Joe Glombek
Umbraco MVP and umBristol organiser working at Bump Digital
2025-12-17
📰 Bellissima Backoffice: Custom Entity Signs
Joe Glombek discusses implementing a feature in Umbraco 17 to prevent the deletion of specific document types by using custom entity signs. The LockedDocumentFlagProvider class adds flags to locked documents, while the LockedDocumentComposer registers this functionality. This allows users to see locked status in the backoffice before attempting deletions.
📰 Belissima Backoffice: Blocks in the Rich Text Editor
Joe Glombek discusses how to integrate blocks into the Rich Text Editor (RTE) in Umbraco, replacing macros. Users can create "element" document types, add a Block button to the RTE toolbar, and configure settings for rendering. An example demonstrates rendering a phone number block with custom logic.
📰 Bellissima Backoffice: Custom block views
Joe Glombek discusses configuring custom backoffice block views in Umbraco using an extension. He provides an example of creating a hidden block indicator, detailing the registration of the extension and the creation of a custom element. The implementation allows for automatic display of a hidden state in block lists.
2025-11-26
📰 Belissima Backoffice: Property Descriptions
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 `<details>` element can be used to recreate this feature, allowing for rich, intuitive property descriptions incorporating markdown and UUI web components.