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UMB.FYI 2026-06-17

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Across the Himalayas and Into the Heart of Umbraco (5 minute read)

At Codegarden, Emma Burstow highlights Rashmita and Jasper, founders of One Tech Nepal, who leverage their 100% Umbraco agency to support IT education and libraries in remote Himalayan communities. Their journey, marked by personal struggles, emphasizes the impact of community and technology in fostering meaningful change for future generations.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #codegarden26 ]

The Umbraco MVPs 2026 (1 minute read)

At the Codegarden keynote, Mathilde Høst celebrated 127 Umbraco MVPs, including 25 first-time recipients. These individuals significantly contribute to the community by providing support, sharing solutions, and fostering collaboration. Their dedication and passion are vital to Umbraco's success, creating a positive impact that enhances the overall experience for users.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #mvps ]

Umbraco Awards Winners 2026 🏆 (6 minute read)

On June 10, 2026, the Umbraco Awards celebrated exceptional projects within the Umbraco ecosystem at Codegarden. Winners included Perplex Digital, Zeroseven, and NXT Digital Solutions Ltd, recognized for their innovative solutions in accessibility, cloud infrastructure, and AI integration. The awards highlighted creativity and technical excellence, inspiring future developments in the community.

[ ] [ #awards ] [ #codegarden ]

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Umbraco Product Update/Codegarden Keynote Highlights, Q2 2026 (21 minute read)

On June 10, 2026, Filip Bech-Larsen announced significant updates at the Codegarden Keynote, including the launch of Umbraco Automate, new CMS features, and Load Balancing for Cloud. The platform's evolution emphasizes maturity, AI integration, and user control, enhancing the developer and business experience with improved tools and functionalities.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #keynotes ]

Community

Umbraco Package: Automate Inspector (1 minute read)

Umbraco has launched a free add-on called Umbraco Automate, enhancing its CMS with no-code integration options for users. During the Codegarden 2026 Hackathon, a new package, Umbraco.Community.Automate.Inspector, was introduced to assist users in exploring available Actions, Triggers, and Connectors, along with documentation for the Automate feature.

[ #hackathons ] [ #umbracoautomate ]

Codegarden 2026: I went to Copenhagen for a week (5 minute read)

Aaron Sadler reflects on his experience at Codegarden 2026 in Copenhagen, highlighting the MVP Summit, the launch of Umbraco Automate, and standout sessions. He emphasizes the importance of community and connections, noting how the event fosters collaboration and support among Umbraco users, making it a valuable experience for all attendees.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #codegarden26 ] [ #mvp ]

TipTap is not broken. Your expectations are. (5 minute read)

Since the Umbraco 16 release, Umbraco exclusively uses the TipTap Rich Text Editor due to licensing issues with TinyMCE. While TipTap offers advantages, it also presents challenges, such as added HTML tags and limited styling options. Users are encouraged to adapt to TipTap's structure and utilize Umbraco's tools for better maintainability.

[ #rte ]

Codegarden 2026: A Week in Copenhagen I Won't Forget (11 minute read)

Nevitech IT Solutions Ltd reflects on an enriching week at Codegarden in Copenhagen, celebrating community spirit and personal achievements. Highlights include being awarded Umbraco MVP 2026, presenting a demo during the keynote, and winning the AI Package Award. The experience underscored the supportive nature of the Umbraco community.

[ #codegarden ] [ #codegarden26 ] [ #mvp ]

I attended Umbraco Codegarden 2026! (4 minute read)

Dennis reflects on his experience at Codegarden in Copenhagen, noting its excellent organization and manageable size. He highlights engaging talks, particularly on collaboration and integration, while expressing a desire for more focus on software development practices in the Umbraco community. Overall, he found the event inspiring and worthwhile.

[ #codegarden ] [ #codegarden26 ]

OC.Automate.Mastodon released (2 minute read)

At the Umbraco MVP Summit and Codegarden, Umbraco HQ introduced Umbraco.Automate, an event-driven automation engine. Inspired by its capabilities, Owain.Codes developed OC.Automate.Mastodon, a third-party package enabling automated blog sharing to Mastodon. The open-source project aims to expand with more connections, enhancing user workflows in Umbraco.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #mvp ] [ #umbracoautomate ]

My Codegarden 2026 Experience (15 minute read)

After his ninth Codegarden, Paul Seal reflects on record attendance, AI-focused announcements, community connections, speaking, celebrating colleagues’ MVP awards, and memorable conversations. He concludes that constraints drive innovation and credits the Umbraco community and employer support for making the experience meaningful.

