UMB.FYI 2026-08-26

Umbraco India

Umbraco India Festival 2026

2026-08-28 from 16:00 to 18:30 (Asia/Kolkata) - Lulu Twin Towers, Smart City, Kochi, Kerala, Kochi, IN

Hackathon - Umbraco India Festival 26

2026-08-28 from 16:00 to 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata) - High Court Water Metro Terminal, High Court Water Metro Terminal, Ernakulam, IN

[ #festivals ] [ #hackathons ] [ #indiafest ]

Community

Examine v4 is out (8 minute read)

Examine v4.0.0 has been released, featuring faceting, taxonomy indexes, and deep paging, following extensive community contributions. Built on Lucene.NET 4.8, it ensures backward compatibility with previous versions. The new release supports Umbraco's search abstraction, enhancing its functionality while maintaining stability for existing users. Documentation has been updated accordingly.

[ #examine ] [ #releases ] [ #search ]

Umbraco on DDEV: .NET, SQL Server, and the generic project type (9 minute read)

Lee Mills explores running Umbraco CMS and .NET 10 using DDEV's generic project type, creating a setup that requires no local installations. The project, umbraco-clean-ddev, successfully integrates SQL Server via Azure SQL Edge, although some features, like Umbraco Cloud backup imports, require custom solutions. The repository is available for further experimentation.

Upgrading Umbraco 13 to 17: What We Learned (10 minute read)

David Whalley outlines key lessons learned from upgrading a large production website from Umbraco 13 to 17. The process, treated as a migration, involved extensive changes across APIs, property editors, and content. Key recommendations include preparing content beforehand, addressing permissions, and conducting thorough regression testing to ensure a successful upgrade.

[ #upgrades ]

Building a Cloudflare Integration for Umbraco Automate (11 minute read)

Erik-Jan Westendorp discusses his experience with Umbraco Automate, focusing on creating three NuGet packages for integrating Cloudflare cache purging with content publishing. He emphasizes the importance of separating responsibilities, designing for multiple cultures and URLs, and understanding service lifetimes. The packages aim to facilitate automation in Umbraco projects.

[ @Erik-Jan Westendorp ] [ #integrations ] [ #umbracoautomate ]

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Building my own Umbraco Lamp (4 minute read)

Justin Neville details his experience building the UmbLamp, a 3D printed smart light designed by Matt Brailsford. After acquiring a 3D printer, he sourced components, printed parts, and faced challenges with soldering. Despite difficulties, he successfully assembled the lamp, recommending the project for its clarity and enjoyment.

From Examine to Umbraco Search (6 minute read)

Kenn Jacobsen discusses migrating from Examine to Umbraco Search, now integrated into Umbraco CMS starting from version 19. The migration process involves utilizing Umbraco Search as an add-on for versions 17 and 18, ensuring minimal disruption. Jacobsen emphasizes planning, optimizing server resources, and highlights improved search features in Umbraco 19+.

[ @Kenn Jacobsen ] [ #umbracosearch ]

Introducing Umbraco AI Copilot Workspace (4 minute read)

Matt Brailsford introduces the RC for Umbraco AI Copilot Workspace, a new backoffice section designed for broader conversations beyond single pages. It allows for persisted discussions, project organization, and backend content management with approval layers. Unlike the existing Copilot sidebar, Workspace facilitates campaign-level tasks, enhancing workflow efficiency.

[ @Matt Brailsford ] [ #ai ] [ #umbracoai ]

Events

Umbraco Meetup (Copenhagen)

2026-08-26 from 16:30 to 21:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Kraftvaerk, Prags Boulevard 80, København S, DK

Brisbane Umbraco Meetup - September

2026-09-02 from 18:00 to 20:00 (Australia/Brisbane) - Zeroseven, 340 Adelaide St, Brisbane City, AU

Umbraco Community Hour - Virtual Meetup

2026-09-02 from 13:00 to 14:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - Online

[ #virtual ]

Umbraco Meetup (Odense)

2026-09-02 from 16:00 to 20:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) - MWL, Edisonsvej 2, Odense, DK

UmbLeeds: Paths to AI Orchestration & Automation within Umbraco Development

2026-09-03 from 18:30 to 20:30 (Europe/London) - MSQ DX - Leeds Office, 28 Sovereign Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB

[ #ai ] [ #automation ]

Packages

UMBFY.Umbraco.MediaOrder

Adds newest-first ordering and Name, Upload Date, and File Size sorting to the Umbraco Media Library.

Esatto.Umbraco.Backoffice.CookieBanner

Turnkey GDPR/ePrivacy cookie consent for Umbraco 17 & 18

Umb.ElementFinder

Find and track where Umbraco Element Types are used across your content pages, with a clear dashboard view of their usage and references.

NJobDesk.Umbraco

Umbraco backoffice integration for NJobDesk, the scheduler-agnostic jobs dashboard for .NET

[ #authentication ]

Limbo.Umbraco.Skyfish 17.0.0-alpha001

Video picker for inserting Skyfish videos in Umbraco.

[ @Limbo ]

Umbraco.Community.AdvancedPermissions.AI

Optional AI companion for Advanced Permissions for Umbraco

[ #ai ]

Umbraco.Community.Automate.Extensions

Generic reusable actions and extensions for Umbraco Automate, including helpers for resolving published content URLs by culture and hostname.

[ #umbracoautomate ]

Umbraco.Community.Automate

A collection of community-built extensions and integrations for Umbraco Automate, providing reusable building blocks for creating powerful automation workflows.

[ #automation ] [ #umbracoautomate ]

Umbraco.Community.Automate.Cloudflare

A Cloudflare integration for Umbraco Automate that adds a reusable connection and actions for purging cached URLs as part of configurable automation workflows.

[ #umbracoautomate ]