Issue No 115
HTMX & Umbraco: Powertool meet Powertool
by Ben Szymanski
The web wasn’t meant to mimic native apps, but we've somehow turned it into exactly that. Ben explores why a hypermedia-first approach with HTMX is a refreshing alternative, and shows exactly how Umbraco developers can use it to create simpler, slicker, and smarter websites.
Building and Packaging Your Property Editor for Bellissima
by Lan Nguyen Thuy
Packaging and publishing your Bellissima property editor can be easier than it sounds. Lan clearly outlines the process, showing you exactly how to structure your code, prepare your NuGet package, and automate future updates with GitHub Actions.
Issue 114 :: March 2025
Issue 113 :: February 2025
Stay Plugged in to the Community!
A curated collection of Umbraco and industry related tools, tips, tricks, and tutorials from around the web.
Documenting Third-Party Dependencies
Umbraco has recently started an initiative to document all third-party dependencies that the CMS uses. This is not only to conform to licensing guidelines but also to highlight all the awesome open source libraries that are used under the surface of our favorite CMS!
Check out the listSEO Toolkit Full Release for Umbraco 15
It's finally here! SEO Toolkit has made a full release for Umbraco 15 and has come out of beta. Make sure you check the release notes for the changes and take a back-up before you upgrade in case of any conversion issues. Patrick has it all documented for you so you can be ready to go!
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Streamlining Umbraco Headless Development: Automated Model Generation for Content Delivery API with Orval
Phil knows that one of the greatest difficulties with headless solutions is efficiently managing content models and API clients. He explores Orval as a way to generate content models for the Umbraco Content API and shows us how we can manage our models with ease and maintainability in mind!
Read the blog postURL Segment Customisation with Umbraco 15.4
Andy introduces us to a really cool new feature in Umbraco 15.4 for customizing URL segments to support SEO-friendly structures, like using a shorter segment for child pages! The solution builds on the IUrlSegmentProvider with a new AllowAdditionalSegments option to enable more flexible URL handling - it's really neat so give it a look!
Read the blog postUmbraco 15+ Extension Tool: Streamlining Package Development
If you're not familiar with the Umbraco Extension Tool that has been introduced in Umbraco 15, you definitely should go give Johan's article a peek. He walks us through all of the new features introduced by the tool to help you create packages for Umbraco much quicker!
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