The package ecosystem has always been a vital part of Umbraco. It has seen some major changes over the years, like the move to the NuGet package format and listing packages on the new Marketplace. We are still evolving and improving our package ecosystem, and we would love to do it together with you!
Many exciting things are awaiting the new community Package Team and you could join:
What that means in practice is that we:
Your team steward will be me, Umbraco HQ’s Ronald Barendse.
Ever since starting my first Umbraco project in 2017, the possibilities of extending the (world's best 😁) CMS have always been a large interest of mine. So shortly after joining Umbraco HQ in 2021, I took the opportunity to join the community Package Team as steward. I received a very warm welcome from the team that, at that time, already existed for 2 years (making opening up the team for new applications long overdue!).
”Assistant steward” Bolette Kern, another Umbraco HQ’er and Product Owner on the DXP team, helps with the HQ communication, blog posts, and newsletters, and collects feedback on HQ initiatives on packages/integrations and Marketplace.
First of all, to be an Umbraco community team member we expect you to follow our code of conduct - but there is nothing in the code of conduct that is not natural to every Umbraco enthusiast with an umbra heart.
The community team meets up every second week in a 1-hour update meeting, to talk about what has been going on since last time, sharing news and ideas from the team and HQ. Besides the 1-hour meeting the team will start up projects to support the team mission and the time spent on these projects can be individually planned.
Your tenure will be one year, after which we open up for applications again, and you are of course welcome to reapply 🎉
You don’t have to be a package developer - in fact, most of the current team members created their first packages as members of the team! User experience and insights will be just as important, as are fresh eyes and minds.
The team as a whole is involved in the Umbraco Awards - originally initiated by the team in 2021 as Umbraco Package Awards - as jury members and if you are up for it, even award show presenters.
Enthusiastic and friendly folks! Great if you’ve created packages already, and awesome if you would like to give talks and workshops to promote package development. But don’t shy away if you’d just like to learn more about the whole package ecosystem in Umbraco and contribute to future developments in this area!
While we would love it if you want to become a part of the team in your spare time, we also want to be respectful and sensitive to your work-life balance.
In our opinion, the ideal situation would be for your employer to sponsor your team membership by setting aside those hours for you to dedicate to your work on the community Package team.
If your employer is already a Gold Partner then they automatically qualify for Contributing Gold Partner status if they set aside 2 hours per week for participation in the Package team.
Additionally, your participation in the Package team benefits them directly because you:
To apply to be a member of the Package Community Team, please fill in the application form so we can get to know you better. After filling in the form we’ll contact you to make an appointment for a short interview (max 30 min.)
If you know someone who might be interested or is the perfect candidate then why not let them know? Send them a link to this post and encourage them to apply for the best UMBRACO PACKAGE COMMUNITY TEAM!!! 🎆
Last month we announced that we were looking for a fresh group of people on the Core Collaborators community team. After talking to many applicants, I’m excited to announce we have formed a new team. So now, introductions are in order!