Andy Butland, Our Roadmap, Your CMS Umbraco 17 Released and What We're Building Next

Umbraco Head of CMS, Andy Butland, shares a comprehensive update on the CMS platform ecosystem. This session highlights the post-launch reception of the Umbraco 17 LTS release and provides a technical overview of what to expect in the Umbraco 18 launch. The presentation details how the development team balances new feature work with core platform performance. Key focus areas include back-office rendering optimizations, advanced caching strategies, and foundational upgrades designed to streamline both the developer and content editor experience. This video is for Umbraco developers, architects, and content managers who want to understand the platform's current trajectory. It offers practical technical insights into optimization configurations like Production Runtime Mode and maps out structural shifts for future major releases. What You Will Learn The core capabilities of reusable content elements and type-safe schemas in Umbraco 18. How recent performance tuning reduced backend requests by 40% and cut high-latency load times. Best practices for configuring Production Runtime Mode and smart Output Caching. Ongoing architectural migrations, including the transition to EF Core and Examine search updates. Future roadmap goals for variant media, block personalization, and multi-editor collaboration safety. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction & Umbraco 18 Overview 00:26 - Reusable Content Elements in v18 02:01 - Delivery API & Type-Safe Schemas 02:44 - Upgrading to v18 & OpenAPI Changes 04:52 - Umbraco 17 LTS Updates & Adoption 05:45 - Back Office Request & Loading Performance 09:14 - Server Operations & Cache Optimizations 12:50 - Production Runtime Mode Best Practices 14:28 - Smart Output Caching & Customization 17:38 - Lightweight External Members for High Concurrency 20:47 - Quality of Life Wins for Editors & Developers 27:08 - AI-Assisted Coding & Code Quality Management 34:09 - Roadmap: Elements Phase 2 & Library Upgrades 35:20 - Technical Shift: Migration to EF Core 38:15 - Future Features: Variant Media & Collaboration Links & Resources Umbraco CMS: https://umbraco.com/products/umbraco-... Umbraco Product Update Q2: https://umbraco.com/blog/umbraco-prod... Umbraco CMS documentation: https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms Examine Search Abstraction Package: [Insert Link] Umbraco Documentation & Latest Releases: [Insert Link]