Publish this. Notify that person. Sync to that system. Still spending sprints on repetitive Umbraco work? At #UMBUK26 I'll show how Umbraco Automate does it in minutes in my talk "Automate in Minute, Not Sprints". @umbraco.foundation 2026.umbracofoundation.co.uk
Rick Butterfield
Rick Butterfield
@rickbutterfield.dev
Staff Engineer at Umbraco. Part of the Umbraco Sustainability Team. All things .NET, Umbraco, CSS and digital sustainability ๐ป๐ Running Miles for Miles ๐ฉต https://cdhuk.enthuse.com/pf/miles-for-miles
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Meet Rick, Bolette, and Alexander as they introduce Umbraco Automate -our new drag-and-drop automation add-on. Discover its features and how to build custom automations. Join the free webinar on Aug 26, 2026: umbra.co/4bmF15c #Umbraco
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Umbraco Automate is here! ๐ Set up seamless customer journeys, content tasks, and approvals within an intuitive drag-and-drop canvas right in the Umbraco backoffice. Get wiser and find the download button in the launch blog: umbra.co/4pr7lsZ #Umbraco
Honoured that BlockPreview was nominated for a Package Award for a second time!
Congrats to all #Umbraco Awards winners and nominees! Your creativity and dedication made yesterday night truly unforgettable ๐โจ See the winners: umbraco.com/blog/umbraco-awards-winners-2026/ Watch the show: umbra.co/3CTSuyJ #Codegarden
So excited that Umbraco Automate is finally out in the wild! A powerful drag-and-drop automation engine directly in the backoffice. This has been a lot of fun to work on for the past few months as a joint effort between our DXP and AI teams. umbraco.com/products/add... #codegarden
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Feels like we havenโt had a release for a while soโฆ BlockPreview 5.4.0 (for v17) and 6.0.0-rc1 (for v18 RC) are now available! github.com/rickbutterfi... github.com/rickbutterfi...
โฆmore services that can now be replaced in the request/response/rendering pipelines, and of course good old *bug fixes and performance improvements* ๐ค github.com/rickbutterfi...
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Last minute announcement - thanks @deanleigh.bsky.social for the suggestion. Tomorrow is the launch of Umbraco 17 so why not have an #umbracoTees day! Tomorrow, wear your Umbraco swag - post a photo on socials with the hashtag #umbracoTees - tag me so I can find it isitumbracoteesday.today
Happy Friday and happy #umbracoTees day! Looking forward to catching up with the community next week at #UmbracoInTheCity! ๐ @umbmanchester.bsky.social
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In 4 days my memoir ๐ 'This Is for Everyone' will be published. The book tour kicks off the same day with many more events following. Follow the journey on the book's Instagram - instagram.com/sirtimberner...
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๐ค Umbraco In The City is coming to Manchester โ 7 Nov 2025! ๐๏ธ Tickets out now + CFP open (closes 22 Sept) ๐ Submit a talk: sessionize.com/umbraco-in-t... Find all the details here & tickets: www.umbracointhe.city
New patch versions of BlockPreview are here for Umbraco 15 and 16! A bug fix for the preview not being updated when a block's Settings are changed, and a community contribution for an incorrect null check! github.com/rickbutterfi...
A Friday afternoon blog for ya! Adding 2FA (+ recovery codes) for #umbraco Members rickbutterfield.dev/blog/adding-...
Unfortunately I didn't get in to the London Marathon, and the Manchester Marathon is a little while away yet, so I thought I'd do a fun little challenge to raise money for @alderhey.nhs.uk @alderheycharity.org in November! www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Most exciting thing from @umbmanchester.bsky.social tonight! #umbraco
๐ Bee prepared. Something brilliant will be buzzing in Manchester this November. ๐๏ธ 7 November 2025 ๐ x+Why, Manchester ๐ฌ Watch the teaser ๐ #UmbracoInTheCity #Umbraco #ManchesterTech #Manchester #BeePrepared
Better late than never I suppose... my recap of Codegarden 2025! (along with a little site design refresh ๐) #umbraco rickbutterfield.dev/blog/codegar...
