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Narly, nerves and new faces: a last look back at Umbraco US Festival 2026

You could spot the Umbraco US Festival from a mile away. Blues and yellows were everywhere, and so was Narly the narwhal, grinning from the signage, the slides, the stickers and the swag. Even the cupcakes matched. The moment you stepped into this event, you just knew what you were getting into.

by Emma Burstow 4 min read

Core Collaborators: applications are open again

The Core Collaborators team is starting a new chapter: we have a new steward stepping in, and we’re looking for new faces to join us. Applications close Friday 27 November. Keep reading to see what the team does, what we expect and how to apply.

by Sebastiaan Janssen 5 min read

Package Team: applications are open again

Want to help shape the Marketplace and the wider package ecosystem? The Community Package Team is looking for new faces to join us. Applications close Friday 27 November. Keep reading to see what the team does, what we expect and how to apply.

by Lotte Pitcher 5 min read
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Umbraco Flavored Markdown (UFM) label template cheat sheet

UFM has been changing so rapidly it's been hard to keep on top of the changes. But now, with syntax settling down and more options than before it's time to recreate a cheat sheet for modern Umbraco Flavored Markdown!

by Joe Glombek

How to Apply CMS Updates Without Breaking Your Website

Clicking update on a live site is how most CMS disasters start. Here is the process we follow every time: apply updates locally and check for breaking changes, deploy to staging and test again, take a full backup of files, media and database, then deploy to live. Plus why compiled Umbraco gives you a safety net WordPress does not.

by Justin Neville

How Claude Code writes drafts in my Umbraco backoffice, behind Cloudflare Access

Umbraco's official MCP server lets Claude Code write drafts in my backoffice. Cloudflare Access was in the way, so a 30-line local proxy adds the service token, and the agent still can't publish.

by Arnel Robles

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