Articles and Posts
2025 Umbraco Winter Keynote Recap
January 28, 2025If you missed the Umbraco 2025 Winter Keynote, read on for a recap.
The 15 Versions of Umbraco
December 24, 2024 | 24 DaysTake a festive trip down memory lane and reminisce about previous versions of Umbraco!
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Taxonomy!
August 06, 2024 | SkriftSomething that comes up frequently when creating content is the need to categorize that content. A taxonomy can be useful for articles, news, blogs or any other type of content which lends itself to being organized into groups of similar items Categories are especially useful for content which site visitors might want to filter by type in order to facilitate finding the information they want. With Umbraco, we can quickly build out a simple taxonomy. To build a taxonomy, we just need a couple of document types and a multi-node picker data type. Once we have those, we can start categorizing other document types.
Ten Commandments for Building a Website Using a CMS
March 05, 2024 | SkriftWhether we realize it or not, we all have our own personal best practices and preferences we follow when developing. Below, I've captured some of the things that influence my approach to building out a website using a content management system.
To Reuse, or Not to Reuse (Content), That is the Question
February 06, 2024 | SkriftOne of the most powerful elements of Umbraco is its flexibility. This flexibility, however, means that there are multiple ways to achieve just about everything one needs to do within the CMS. This includes the organization of content. There are many ways to organize content from purely rich text to completely reusable and everything in between. The key to leveraging this flexibility is well structured content.
Block Power!
January 09, 2024 | SkriftEfficiency and simplicity - for me, these are two key characteristics of an effective content management system. Content management systems exist to allow non-technical users to create rich content on the websites they maintain without involving technical help. For a CMS to be useful, editors must be able to manage content quickly and easily. The ease with which content editors can use a content management system is partially determined by the out of the box features of the CMS. However, the organization of the content within the system along with the way editors go about placing that content on pages can have as much, if not more of an impact, on the editor’s ability to navigate and use a CMS.
My Favorite (Umbraco 13) Things
January 05, 2024To learn more about what's new in Umbraco 13 set to song, read on!
Enhancing the Content Editor Experience
December 17, 2023 | 24 DaysChances are that if you have been working in the CMS world for any length of time, at some point you have had a content editor say this - or something similar - to you. Blasphemy! How dare anyone disparage our beloved Umbraco?! Umbraco is perfect in every way! Joking aside, what they likely mean (without realizing it) is that they dislike the way their instance of Umbraco is implemented.
Speaking Engagements
Empowering Content Editors
Session given at Codegarden and Umbraco US Fest in 2024 presenting a case study in reducing time to market, lessening strain on technical resources and improving overall efficiency in setting up websites by putting more power in the hands of business users. Using a multi-site setup and a unique content model in Umbraco, this project was able to empower a business unit to be more self sufficient thereby reducing reliance on the technical team, increasing efficiency and shortening turn around time for building out new client websites.
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Friends & Benefits: Exploring the Relationship Between the Companies Who Rely on an Open Source Project and the Community of People Who Sustain It
Panel discussion at the 2024 Open Source Summit North America on the tricky, and often tumultuous, tug-of-war between the companies with a financial stake in an open-source project and the people who make the project so much more than just a business tool. In this panel discussion, a group of professional developers chat about their experience working with Umbraco and share lessons they've learned about the important role community plays in helping everyone get what they need out of the relationship.
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