Great Resources to Learn How to Use Umbraco Like a Pro [2021]

Do you want to work with Umbraco efficiently? Great!

I found people getting confused trying to find relevant resources to start working with Umbraco CMS. For this reason, I have gathered the best links and resources so you could get better insights into Umbraco and start working like a PRO.

Let's jump in.

Umbraco official resources

• Umbraco blog - the latest news from Umbraco HQ
• Umbraco training - online courses to become a certified Umbraco developer 
• Umbraco documentation - the best place to find relevant information regarding installation, extending, and developer reference
• Umbraco packages - our.umbraco.com packages 
• Umbraco TV - offers video tutorials for both beginners and more experienced users alike. The estimated monthly access is around €29.
• Umbraco forum - our.umbraco.com forum, where you can find some accurate answers
• Umbraco releases - a source of knowledge about releases, features, bug fixes, and breaking changes. You can easily check what is happening now. 

Resources for Developers

• Umbraco 7 icons
• Umbraco 8 Backoffice UI API Documentation
• Umbraco on GitHub
• Running Umbraco on Azure Web Apps

Umbraco products 

• Umbraco Heartcore - Umbraco headless overview and features
• Umbraco Uno - Umbraco Uno general overview
• Umbraco Cloud

Online groups

• Umbraco Best Practices - a group of enthusiasts who share their knowledge to build web solutions with the current standards. There you will find handed-picked information about the latest news and resources
• Umbracians Slack - slack community gathered around Umbraco topics
• UmbracoCMS Reddit - subreddit posts covering a variety of topics related to Umbraco
• Umbraco CMS Speed up - if you have a Umbraco performance problem, you can open a thread here

Server setup

• Load Balancing Azure Web Apps 
• Running Umbraco on Azure Web Apps 
• Traditional (Legacy/Deprecated) load balancing