Umbraco HQ introduces Umbraco 17, a major Long-Term Support release built on .NET 10, featuring enhanced performance and scalability. Key updates include consistent date handling, load balancing for the Backoffice, UI improvements, and changes to Models Builder. Upgrade considerations from previous versions are also discussed.
Jason, lead developer at Bump Digital, discusses the performance improvements of Umbraco Commerce with the release of Umbraco 17, highlighting a 35% increase in scalability. He shares tips for optimizing performance during high-traffic scenarios, including asynchronous processing, effective caching, autoscaling in Azure, and efficient logging practices.
Jason Elkin discusses a recent Denial of Service incident affecting an Umbraco site due to bot-generated form submissions. The excessive logging and errors from these submissions degraded performance. Implementing a Cloudflare WAF rule to limit POST requests effectively blocked 3 million malicious requests, ensuring site stability for legitimate users.
Filip Bech-Larsen discusses the challenges faced by enterprises in adopting composable architecture, revealing regrets related to orchestration complexity, hidden costs, and customer experience. He emphasizes the need for a practical approach that prioritizes clarity and user experience, advocating for composability that truly delivers value rather than merely offering flexibility.
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Kenn Jacobsen discusses Umbraco's fallback feature, which determines output for properties lacking values, particularly useful for language and segment variance. He outlines built-in fallback limitations and presents a custom implementation using the IPublishedValueFallback interface to enhance fallback behavior. The post emphasizes performance optimization for effective property rendering.
Lasse Fredslund emphasizes that optimizing content management systems (CMS) for performance is crucial for sustainability. He outlines five strategies to enhance CMS efficiency: optimizing media assets, leveraging caching, minifying front-end assets, choosing lightweight themes, and hosting sustainably. These practices not only improve performance but also reduce environmental impact.
UmbraCare discusses optimizing performance in Umbraco by disabling unnecessary features, particularly webhooks. They highlight that even when webhooks are disabled, Umbraco continues to poll the webhook request table. By adjusting settings to reduce polling frequency and disabling logging cleanup, users can significantly enhance performance during heavy data processing.
In his blog, Jerin Jose c discusses enhancing Umbraco 13 through the integration of Azure Blob Storage, CDN, and Key Vault. This combination improves performance, scalability, and security for media handling and secret management. The article outlines setup steps for each service, culminating in a robust solution for efficient content delivery.
Terence Burridge re-evaluates using mini PCs to run Umbraco in 2024, comparing performance improvements from .NET 7 to .NET 8. Results indicated a 10-15% speed increase on most machines, with the Dell Wyse series emerging as the best balance of cost, performance, and sustainability, despite the Raspberry Pi 5's significant performance gains.
This guide by Nurhak Kaya outlines best practices for building a scalable, secure, and performant Umbraco website on Microsoft Azure. It emphasizes using multiple App Service Plans, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Blob Storage, alongside CDNs for enhanced performance and security. The architecture supports efficient management and future scalability.
Busra Sengul discusses the challenges faced after migrating an e-commerce site from Vendr to Umbraco Commerce, particularly the accumulation of stale carts. To resolve this, Busra developed an efficient SQL query to delete outdated carts and related data, streamlining the cleanup process and improving site functionality.