Umbraco 7 becomes unsupported by Umbraco HQ from September, 2023. Only security updates have been provided for the last few years and with the launch of Umbraco 11 the decision has been made to make Umbraco 7 End of Life.What does this mean for my website?Essentially, if your website is built on Umbraco 7, then it will become unsupported by Umbraco HQ and therefore your web agency will not be able to provide the support and assurances you need. You will need to start planning a migration to a supported version of Umbraco (preferably the ...

A host of different Content Management Systems use the .NET framework, and each of them have different advantages depending on your business requirements. If, like most, you've boiled your choices down to either Sitecore or Umbraco, this post should provide some helpful insight into which of those platforms will best serve your organisation in it's current form. Similarities between Umbraco and Sitecore: DATA-SOURCED COMPONENTS Suppose your website is littered with one particular promotional banner which contains outdated information. ...

At 3chillies we are always (maybe a little too) excited when a new version of Sitecore is announced.  It can be an emotional roller coaster, highs on reading about the new features and opportunities on offer and then the realisation that we need to get all our great customers onto this version.Like all partners (and customers) we have had some interesting experiences with upgrades, but the effort is without exception, worth it!This article takes a unashamed high level look at the new features and reasons why existing Sitecore customers ...

Transcript:In this series of tutorials, we’re going to be covering the use of Sitecore’s Email Experience Manager, otherwise known as EXM. You can use the Email Experience Manager (EXM) to create highly customised email campaigns and make them both personal and relevant to your customers.With EXM, you can:• Create and manage email campaigns.  • Use A/B testing to find the best email content and design. • Send email campaigns with multi-language support.• Create and manage recipient lists.• View detailed analytical reports for your sent ...

Transcript:In this tutorial, we’re going to be showing you how to build lists in Sitecore’s Email Experience Manager, otherwise known as EXM.In the last video, we took a quick look at the process of creating and sending emails in EXM. In that tutorial, I told you that I prefer to create my recipients list, the list of email addresses that will receive my email campaign, before I even begin to create my actual email campaign, so that’s exactly what we are going to be doing in this tutorial. So, you can create lists of your recipients from ...