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UMB.FYI 2025-11-26

Umbraco HQ

Automate Your Lead Flow in Umbraco with Webhooks and Zapier (8 minute read)

Niels Christian Laursen's article introduces a no-code approach to automating lead flow in Umbraco using webhooks and Zapier. It outlines a step-by-step process for validating, enriching, and routing leads from Umbraco Forms to Zoho CRM, emphasizing the ease of creating powerful automations without coding experience.

[ ] [ #automation ] [ #umbracoforms ]

Community

More efficient integration tests with Umbraco (9 minute read)

Lars-Erik Aabech developed a package to enhance Umbraco's Integration Test library by removing the "database and Umbraco instance" constraint per fixture. This allows for the reuse of seeded database snapshots, significantly reducing setup time for integration tests and improving efficiency in CI pipelines. The package is currently in beta on NuGet.

[ #testing ]

Belissima Backoffice: Property Descriptions (1 minute read)

Joe Glombek discusses changes in the "read more" functionality in Umbraco versions 9-13, where descriptions below a horizontal rule no longer render as a "Read More" link. Instead, the native HTML `

` element can be used to recreate this feature, allowing for rich, intuitive property descriptions incorporating markdown and UUI web components.

[ ] [ #backoffice ] [ #markdown ] [ #uui ]

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The Bot That Shouldn’t Have Taken Down My Umbraco Site, and the WAF Rule That Fixed It (4 minute read)

Jason Elkin discusses a recent Denial of Service incident affecting an Umbraco site due to bot-generated form submissions. The excessive logging and errors from these submissions degraded performance. Implementing a Cloudflare WAF rule to limit POST requests effectively blocked 3 million malicious requests, ensuring site stability for legitimate users.

[ #performance ] [ #security ]

Watch & Listen

In Conversation With CMS Critic (58 minute watch)

In a webinar, Matt Garpy and Umbraco HQ discuss the complexities and challenges of composable architecture in technology. They emphasize the need for understanding business requirements, integrating legacy systems, and fostering collaboration. The conversation advocates for a balanced approach to technology adoption, prioritizing communication and business value over cost reduction.

[ ] [ #business ] [ #industry ] [ #webinars ]

Come join the ClerksWell Charity Hackathon (1 minute watch)

Paul Seal announces the ClerksWell Charity Hackathon on November 28 in London, a free event where participants can win prizes by developing solutions using Umbraco 17. Teams of two can collaborate, and assistance is available for varying skill levels. The event emphasizes creativity and usability over complete solutions.

[ ] [ #hackathons ]

US Partner Summit Umbraco 2025 (2 minute watch)

The US Partners Summit, hosted by Umbraco HQ, emphasizes community engagement, learning, and collaboration among agencies. Attendees are encouraged to network, share insights, and discuss industry changes, highlighting the importance of tools like Bronco Compose. The event fosters relationships that can drive business growth within the Umbraco community.

[ ] [ #business ] [ #industry ] [ #umbracocms ]

Events

Umbraco Community Hour - Virtual Meetup

2025-11-26 from 13:00 to 14:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #virtual ]

Umbraco India User Group - Unlocking the Umbraco Management API

2025-11-26 from 16:00 to 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) - Online

[ #managementapi ] [ #virtual ]

Nederlandse Umbraco Community - Umbraco 17 Launch Party

2025-11-27 from 17:00 to 21:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) - ilionx Amersfoort (voorheen Trivento) | IT bedrijf, Ruimtevaart 26, Amersfoort, NL

[ #umbracocms ]

Sydney Umbraco Meetup - Umbraco 17 Launch Party - November 2025 - Hybrid Event

2025-11-27 from 18:00 to 20:00 (Australia/Sydney) - Webcoda, 204/3 Hosking Place, NSW 2000, Sydney, AU

[ #umbracocms ]

The London Umbraco Meetup - ClerksWell Hackathon 2025 - The Umbraco 17 Charity Challenge

2025-11-28 from 08:45 to 17:30 (Europe/London) - The Trampery Old Street, 239 Old Street EC1V 9EY, London, GB

[ #hackathons ] [ #umbracocms ]

Umbraco Users Group India - Unveiling Umbraco 17

2025-12-02 from 17:00 to 18:00 (Asia/Kolkata) - Online

[ #umbracocms ] [ #virtual ]

Manchester and North West Umbraco Meetup - Festive Meal, with Dot Net North

2025-12-02 from 18:00 to 21:00 (Europe/London) - Society, 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester, GB

Umbraco Scotland - Umbraco 17 - LTS Launch Party 🎉

2025-12-04 from 17:00 to 19:00 (Europe/London) - Factory73 Offices, 4th Floor, The Forsyth Building, 5 Renfield Street, Glasgow, GB

[ #umbracocms ]

UmbLeeds: Christmas Social & Markets

2025-12-04 from 18:30 to 21:30 (Europe/London) - The Northern Market, 12 Great George St, Leeds LS1 3ED,, Leeds, GB

Umbraco London December- in person social

2025-12-04 from 18:30 to 20:30 (Europe/London) - The Reliance, 336 Old St, London EC1V 9DR, London, GB

Social

Articulate for Umbraco is back with Umbraco 17 support

[ #packagedev ]

10% discount on community swag store this Friday

[ #swagstore ]

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