Issue No 116
Ten Years. TEN YEARS!*
Erica shares her perspective of what the past 10 years of running Skrift has been like — the ups, the downs, and what has made it worthwhile.
I Blame the Cocktails... Skrift Then and Now
by Kyle Weems
A Moscow mule-fueled conversation in an Orlando hotel bar led to ten years (so far) of a community magazine produced by three friends and numerous generous authors. Join Kyle as he reminisces about Skrift's founding and challenges, and proves that not every decision in Florida results in an alligator getting an unexpected hand as a snack.
Who Knew a Decade Could Feel so Short?!
by Janae Cram
The last decade has felt so short, where did all the time go?! Janae waxes poetically about managing Skrift, her experience with managing a bi-weekly newsletter, interactions with the community, and long-term friendship with Kyle and Erica.
Issue 115 :: April 2025
Issue 114 :: March 2025
Stay Plugged in to the Community!
A curated collection of Umbraco and industry related tools, tips, tricks, and tutorials from around the web.
Seeking Insights from Umbraco MVPs
How do you become an MVP and what is the experience like to join this esteemed group of community members? Owain shares his personal experience regarding becoming an MVP, renewals, and advice for other excellent community contributors who are looking towards being an MVP.
Read the blog postUmbraco 16 brings back segments
If you weren't aware, the Umbraco 16 release candidate is out and the thing Kenn is most excited for is segments! What are the difference between segments and Umbraco Engage? Don't worry - the answers are right here, as well as how to implement them the minute you're ready!
Read the blog postCommit to Community
What is it like to run community events, such as a single-day conference? Carl shares his rewarding experience with helping coordinate DDD South West 2025, what the rewards are vs the effort put in, and why he believes in the importance of giving back to community.
Read the blog postHow to remove the UmbracoNews dashboard in Umbraco V15+
As developers, we always want to stay up to date with Umbraco news (right, right?), but we don't always want that to be the dashboard we show our clients when they log into their backoffice. In Umbraco 13, this was pretty straightforward, but the steps are a bit more intricate now. Luckily, Aaron is here to get us sorted with his handy recent blog post!
Read the blog postPackage: Relations Manager
Relations are a great way to connect your content together and search it without the wieldy additional code of doing it all in examine! But adding relations directly in the backoffice isn't super easy - unless of course you're using James's awesome package, Relations Manager! Check out his blog post - which includes code snippets for creating and using relations - and go download the package!
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