Happy #umbracoTees day yโall! Todayโs tee of choice is the 20th anniversary Codegarden one ๐ @umbraco.com
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#UmbracoTees day is tomorrow!! Get your Tshirts / Swag at the ready!! isitumbracoteesday.today #umbraco
For your Wednesday enjoyment. They sound *so* tight on Banquet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p8T...
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#UmbracoTees day announcement - lets get over the #codegarden blues with an UmbracoTees day. Put a reminder in your diary - July 18th is the date! Spread the word isitumbracoteesday.today
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We're incredibly in to Astro here at Piccalilli. Our whole infrastructure is built around it we're calling it now: this feature is going to rocket-boost the framework's usage. astro.build/blog/live-co...
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Still spiritually located at #Codegarden? Or missed it and now feel suspiciously left out? This is your moment. The aftermovie is now live. Your friends (or future friends) are in it. Never been? Consider this your official invitation for 2026! umbra.co/3TjX1DG #Umbraco
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Are you a shiny new #Umbraco MVP? Then don't forget to add your account this list in order to get your BlueSky MVP label github.com/mattbrailsfo... If you have no idea what I'm talking about, checkout my blog post about it mattbrailsford.dev/introducing-...
BlockPreview v4 is here! ๐ Now that Umbraco 16 has been released, BlockPreview has been updated to support it and brings back a well-loved Block Grid and Block List feature that hasn't made it to the new backoffice yet... Sort Mode! www.nuget.org/packages/Umb...
If you're sticking with Umbraco 15 for now, Sort Mode for is also now added with BlockPreview v3.4.0 www.nuget.org/packages/Umb...
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Those 15 years have flown by and everything has changed since then too. ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/respon...
Happy #GAAD and #UMBRAAD day! 45 minutes until talks start... www.meetup.com/umbraco-virt...
New releases of BlockPreview out today! v1 and v3 have been updated thanks to some detective work on the @umbraco.com forum forum.umbraco.com/t/block-prev... v4 has been updated to support the newly released v16.0.0-rc2
ContentAudit: first class site crawling and SEO auditing for Umbraco. Launching in beta today! ๐ Iโve been working on this on and off for about 6 months. Available now for Umbraco 13 and 15! rickbutterfield.dev/blog/content...
ContentAudit: first class site crawling and SEO auditing for Umbraco. Launching in beta today! ๐ Iโve been working on this on and off for about 6 months. Available now for Umbraco 13 and 15! rickbutterfield.dev/blog/content...
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Weโre supporting #Umbraco Accessibility Awareness Day (UMBRAAD) โ a free, community-led event on May 15. It's a full day of accessible design tips, Umbraco use cases, leadership insights, and sessions exploring how to build more inclusive digital products. Check it out at umbra.co/umbraad25-B
It's been a pleasure being part of the team since it's launch in 2023, and I'm even happier carrying on for another year! ๐๐ฒ๐
๐ฟ Exciting news! The new Sustainability Team is here! ๐ Welcome Peter, Helen, Imran & Dennis โ and kudos to returning champs Amy, Rick, James, Thomas & Neil. Plus HQโs Karita, Mikulas & Martin! ๐ ๐ umbraco.com/blog/meet-th...
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wooahh Figma's new Sites thing produces no semantic HTML at all. Every single element is a div. Incredibly inaccessible Example: plugin-value-scrum.figma.site
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Easier layout with margin-trim from @jensimmons.bsky.social on the webkit blog webkit.org/blog/16854/m... #FrontEnd #WebDev #CSS #WebDesign
I've been out of the CSS game for a little while, as most of Umbraco-based work in recent years has been focused on C# and JS, but this @piccalil.li article by @jasonbradberry.bsky.social got me really excited to dive back into what modern CSS can do. piccalil.li/blog/why-im-...