In the final blog of the year, Jeroen van Kempen discusses the xStatic package for statically generating Umbraco websites, focusing on deployment via Netlify. While xStatic offers cost-effective and efficient site management, it has limitations, such as reduced access to Umbraco features. Jeroen views it as suitable for simple hobby sites or small campaigns.
Jeroen van Kempen explores the uSkinned Site Builder, an all-in-one website solution for the Umbraco ecosystem. It simplifies initial project setup, saving time and costs. Key features include customizable templates, design options, and reusable components. While effective for backend developers, the lack of a free local testing version is a drawback.
In this blog, Jeroen van Kempen reviews the "Auto Dictionaries" package for Umbraco, which detects static content for translation. While easy to set up, issues arise with translations in languages other than English. The package is developer-focused, offering a useful overview of static texts but needing improvements, particularly in regex detection.