Umbraco
The official profile for Umbraco - The Friendly OpenSource ASP.NET CMS. Managed by Umbraco HQ.
2026-08-05
📰 Designing Umbraco with Umbraco: building a backoffice design system in Claude Design
Phil Whittaker discusses using Claude Design to create a design system for the Umbraco backoffice, enabling rapid generation of high-fidelity prototypes and mock-ups. By leveraging the Umbraco UI Library and following a structured setup, users can ensure consistency across designs, facilitating efficient collaboration and iteration on new features.
📰 An Hour on Our One Last Time
Sebastiaan Janssen reflects on the closure of our.umbraco.com after over 15 years, sharing mixed emotions about its legacy. He recounts its evolution from a Yahoo Group to a vital community hub, highlighting memories, contributions, and challenges faced, while ensuring all resources have transitioned to new homes. Thank you, Our.
2026-07-29
📰 Security Patches for Umbraco Forms are now available
A high-level security vulnerability in Umbraco Forms versions 13, 17, and 18 has been identified and patched. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest versions to mitigate risks, as unsupported versions remain vulnerable. The flaw allows unauthenticated users to bypass submission safeguards. Automatic upgrades are available for Umbraco Cloud users.
📰 The Green Track to Codegarden
The 2026 Codegarden in Copenhagen saw over 750 attendees, highlighting the launch of Umbraco's Green Track initiative. This program encouraged sustainable train travel, resulting in 1.5 tonnes of CO2 savings. Participants found train journeys more relaxing and productive, fostering team connections and appreciation for landscapes, while promoting eco-friendly travel habits.
2026-07-15
📰 Launching Umbraco Automate
Umbraco Automate, presented by Filip Bech-Larsen, is a drag-and-drop automation tool for Umbraco 17+, enabling users to create limitless automations with native triggers and actions. Its open-source nature allows customization and integration with AI tools, enhancing content production and customer journeys without operational limits.
2026-07-08
📰 Security Advisory, July 7, 2026: Security Patches are now available
A high-severity vulnerability affecting Umbraco versions 13.0.0 - 13.15.0, 17.0.0 - 17.5.2, and 18.0.0 - 18.0.1 has been identified and patched. Users are advised to upgrade to supported versions. The vulnerability allows unauthorized content retrieval via the delivery API. Thanks to Ardya Suryadinata for reporting the issue.
📰 uProfile July 2026 - Georgina Bidder
Georgina Bidder, a Backend Developer at true in Bristol, UK, began her journey with Umbraco five years ago. She has become an integral part of the community, serving as a Core Collaborator, a speaker at Codegarden, and a Package Awards Jury member, while actively contributing to open-source projects.
📰 The Agent-Ready CMS: Enable the ecosystem
Phil Whittaker discusses Umbraco’s MCP platform and software factory, designed to enable partners and clients to create agentic AI tools for a more agent-ready CMS ecosystem. The Base MCP SDK and create-umbraco-mcp-server streamline development, allowing for local, hosted, and CLI MCP servers, enhancing integration and usability within the Umbraco environment.
2026-07-01
🚨 [Breaking change]: Umbraco Search replaces existing search in Umbraco 19
Umbraco Search will be integrated into Umbraco CMS version 19, replacing existing Examine search handling and core indexes. The new approach utilizes Umbraco Search abstractions for querying, simplifying implementations and allowing alternative search technologies. While breaking changes may occur, Umbraco Search can coexist with existing Examine implementations. Author: kjac.
📰 Umbraco 18 Release
Umbraco 18 introduces the Library feature for managing reusable content, enhancing the existing capabilities of Umbraco 17 LTS, which remains the primary focus for many projects. While Umbraco 18 offers new features like Elements, Umbraco 17 continues to receive updates, making it a stable choice for users.
📰 Going from Umbraco 13 to 17
Arnold Visser discusses the migration from Umbraco 13 LTS to Umbraco 17 LTS, outlining two upgrade paths: upgrading the existing solution or building a fresh setup on Umbraco Cloud. The latter offers a cleaner architecture and benefits from Umbraco Deploy, enhancing long-term stability and support during the transition before the 2026 EOL.
📰 What we're most excited about on the new Community site - part 1 of 2
In the first part of a two-part series, the Developer Relations Team discusses their excitement for the new Community site. Emma highlights the engaging open-source repository, Lotte anticipates future enhancements like Community Profiles, and Mathilde appreciates the improved navigation for users. Feedback is encouraged to enhance the site further.
📺 Umbraco Automate demo, Umbraco Codegarden 2026
Umbraco HQ introduces Umbraco Automate, a workflow automation tool integrated into the Umbraco back office. It allows users to create complex automation chains triggered by events like content changes or media uploads. The tool supports AI integration, human approval steps, and is open source, enhancing backend operations for developers and content administrators.
📺 Umbraco MCP as a Platform Intoduction
Phil Whittaker and Bolette Kern from Umbraco HQ present the "Umbraco in AI" framework, detailing how the Umbraco Management API integrates with AI agents. They discuss Local and Hosted MCPs, a CLI tool, and the Base MCP SDK, enabling developers to streamline AI integration and enhance package readiness with minimal effort.
📺 Unboxing Umbraco 18
Umbraco HQ introduces Umbraco 18, a Standard-Term Support release featuring the new Elements functionality for reusable content and typed OpenAPI schemas for the Delivery API. The transition from Swashbuckle to Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi is discussed, alongside updates from recent Umbraco 17 minors and considerations for upgrading.
📺 Phil Whittaker, Umbraco in AI
In this session, Umbraco HQ discusses integrating AI agents into Umbraco's framework, focusing on the development of a base MCP server and a chained MCP architecture. The aim is to enhance collaboration between AI and developers, streamline content management, and reduce friction for seamless interaction with Umbraco through shared best practices.
2026-06-24
📰 The Pragmatic Enterprise: Balancing AI Innovation with Predictable TCO
Mats Persson discusses the recent rebranding in the enterprise digital experience platform (DXP) sector, emphasizing the risks of proprietary AI ecosystems. He advocates for a stable, open architecture that prioritizes true enterprise maturity, focusing on enhancing productivity, maintaining flexibility, and ensuring robust AI governance, rather than succumbing to legacy vendor hype.
📰 uProfile June 2026 - Ben Szymanski
Ben Szymanski, a software engineer at HyperFast Interactive, celebrates ten years with Umbraco and has been recognized as a 2026 Umbraco MVP. He shares his journey from a novice to an active community member, highlights his work on the FastGooey package, and emphasizes the importance of community engagement and contribution.
📺 Kenn Jakobsen, It's Elemental; reuse your content!
Umbraco HQ introduces "Elements," a new feature in Umbraco 18 designed for managing reusable content across pages. This fully-fledged content editing experience enhances content reuse and integrates seamlessly with block editors. The session highlights the improved editing workflow, reduced friction for editors, and the benefits of a library section for managing reusable elements.
📺 Matt Brailsford, AI in Umbraco
Matt Brailsford, lead developer on the Umbraco AI project at Umbraco HQ, discusses integrating AI into the Umbraco back office. He showcases a podcasting demo, illustrating AI's capabilities in transcription, summarization, and guest validation. Brailsford emphasizes Umbraco AI's extensibility for custom solutions, encouraging community engagement and experimentation.