Umbraco
The official profile for Umbraco - The Friendly OpenSource ASP.NET CMS. Managed by Umbraco HQ.
2025-11-05
📰 Umbraco 17: Release Candidate
Andy Butland discusses the release candidate of Umbraco 17, highlighting key updates and improvements, including .NET 10 compatibility, load balancing for the backoffice, consistent date handling, and enhanced user experience features. He encourages users to test the release candidate and report any issues for further refinement.
2025-10-22
📰 Umbraco 17: Ready, Reliable, and Less Scary than It Sounds
Umbraco 17 has launched its Beta version, introducing a clearer pre-release process. This update features a new backoffice architecture, improved extensibility, and modern technology, transitioning from AngularJS to Web Components. The upgrade from Umbraco 13 to 17 is significant but manageable, ensuring a stable, future-proof platform for developers and users.
2025-10-15
🚨 [Breaking change]: Removal of backoffice tours
Umbraco 14 has removed the backoffice tours feature that was present in Umbraco 13, which introduced users to CMS functionalities. Although there were intentions to re-implement this feature in future versions, AndyButland states that efforts will focus on enhancing documentation and video resources instead, as custom tours were not widely adopted.