umbraco-kinds

To reduce boilerplate in Umbraco extensions, define reusable "Kind" manifests that specify default properties like elementName and meta values. New extensions inherit these properties, ensuring configuration consistency across your TypeScript Umbraco backoffice projects.

Umbraco Kinds are reusable manifest configurations that define default properties for backoffice extensions. By creating extensions that inherit from a defined Kind, you standardize extension implementation and eliminate redundant configuration code across your project.

To create an Umbraco header app extension using a Kind, first define a reusable button Kind manifest with default properties. Then, generate the new header app extension to inherit from this Kind, simplifying its manifest definition.

Yes, TypeScript is required to implement Kinds for Umbraco backoffice extensions. The Skill generates TypeScript-based manifest configurations and extension definitions, ensuring typed consistency within your Umbraco project development workflow.

Yes, you can define default meta values for multiple Umbraco extension types by creating a reusable Kind manifest. Once a Kind is defined with specific default properties, multiple new extensions can inherit from it to maintain consistent configurations.