Richard Thompson

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Umbraco developer at Moore-Wilson

Swag packing day is here 🎒✨

The team is busy getting everything ready for #UmbracoSpark this Friday — lots of goodies, lots of energy, and maybe a little bit of chaos behind the scenes 😄

It’s all happening. We’re ready… are you? 🔥

Do you want to learn more about our new #GreenStack #Umbraco hosting platform or have a tour of #UmbPanel?

Our Founder is talking at Umbraco London on 26th March!

https://www.meetup.com/the-london-umbraco-meetup/events/313451507/

If you can't make that one, he is also talking at Umbraco Kent on 20th April!

https://www.meetup.com/umbraco-kent-meetup/events/313818072/

Umbraco London March - Virtual Meetup, Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup

Join us for an evening of talks, including a beginner-friendly intro to Umbraco back office development and GreenStack, a sustainable hosting platform from UmbHost. We'll f

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Another day, another #umbraco package released and another package for Umbraco Flavored Markdown.

https://owain.codes/blog/2026/march/ocufmfallbacks-package/

OC.UFMFallbacks Package

Published on 17/03/2026

#DDDSouthWest session voting is open!

Please vote for what you want to see at this fantastic free #SoftwareDeveloper #conference in #Bristol!

(I won't be mad if you vote for my talks!)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI__OzLl1DEsJ3vzIfRadW4mkyv1XJz-so5H85Shcni5Gd_A/viewform

DDDSW 2026 Session voting Form

Please choose the sessions you like the look of below. You DO NOT need to choose an answer on every session, you can just choose the ones you like the look of. Please note - we are sorry to have to require a sign in to google, this is to prevent bot spamming our form, if you would prefer to not use a google account, please contact us through our website, or through our social media accounts. We will NOT use your email address for anything other than to verify you are a real human! We'll start by checking which topic you're the most interested in, so we can make sure we cater to the widest audience. The 2nd section will present a all the sessions in a randomised list so we can see which sessions are the most popular. The list is randomised for each visitor

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If you make use of my #UmbNav for #Umbraco package or if you have in the past, I would appreciate if you could nominate it for a package award!

https://marketplace.umbraco.com/package/umbraco.community.umbnav

https://codegarden.umbraco.com/awards/package-awards/

TIA!

UmbNav | Umbraco Marketplace

UmbNav is listed on the official Umbraco Marketplace | Information, links, and install instructions

⚡ Umbraco Spark is this Friday!!

If you got a ticket, you’re in for a treat.

We start early with a pre-party on Thursday 👀
Grab your spot here: https://www.meetup.com/umbristol/events/312955442

Who’s heading to #UmbracoSpark?

It was so interesting to have @matt join me and @lotte to show us how all the concepts of Umbraco.AI fit together.

Profiles, temperatures, tokens, prompts, agents, copilots, and more.. there sure was a lot to cover!
👀 Also, we got a sneak preview of the new tests feature and the upcoming TipTap integration.

📽️ The latest DevRel Deep Dive is up now: https://youtu.be/_RUYI1xNzdE?si=tM4NKslxXOy3ps4L

#Umbraco

🙌 Here's the preliminary dates for our 2026 @umbraco meetups.

📅 All dates are TBC and will be confirmed at least a month before.

📋 Be sure to sign up on Meetup to be notified of any updates!

#dotnet #Umbraco #webdev #Cardiff #UmbracoMeetup #meetup

It's been a long time since I've tried out new #Umbraco community packages, so gave a few a try.

This evening's highlights are...

Backoffice ​Themes (especially the Christmas theme!)
https://marketplace.umbraco.com/package/backofficethemes

Backoffice ​Announcement (great for environment specific notices)
https://marketplace.umbraco.com/package/digitalwonderlab.backofficeannouncement

Backoffice Themes | Umbraco Marketplace

Backoffice Themes is listed on the official Umbraco Marketplace | Information, links, and install instructions

Another UmbPanel update just shipped!

💾 Azure SQL BACPAC backups: no support ticket needed
🖥️ Multi-server infrastructure: groundwork for GreenStack Scale
📊 Refreshed dashboard: all service cards always visible

GreenStack keeps getting better. There's never been a better time to make the move.
https://umbhost.net/gb/blog/2026/03/whats-new-in-umbpanel-azure-sql-backups-multi-server-support-and-a-refreshed-dashboard
#Umbraco #GreenStack #UmbHost

What's New in UmbPanel: Azure SQL Backups, Multi-Server Support, and a Refreshed Dashboard | UmbHost

Export your Azure SQL databases as BACPAC files directly from UmbPanel, plus multi-server support for GreenStack Scale and dedicated setups, and a cleaner service dashboard that shows you everything at a glance.

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