Owain Williams

Owain Williams

Senior Umbraco Dev at Initials Labs, Umbraco MVP

https://owain.codes

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2026-07-01

📰 Umbraco Automate

Umbraco Automate is an open-source event-driven automation engine integrated into the Umbraco backoffice, allowing users to create workflows without external platforms. Owain Williams shares his experience building social media automation workflows, highlighting a no-code approach to avoid duplicate posts. The tool offers flexibility and potential for further development.

📰 Umbraco Automate Workflows

Umbraco Automate, an open-source event-driven automation engine from Umbraco HQ, allows users to create workflows within the backoffice without external tools. Owain Williams shares his experience building connections for social media automation, highlighting a no-code approach to prevent duplicate posts by using a toggle property for content publishing.

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2026-03-11

📰 Auto-Updating Your GitHub README with Your Latest Blog Posts

Owain Williams describes a method to automate the updating of a GitHub profile README with the latest blog posts using a Python script and GitHub Actions. The setup involves fetching posts from an RSS feed, updating the README, and committing changes daily without manual intervention, ensuring the profile remains current and relevant.

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