jcdcdev.Umbraco.PackageTemplate 0.2.2

jcdcdev.Umbraco.PackageTemplate

An opinionated template for creating Umbraco packages hosted on Github.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

1. A basic understanding of NuGet package development

   • A NuGet API key - Create an API key

2. A git repository on GitHub

   • Your repository name must match the project name e.g. Demo.Package
   • GitHub Action Secret - NUGET_API_KEY with your NuGet API key

3. Install template

   dotnet new install jcdcdev.Umbraco.PackageTemplate
   

Create package

1. Create new project

   dotnet CLI

   dotnet new jcdcdev-umb-package -o Demo.Package --ghUsername jcdcdev --title "My Demo Package" --description "An empty Umbraco package" --addClient    
   

   Visual Studio

   • Open Visual Studio
   • Create a new project
   • Search for jcdcdev-umb-package
   • Click Next
   • Fill in the project title, description, and other details
   • Click Create

2. Open project in your IDE

3. Build and run project

4. Congratulations! You have created an empty Umbraco package 🎉

Now you can implement your package features.

1. Update README.md with your package details
2. Update umbraco-marketplace.json with your package details

Publish

1. Push your code to GitHub
2. Create a pull request into the main branch
3. Merge the pull request
4. A new release will be created

Template Parameters

Test Sites

The solution includes a test site for testing your package features against the following Umbraco versions:

• 10.4.0
• 12.0.0
• 13.0.0

Your package project is automatically referenced in each test site.

Running Locally

On first boot each test site will:

• Create a SQLite database
• Create an admin user
  • Username: admin@example.com
  • Password: 1234567890
• Run a uSync import to add starter content

Need help?

• Raise an issue
• Contact me

Contributing

Contributions to this package are most welcome! Please read the Contributing Guidelines.

Acknowledgments (thanks!)

• LottePitcher - opinionated-package-starter