Issue No 111

Creating a custom export & import action in Umbraco UI Builder

by Jesper Mayntzhusen

The Umbraco UI Builder is great for managing custom data collections, but its export tool is limited, handling only one page at a time and supporting only CSV format, among other issues. But thankfully, help is here! For developers that need more robust functionality, Jesper is here to show us how we can create custom export and import actions with the Umbraco UI Builder our data collections.

An Insider Perspective on Being Part of the Community Teams.

by Sophie Neale

One of the many ways to give back to the Umbraco community is as a member of an Umbraco Community Team. But what are these teams, and what is it like to be in one? Sophie, who has been a member of several such teams, is here to to tell us. She shares her experiences from first joining the Documentation Curator team all the way through a look at what the DEI team is planning to bring to the community next!

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Around the Web

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

Catching the Bus? How a Service Bus and Azure Functions Can Help Your Integration Reliability

credit: Simon Napper

What exactly is a Service Bus and how can you take advantage of it in your Umbraco application? Simon is here to answer these questions and more. Then he takes it a step further and shows you how you can implement it with Azure Functions to maximize your integrations!

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UmbNav for v14+

credit: Aaron Sadler

UmbNav has been a lovely community package since it's implementation and it's on the way for v14+ with a lot of features recently implemented like drag and drop with nesting, visibility toggle for members, and more! Aaron would love if you would get involved so go look at the repo and see how you can help!

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You probably don't need a custom index - Modifying the ExternalIndex in Examine and Umbraco

credit: Joe Glombek

Joe often sees developers creating whole new Examine indexes for their blog or shop search, but this isn't necessarily needed. Join him on a thorough walkthrough of how you can use path queries and the search extensions package to boost your examine management to the next level!

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Umbraco Engage

credit: Umbraco.Engage

Umbraco Engage has been officially released! You may have heard of this package previously as uMarketingSuite, but it has joined the Umbraco umbrella of official packages. With analytics and personalization features at the touch of your fingertips, give it a peek to see all the amazing options this package has for your team!

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My Highlights from the Umbraco US Festival 2024

credit: Adam Pendergast

If you missed the US Festival, Adam does an amazing breakdown of all of the events, offering delightful insight on the different talks he was able to see as well as all the socializing around the day itself.

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