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Umbraco notes and guides.
Practical, no-fluff writing on running, migrating and maintaining Umbraco sites, from someone who does the work.
What Is Umbraco? A Straight Answer
What Umbraco actually is, what it's used for, and its real advantages, explained plainly rather than as Umbraco's own marketing copy.
31 Aug 2026Umbraco 13 End of Life: What to Do Before December 2026
Umbraco 13 reaches end of life on December 14, 2026. Here's what that means, who's affected, and a realistic plan for upgrading before the deadline.
31 Aug 2026How to Hire an Umbraco Developer (Without Getting Burned)
Where to actually look, what certifications do and don't tell you, and the questions worth asking before you hire.
31 Aug 2026Umbraco vs. Alternatives: Optimizely, and How to Choose
A fair comparison of Umbraco against Optimizely, Sitecore, WordPress and headless-only CMS options, not a sales pitch.
31 Aug 2026What Is an Umbraco Certified Master? A Real Explanation
Umbraco's highest certification is usually explained in one PR-friendly sentence. Here's what the exams actually test, why it expires, and what it means when you're hiring.
31 Aug 2026How to Upgrade Umbraco: A Step-by-Step Guide
A general-purpose walkthrough: checking your version, picking a target, handling breaking changes, staging, testing, and deployment.
31 Aug 2026How to Install uSync for Umbraco 13 via NuGet
The CLI and Package Manager steps, first-run setup, keeping environments in sync, and common gotchas.
31 Aug 2026Where Are Umbraco Properties Actually Stored?
How Umbraco actually stores and serves property data: the database layer, the NuCache published-content cache, and the Examine search index.