The upcoming feature in Umbraco CMS, titled "Reuse Content of Blocks," aims to enhance content management by allowing users to create reusable content elements stored in an element library. This will enable consistent updates across multiple documents, simplifying content management while maintaining flexibility for local customizations.
Nathaniel Nunes conducted a session on "Umbraco in Action" for Coders Club students at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda. He introduced CMS concepts before demonstrating Umbraco's features, including its flexibility, integration with Next.js, and AI tools. The session fostered student engagement and highlighted comparisons between Umbraco and WordPress.
In the first quarter of 2026, Filip Bech-Larsen highlights significant updates for Umbraco, including the launch of Umbraco Compose, advancements in AI integration, enhanced security in Umbraco Cloud, and improvements in search functionality. The updates aim to enhance stability, scalability, and user experience across the platform.
Umbraco 17 introduces load balancing for its backoffice, allowing a single web app to scale efficiently. Users can choose between sticky sessions or stateless configurations, each with distinct session management implications. Proper setup involves shared caching and data protection, particularly using Redis, to ensure seamless user experiences during scaling events.
Luuk Peters discusses upgrading Property Editors and Property Value Converters from Umbraco 13 to 17. The migration introduces a clearer separation between UI and backend data handling, requiring adjustments to existing Property Editors. Peters outlines the migration process, code updates, and considerations for using EditorUiAlias versus EditorAlias in converters.
Andy Butland outlines security patches for Umbraco versions 16.0.0 - 16.5.0 and 17.0.0 - 17.2.1, addressing three vulnerabilities: vertical privilege escalation, XSS injection, and unauthorized domain data modification. Users are urged to upgrade to secure their CMS, with automatic fixes available for Umbraco Cloud projects.
Matt Brailsford introduces Umbraco AI, a provider-agnostic AI integration layer for Umbraco CMS, allowing seamless connections to multiple AI services through a unified API. It features a flexible architecture with customizable profiles, contexts, and capabilities, promoting community-driven extensions and open-source collaboration. Future enhancements include automation and improved RAG support.
Flaticon picker property editor for Umbraco CMS 17
Joe Glombek discusses implementing a feature in Umbraco 17 to prevent the deletion of specific document types by using custom entity signs. The LockedDocumentFlagProvider class adds flags to locked documents, while the LockedDocumentComposer registers this functionality. This allows users to see locked status in the backoffice before attempting deletions.
Joe Glombek discusses how to integrate blocks into the Rich Text Editor (RTE) in Umbraco, replacing macros. Users can create "element" document types, add a Block button to the RTE toolbar, and configure settings for rendering. An example demonstrates rendering a phone number block with custom logic.
SlimConnect integrates SlimPim (Product Information Management) with Umbraco CMS
Jen Wolke's poem joyfully captures a developer's eager anticipation for the Umbraco v17 release. It highlights significant technical advancements, including a redesigned back office and modern front-end tooling, while celebrating the entire Umbraco community. Blending humor and gratitude, it conveys the excitement and collective joy of Release Day.
Umbraco versions 13.0.0 to 13.12.0 are vulnerable due to an issue with .udt file uploads, allowing potential file system enumeration and NLTM hash retrieval. A patch is available for Umbraco 13.12.1, and Umbraco Cloud sites are automatically updated. Thanks to Tomasz Holeksa for reporting the vulnerability.
The ProWorks Team announces TinyMCE.Umbraco v17, ensuring compatibility with Umbraco 17's Web Components-based back-office. Key features include streamlined RTE configuration, JSON-based settings, support for TinyMCE versions 7 and 8, and OpenAI integrations. Umbraco 17 also introduces an MCP Server, enhanced caching, and a rebuilt back-office UI.
Umbraco 17, the latest Long-Term Supported version, is built on .NET 10 LTS, enhancing performance, security, and scalability. Key features include load balancing for the backoffice, consistent UTC date handling, and improved accessibility. This release marks a significant milestone for digital agencies and developers, offering a stable foundation for future growth.
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.
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