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.
In the talk by Umbraco HQ, Polette discusses the integration of AI into Umbraco CMS, emphasizing a strategic approach that prioritizes choice, control, and governance. She explores how Umbraco is adapting to an unpredictable future, the evolving role of content management, and upcoming features aimed at enhancing editor collaboration.
Andy Butland from Umbraco HQ discusses the upcoming features in Umbraco 18, including the new "elements" feature for reusable content, updates to the delivery API, and performance improvements. He emphasizes a smoother upgrade experience and outlines future plans for enhanced content management, AI integration, and collaboration tools for editors.
Umbraco 18 introduces the Elements feature for managing reusable content, typed OpenAPI schemas for enhanced API integration, and replaces Swashbuckle with Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi. The release also includes various performance improvements, backoffice enhancements, and community-driven features. Users are encouraged to test the Release Candidate and report any issues. Written by Andy Butland.
Laura Neto discusses the upgrade to Umbraco 18, highlighting the transition from Swashbuckle.AspNetCore to Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi for OpenAPI document generation. Users can migrate using the new AddBackOfficeOpenApiDocument method or directly call Microsoft's AddOpenApi method. The article outlines migration steps, configuration options, and the implications of continuing with Swashbuckle.
Umbraco 18 transitions OpenAPI document generation from Swashbuckle.AspNetCore to Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi, updating the spec from 3.0.4 to 3.1.1. This change affects client generation, customization, and serving of OpenAPI documents, requiring users to adapt their configurations and possibly migrate to the new library or retain Swashbuckle directly.
In this week's Devril deep dive, Sebastiaan and Lotte, alongside CMS Head Andy Butland, discuss the key features of Umbraco releases 17.2 and 17.3. Highlights include user group management enhancements, content management improvements, central package management, performance optimizations, and security updates. They also preview upcoming features in version 17.4, focusing on AI integration and lightweight external members.
Property editor that displays the most-used tags in a named group.
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.