{"id":4870,"date":"2020-08-11T10:20:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T04:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=4870"},"modified":"2025-07-18T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:26:48","slug":"how-umbraco-8-cms-just-got-better-with-content-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-umbraco-8-cms-just-got-better-with-content-apps","title":{"rendered":"How Umbraco 8 CMS Just Got Better with Content Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-umbraco-8-cms-just-got-better-with-content-apps\/#Understanding_Content_Apps\" title=\"Understanding Content Apps:\">Understanding Content Apps:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-umbraco-8-cms-just-got-better-with-content-apps\/#How_can_You_Start_with_Content_Apps_in_Umbraco_Development\" title=\"How can You Start with Content Apps in Umbraco Development?\">How can You Start with Content Apps in Umbraco Development?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/how-umbraco-8-cms-just-got-better-with-content-apps\/#Some_functionalities_of_Content_App\" title=\"Some functionalities of Content App:\">Some functionalities of Content App:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Umbraco is a very popular CMS and is known for its great flexibility and editing experience. It is a top Microsoft\u2019s open source installation and has been the CMS of choice for thousands of websites ranging from startups to large corporates like Heinz, Mercedes and etc. If you have a business, you must have heard about <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/umbraco-development\/\">Umbraco CMS development<\/a><\/span> and the latest Umbraco 8 offers immense flexibility, great intuitive editing experience and a friendly community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Umbraco 8 is the latest version and it has introduced three significant features that are infinite <strong><em>editing, language variants and content apps<\/em><\/strong>. The CMS interface has become even clearer than Umbraco 7 and for the developers, it has carried out a massive clean-up of the codebase. So, here in this blog, we will discuss more about the content apps in Umbraco 8 development<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understanding_Content_Apps\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Understanding Content Apps:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In order to increase the focus on content in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/umbraco-development\/\">Umbraco 8 CMS development<\/a><\/span> site, a new extension option is available which is called the <strong><em>Content Apps<\/em><\/strong> is introduced. Content Apps are available as part of the content nodes, thereby making it easier to use while you create, publish, edit and update the content of your CMS website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A Content app is intended to help you have a wonderful editing experience that means that a Content App is not directly a part off the editing experience, but it can offer you some information and feedback on the content that you are creating. It can also offer statistics and results of the content that you have published and bring suggestions on how it can be improved. Content Apps will be a content companion that will save you time and also support you to create better content and prevent any mistakes from happening.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_You_Start_with_Content_Apps_in_Umbraco_Development\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>How can You Start with Content Apps in Umbraco Development?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In Umbraco 8 development, you will easily find the information regarding Content App available for all your content nodes, and the Info app replaces the old information tab of Umbraco 7 and offers the information with links, history and status of the search content mode. With the introduction of Content Apps in the Umbraco framework, developers can now build their own app and also make it available as an extension. This means that the content apps usage depends on your business needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/tips-to-keep-up-with-umbraco-website\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Tips to Keep Up with Umbraco Website<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Content Apps in Umbraco gives you the possibilities to add the helpful insights apps for the editors and in integrated part of the CMS and invites the users to use their creativity to make these apps go live.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_functionalities_of_Content_App\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Some functionalities of Content App:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A content app can be anything that can be related to content creation in Umbraco.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Support the tools with the information and analysis of the structure and composition of the content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Analytics integrations for details regarding adoption, audience and engagement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Information from 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party applications related to the content<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Workflow support tools that help to guide an internal process for the content creation and review.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/why-you-should-upgrade-to-umbraco-8-and-what-you-need-to-consider\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Why You should Upgrade to Umbraco 8 and What You Need to Consider<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Umbraco is a very popular CMS and is known for its great flexibility and editing experience. 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