UmbraCymru - Umbraco Workshop, May 2025

This month, Umbraco MVPs Richard Jackson and Adam Prendergast will be running a hands-on workshop!!

"Build Your Own Developer Blog with Umbraco 15 & Astro"
Join Umbraco MVPs Richard Jackson and Adam Prendergast for a hands-on workshop where you’ll create a fully functional developer blog using Umbraco 15’s Content Delivery API and the popular static site generator, Astro.

We’ll be using the Delivery API Extensions package for generating strongly typed classes and mapping those classes to Typescript with OpenAPI TypeScript. We’ll also be using the Contentment's code editor along with PrismJS to provide code snippet highlighting. We’ll then be looking to generate and deploy our site onto hosting platforms such as Vercel automatically through Umbraco’s native webhook integrations. As a little bonus, we can add RSS support and request to be added to the Umbraco Community Blogs list!

Whether you’re a solo developer or part of a larger team, this workshop will give you practical, real-world experience in building and deploying a modern developer blog - leaving you with a live site and all the know-how to keep it growing.

Requirements:
Laptop with Umbraco v15 and the latest Astro version installed

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Free food, drinks and snacks will be provided as always! 🍕☕🍵🍻

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Venue
The meetup will be hosted at Method4 Ltd, Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, less than a 5-minute walk from Cardiff Central train station.
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 ~ less than a 2-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.