Issue No 125
Building An Umbraco Property Editor With Vite
by Nathaniel Grantham-Knight
Looking to build a custom property editor in Umbraco 17 for the first time? So was Nathaniel, who documented the process step-by-step, making it less painful for the rest of us in the process.
Web Development and Ultrarunning Have More in Common Than You Might Think
by Tim Payne
What does ultrarunning 100 mile marathons and web development have in common? According to Tim, there's a lot more than you'd think, as he walks us through lessons he's learned from both. And a bit about snacks.
Issue 124 :: February 2026
Issue 123 :: January 2026
Stay Plugged in to the Community!
A curated collection of Umbraco and industry related tools, tips, tricks, and tutorials from around the web.
Our.Umbraco.TagHelpers
If you've been waiting for a 16+ compatible Tag Helper release then you're now good to go! Warren and a crew of umbazing contributors have fixed bugs, added features, and made Tag Helper ready for you to use in the latest LTS of Umbraco. Read the release notes to see all of the awesome updates!
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Fix Draft Block Grid/List Items After Upgrading from Umbraco 13 to 17 (Vary by Culture Element Types)
A configuration mismatch is one of the biggest headaches to upgrades. Johan explains how you can get one for BlockList/BlockGrid items that marks them as draft or shows them empty, why this happens, and how you can fix it before it causes you a lot of trouble!
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Many of us may remember classic hidden keys in video games that unlock some kind of cheat code, and Owain has cheekily written a similar package for the Umbraco backoffice. Hide a dashboard behind a combination of keystrokes to unlock it and give your users some fun Easter egg content!
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UmbHost Tables
Strongly inspired by the Limbo Tables package for Umbraco 10-13, Aaron has put together a v17 version called UmbHost tables. Whether or not your familiar with the original, tabular data management in a CMS can be a right pain - but packages like this one make it so much easier for editors! Make sure to go give it a peek.
Download the packageReadable, simple Chinese URL segments in Umbraco with NPinyin
For Chinese language sites, the URLs are generated with Chinese characters. This is completely valid, but they're more readable using latin characters. Søren shows us how to use Pinyin to convert Chinese to Latin characters for lovely looking URLs that are easy to read for all audiences.
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