[ ] [ #codegarden ]

Watch & Listen

umbraCoffee - LIVE at #Codegarden 2026! (33 minute watch)

At Code Garden 2026 in Copenhagen, UmbraCoffee hosted discussions featuring exclusive announcements, including the confirmation of dates for Codegarden 2027. Highlights included a new tattoo initiative, community engagement, and significant product updates from Umbraco, emphasizing advancements in cloud services and AI features, fostering excitement for the future.

[ ] [ #codegarden ] [ #codegarden26 ] [ #umbracoffee ]

Events

Umbraco Community Hour - Virtual Meetup

2026-06-17 from 13:00 to 14:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #virtual ]

UmbLeeds: Codegarden 2026 Review & Highlights

2026-06-18 from 18:30 to 20:30 (Europe/London) - Needs a location

[ #codegarden ] [ #codegarden26 ]

Umbraco NZ Meetup - Umbraco Meetup

2026-06-23 from 16:00 to 18:00 (Pacific/Auckland) - Born Digital, Level 3, 18 Sale Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland, NZ

Milwaukee Umbraco Meetup: Beer Garden Social

2026-06-24 from 16:00 to 18:00 (America/New_York) - Third Ward Beer Garden at Catalano Square, 147 N Broadway, Milwaukee, US

[ #social ]

Codegarden After Effect: Learning & Experience

2026-06-25 from 17:00 to 17:45 (Asia/Kolkata) - Online

[ #codegarden ] [ #virtual ]

UmbraCymru - The Codegarden Debrief

2026-06-25 from 18:00 to 20:00 (Europe/London) - Method4, 12-14 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, Cardiff, GB

[ ] [ #codegarden ]

Packages

Umbraco.Automate

A provider-driven automation system for Umbraco CMS - compose triggers and actions into automations directly from the backoffice.

[ #umbracoautomate ]

Umbraco.AI.Automate

Umbraco Automate integration for Umbraco.AI.Agents

[ #umbracoai ] [ #umbracoautomate ]

Umbraco.Deploy.Automate

Umbraco Deploy support for Umbraco Automate (artifacts, service connectors, triggers and actions).

[ #umbracoautomate ] [ #umbracodeploy ]

Umbraco.Engage.Automate

Umbraco Engage triggers and actions for Umbraco Automate

[ #umbracoautomate ] [ #umbracoengage ]

Umbraco.Commerce.Automate

Umbraco Commerce triggers and actions for Umbraco Automate

[ #umbracoautomate ] [ #umbracocommerce ]

Umbraco.Forms.Automate

Umbraco Forms triggers and actions for Umbraco Automate

[ #umbracoautomate ] [ #umbracoforms ]

Umbraco.Workflow.Automate

Umbraco Workflow triggers for Umbraco Automate

[ #umbracoautomate ] [ #umbracoworkflow ]

Umbraco.AI.Search

AI-powered vector search provider for Umbraco CMS

[ #ai ] [ #search ] [ #umbracoai ]

Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.ContentTreeDragAndDrop

Native HTML5 drag-and-drop for the Umbraco 17 backoffice Content tree.

Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.SharedPreviewLink

Shareable preview links for Umbraco 17.

Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.DictionaryFilterValues

Extends the Umbraco 17 backoffice Dictionary section filter to also match translation VALUES, not just dictionary-item names.

[ #translations ]

Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.CustomEditors

A library of reusable property editor UIs for the Umbraco backoffice.

[ #propertyeditors ]

Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.ContentTreeDnd

Native HTML5 drag-and-drop for the Umbraco 17 backoffice Content tree.

umContentGenerator

AI-powered content generation for Umbraco.

[ #ai ]

OC.Automate.Mastodon

Mastodon connection type and action for Umbraco Automate.

[ #umbracoautomate ]

IM.Umbraco.AI.Local

Connects the Umbraco backoffice AI features (prompts, agents, Copilot, embeddings) to any OpenAI-compatible self-hosted server such as Ollama, LM Studio or vLLM — no cloud account required.

[ #ai ] [ #umbracoai ]

RipplePreview

See your actual pages while you edit them.

Umbraco.Community.AiAgentMemory

AI Agent Memory for Umbraco — persistent memory + learning layer for Umbraco's AI agent stack.

[ #ai ] [ #umbracoai ]

BT.RedirectManager

Modern URL redirect manager for Umbraco 13 and 17.

Flowcourier.Umbraco.CookieConsent

A comprehensive cookie consent solution for Umbraco CMS with Google Consent Mode v2 support, customizable categories, and statistics tracking.

Crumpled.Nostalgid

Helps surface the underlying integer id of Content/Media, and also find the Content/Media item in the backoffice if you only know the integer node id.

Social

New release for umbPublisher 1.5.1

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Second beta of advanced permissions for Umbraco 18 released

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