umbraco-header-apps

To add a custom header app to the Umbraco backoffice, you generate the necessary manifest and element files using TypeScript and web components. This supports creating simple link-based apps or interactive components with custom elements.

An Umbraco header app is a backoffice extension that provides quick access to global functionalities. You need one when enhancing the user experience by adding global features like a Help button or an interactive quick content search modal.

Yes, you can build interactive web components for the Umbraco header. The Skill generates custom element files using TypeScript, supporting interactive implementations that utilize Umbraco extension types, foundation concepts, and context APIs.

TypeScript is used to implement header applications in the Umbraco backoffice by generating the necessary manifest and element files. It supports creating both simple link-based and interactive custom element components.

You create a simple link-based header app in Umbraco by generating the required manifest file that defines the extension. This allows you to add elements like a direct link to the Umbraco documentation directly in the backoffice header.

Simple header apps are straightforward, but advanced interactive implementations require a solid understanding of Umbraco extension types, foundation concepts, and context APIs to generate the necessary manifest and custom element files correctly.