Matt Brailsford
Umbraco Commerce Technical Team Lead @ Umbraco HQ | Co-founder of CODECABIN | Creator of UMB.FYI
2025-10-08
📰 UMB.FYI Celebrates it's 2nd Birthday with a Pulse Check
Matt Brailsford reflects on the two-year journey of UMB.FYI, which has evolved from a weekly digest into a comprehensive record of the Umbraco community's developments. Matt celebrates the milestone with the release of the UMB.FYI Pulse Check, a year-in-data snapshot of the Umbraco community’s heartbeat.
2025-09-10
📰 UMB.FYI Gets a New Workflow Engine
Matt Brailsford developed a workflow engine to automate repetitive tasks in producing the UMB.FYI newsletter, enhancing efficiency and reliability. The engine, built in C#, streamlines data collection, validation, and content enhancement, allowing for a more enjoyable editing process. Future improvements aim to refine detection and summarization tasks.
2025-08-27
📰 UMB.FYI Celebrates it's 100th Issue
Matt Brailsford celebrates the 100th issue of UMB.FYI, a newsletter that aggregates Umbraco news, now reaching over 700 subscribers. The newsletter has featured 2,128 items, showcasing the vibrant Umbraco community. Future plans include automating processes and potentially creating a dashboard for users. Matt expresses gratitude for community support and feedback.
2025-07-23
📰 How I Saved 5GB of Storage Per Year for UMB.FYI
Matt Brailsford discusses how he reduced the HTML size of the UMB.FYI newsletter from 215KB to 57KB by eliminating global styles and unnecessary markup. This optimization not only prevented Gmail from clipping emails but also saved 5.6GB of storage annually, promoting more sustainable digital practices.
📰 UMB.FYI Gets an iOS Tip Shortcut
UMB.FYI emphasizes community engagement by allowing members to submit Umbraco-related content easily through various integrations. The latest addition is an iOS Shortcut that enables users to share links directly from their devices. This feature enhances content curation while ensuring user privacy, fostering a richer community resource.