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Umbraco Packages and Helping Content EditorsJason Prothero and Alan Ballard
uWestFest ‘16 - San Diego, CA
Who are we?
Jason ProtheroFront-end, Back-end
Technical Lead
Alan BallardWeb Designer / Front-End
Developer
1.Content Editor Usability
2.Packages to Love3.Q/A
Improve the Content Editor’s
ExperienceIt’s the little things
Add property descriptions
DocTypes inheritance
Use tabs wisely
Pick icons that make sense
Organize the Media
Use the dictionary
RTE stylesheets and toolbar
Customize the List Views
Add property descriptions
“What the heck is this for?”
DocTypes inheritance
“Why do I need all this?”
Use tabs wisely
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“Why is all this stuff mixed together?”
“Where do I change that property again? There’s soo many tabs!”
Pick icons that make sense
“Why is everything a folder?”
Organize the Media
“This is a mess, I can’t find anything.”
Use the dictionary
“Why can’t I change this text?”
RTE stylesheets and toolbar
“This doesn’t look anything like the site.”
Customize the List Views
“Who cares about that field, I don’t want to see it.”
Give Them Help
Custom Dashboard Bookshelf Inline Help
Packages to
Most popular packages
Nested Content
Diplo Trace Log Viewer
nuPickers
Property Editors
Nested Content
Allows editors to create lists of complex data on a property.
Document Types are the data definition.
Trust me, this is cool.
nuPickers
Data Sources:SQL, XML, JSON, .NET Classes, Enums, Examine
And that’s not all!
Custom Label Rendering using Macros
More Property Editors to Try:
Archetype
u7 Grid DataType
Content Picker with Preview
Extended Media Picker
UrlPicker
MultiUrlPicker
Angular Maps
Switcher
Vorto
Packages to Help You
Diplo Trace Log Viewer
View the Umbraco Log files without logging in to the server.
More Packages to
Help You:
Core Value Converters
uSync
Hybrid Framework
Ditto
LINQ to Examine
UmbracoFileSystemProvider.Azure
MemberListView for Umbraco 7
UnVersion
TheDashboard
Grid Packages
LePainter
Enhance the grid rendering to provide a hint at the front-end view.
More Grid Packages:
DocType Grid Editor
LeBlender
Umbraco Grid Renderers
AttackMonkey Grid Locker
Don’t Reinvent the WheelDon’t Be Afraid To Ask
Where to Learn and Get
Help:
Learn
Our.Umbraco.org
uHangouts on YouTube
Conference and Festival Videos
Umbraco.tv
Ask
Our.Umbraco.org
Slack(umbracians-chat.herokuapp.com)
Questions?
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