Issue No 117

Is it Content?

by Jen Wolke

If you have ever seen the Netflix show Is it Cake? you are familiar with the idea that sometimes one thing can be disguised as another to the point that they are nearly or even completely indistinguishable from each other. This can also be true when building a website and trying to separate content from well, not-content.

How to Set up Cultiv.Hangfire with AppSettings Configuration

by Janae Cram

Cultiv.Hangfire is an incredible package with a snappy setup, but what it doesn't handle out of the box is adjusting your settings in your AppSettings or Environment Variables. Janae takes you through moving your CRON expression into your AppSettings and how to register that with a Hosted Service so you can modify your Hangfire schedule whenever you want!

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A curated collection of Umbraco and industry related tools, tips, tricks, and tutorials from around the web.

Umbraco.PDFExport

credit: Bishal Tim

If you're looking to export your content right from the backoffice into a cleanly formatted PDF, then you should look no further than Bishal's recently released package for Umbraco 13. It already supports default property editors with professional formatting so you can export your content with ease!

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Enabling SAML Single Sign-On for Umbraco Backoffice with PingID Integration

credit: Nijas Hameed

If you're looking to integrate PingId with Umbraco, then Nijas has a wonderfully straightforward two part series to get you going. Each step is cleanly laid out with what you need to get started and how to manage the integration - go give it a read!

Read part 1
Read part 2

Deleting Umbraco Forms(13) Entries via SQL

credit: Busra Sengul

Umbraco Forms can store a significant amount of entries over time, especially on sites with large traffic. However, a bulk clear-out of entries isn't available out of the box, so how DO you remove them? Busra's blog post gives you the scripts you need to keep your database nice and tidy!

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DevRel Deep Dives

credit: Umbraco

The DevRel Deep Dives are back! Catch awesome updates from the Umbraco DevRel team in their YouTube series, where they review something that is new and noteworthy in the Umbraco world and give it the attention it deserves. Don't worry about losing time on it though - each episode is short and focused!

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The Umbraco Community Store is back!

credit: Owain Williams

Recently Owain put out a request asking for community feedback about what we think of when we think about Umbraco. This has been incorporated into some lovely new community merch that you can get on the community store! Check out the new shirts, tote bags, and more!

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