What are Kinds in Umbraco?

Kinds are preset configurations that serve as templates for other extensions to inherit, reducing repetitive property definitions and ensuring UI consistency.

Can I override properties inherited from a Kind?

Yes, while an extension inherits defaults from a Kind, it can override specific properties within its own manifest to provide unique functionality.

How does this skill help with Umbraco development?

It automates the generation of kind manifests and ensures your code follows the latest official Umbraco documentation and extension registry standards.

Which Umbraco versions are supported?

This skill is designed for the modern Umbraco Backoffice (version 14 and above) which utilizes the TypeScript-based extension API and manifest system.

Umbraco Backoffice Kinds

Name: Umbraco Backoffice Kinds
Author: umbraco

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Content Management

Streamlines Umbraco CMS extension development by implementing reusable preset configurations and standardized property inheritance.

This skill assists developers in implementing 'Kinds' within the Umbraco CMS Backoffice environment, an architectural pattern that allows multiple extensions to inherit shared configurations and default properties. By leveraging official Umbraco documentation and the extension registry, it automates the creation of kind manifests and the registration of consuming extensions. This ensures architectural consistency across custom UI components like buttons, dashboards, and header apps, significantly reducing boilerplate code and maintenance overhead during CMS customization.

Key Features

01Automated fetching of latest Umbraco documentation for up-to-date implementation

02Standardization of extension properties through inherited configurations

03Guidance on the Umbraco Extension Registry and Foundation layers

04Generation of TypeScript-based UmbExtensionManifestKind boilerplate code

05Implementation of default meta properties for complex UI extensions

061 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Creating consistent UI buttons across different Umbraco Backoffice sections

02Standardizing the behavior of various header applications within the CMS

03Defining a base 'Card' configuration for multiple custom dashboards

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add umbraco/umbraco-cms-backoffice-skills umbraco-kinds

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Automated fetching of latest Umbraco documentation for up-to-date implementation

02Standardization of extension properties through inherited configurations

03Guidance on the Umbraco Extension Registry and Foundation layers

04Generation of TypeScript-based UmbExtensionManifestKind boilerplate code

05Implementation of default meta properties for complex UI extensions

061 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Creating consistent UI buttons across different Umbraco Backoffice sections

02Standardizing the behavior of various header applications within the CMS

03Defining a base 'Card' configuration for multiple custom dashboards

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add umbraco/umbraco-cms-backoffice-skills umbraco-kinds

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT