

[ ] [ #propertyeditors ]

DigitalWonderlab.CountThings

A friendly Umbraco backoffice dashboard that shows counts of content, media, users, schema, forms and more.

[ #dashboards ]

UmbNumericDropdown

A property editor that combines numeric + dropdown into one

[ #propertyeditors ]

Social

Umbraco Technical Writers Group returns 28th October

Write for 24 Days In Umbraco

[ ] [ #24days ]

UmbNav V4.0.0-beta for Umbraco V17

[ #packages ]

Umbraco In The City: Manchester is SOLD OUT

[ #festivals ] [ #umbracointhecity ]

Applications for CODECABIN 2026 in the US are now open

[ #codecabin ]

The Umbraco 17 Beta is here

[ ] [ #umbracocms ]

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