About us
A Cardiff-based meetup for those involved or interested in the Umbraco ecosystem, whether you’re an end-user or experienced developer.
If you are interested in giving a talk at one of our meetups, please get in touch via our Sessionize form:
https://sessionize.com/umbracymru/
Our socials:
Upcoming events
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UmbraCymru - September Talks
Spindogs, Spindogs, 3, Sovereign Quay, Havannah St, Cardiff CF10 5SF, Cardiff, GBJoin us for a community driven, relaxed evening, of talks and networking!
Talks
- "Ghosts of Umbraco Past: Coding Practices to Lay to Rest in 2027"
by Joe Glombek - Senior .NET Developer @ Bump, Umbraco MVP
"Some ideas just outlive their usefulness. A pattern that made sense when you learned it (recommended in a blog post, baked into a starter kit, or simply "how it's done") can quietly become the wrong choice once the platform moves on; it doesn't matter whether your project is brand new or years old.
This talk takes a tour through Umbraco habits that are still common today but no longer serve us as well as they used to. We'll look at performance patterns that made sense before the underlying behaviour changed, content architecture that seems developer-friendly but frustrates editors, and technical choices - from redirects to front-end bundling - that had good reasons once and better alternatives now.
Expect a technical, practical session with real code and real config. You'll leave with a checklist of ideas worth reconsidering, a clear sense of why each one changed, and some concrete alternatives to start applying immediately.
No judgement; just an honest look at which Umbraco habits have earned retirement, and how to spot the next one yourself." - "Making a CMS front-end aware"
by Jordan Crouch - Frontend Developer @ Spindogs
"What if our CMS understood more about the front end we’re building? Jordan will explore the disconnect between front-end components and CMS content, and experiment with making block usage more visible."
Venue
The meetup will be hosted at Spindogs, 3, Sovereign Quay, Havannah St, Cardiff CF10 5SF, which is about a 10-15-minute walk from Cardiff Bay Train Station.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uJEAM4U4wqoTMV6W9Parking options
- Havannah Street Pay and Display Car Park ~ less than 1-minute walk.
- Q-Park Cardiff Bay ~ 15-minute walk.
- The Red Dragon Centre Cardiff ~ 15-minute walk.
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If you’d like to contribute to this or a future meetup, please get in touch, we’d love to have you join us.
https://sessionize.com/umbracymru/
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If you need any specific accessibility needs or accommodations, please get in touch with one of the hosts or message the UmbraCymru Twitter, Mastodon, or BlueSky accounts.7 attendees- "Ghosts of Umbraco Past: Coding Practices to Lay to Rest in 2027"
UmbraCymru - October Meetup
Aspire Systems, 12-14 Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, Cardiff, GBJoin us for a community driven, relaxed evening, of talks.
Talks
TBCVenue
The meetup will be hosted at Aspire Systems (Method4), Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, which is a less than 5-minute walk from Cardiff Central train station.
Aspire Systems is still listed as "Method4" on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/N7uVYE3tHSmF4aDc8Heading down Trade Street, our building is on the right hand side with the illuminated "Aspire Systems" sign. The main entrance will have an UmbraCymru poster on it with instructions on how to use the intercom to gain entry.
Parking options
- There is on-street pay & display (free after 6pm) parking at Trade Street, although spaces can be limited during work hours.
- Cardiff Central Train Station car park ~ 2-minute walk.
- Cardiff Central Quay Multistorey car park ~ 1-minute walk.
- John Lewis Car Park ~ 8-minute walk.
- St David's / Dewi Sant car park ~ 12-minute walk.
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If you’d like to contribute to this or a future meetup, please get in touch, we’d love to have you join us.
https://sessionize.com/umbracymru/
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If you need any specific accessibility needs or accommodations, please get in touch with one of the hosts or message the UmbraCymru Twitter, Mastodon, or BlueSky accounts.2 attendees
Past events
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