umbraco-dynamic-root

To configure dynamic roots for Umbraco content pickers, you define custom starting points (origins) and navigation paths (query steps) using TypeScript and C# backend logic. This allows the content picker to dynamically determine its starting context within the Umbraco backoffice.

Dynamic root query steps in Umbraco are custom navigation logic paths applied after defining a starting point. They allow you to find specific content, such as traversing to the nearest ancestor of a specific document type, ensuring flexible and context-aware content selection.

Yes, you can set a content picker to start from the current page by defining it as a dynamic root origin. You can then apply query steps to navigate from that origin, such as moving to the parent page or finding the nearest ancestor of a specific type.

Implementing dynamic roots in Umbraco requires understanding Umbraco extension types and manifest definitions. You need to use TypeScript for the backoffice extensions and C# for the backend logic to define the origins and query steps.

Use dynamic root origins instead of static start nodes when your content selection needs to be context-aware, such as requiring the picker to start from the current page's parent and traverse to a related ancestor, providing flexible navigation paths within the backoffice.