James jcdcdev

Hi there! I'm James 👋

.NET Developer • Umbraco Specialist • DevOps Enthusiast

I build open-source tools that make developers' lives easier. Currently focused on creating simple, elegant extensions for Umbraco CMS.

🚀 Featured Projects

Umbraco CMS Packages

Project	Description	Website
Simple Trees	Simplifies C# based Umbraco Trees	Docs
Simple Dashboards	Simplifies C# based Umbraco Dashboards	Docs
Back Office Organiser	Keep your Backoffice organised!	Docs
Extended Markdown Editor	Get more from the Umbraco Markdown editor	Docs

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🛠️ Tech Stack & Skills

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    Backend
      ASP.NET Core
      ASP.NET Framework
      MS SQL
      Umbraco CMS (7+)
      Umbraco Forms
      NuGet
      Hangfire
      UWP
      MVC
      Web API
      RESTful
    Frontend
      Vanilla JS
      TypeScript
      Lit
      SCSS
      LESS
      Bootstrap
      Umbraco UI
      Bulma
      Tailwind
      DaisyUI
      AstroJS
    Build Tools
      MSBuild
      Cake (C# Make)
      Gulp
      Webpack
      Vite
      Rollup
    Tooling
      Git
      Visual Studio
      JetBrains Rider
      DotPeek
      ReSharper
      VS Code
      KDiff3
    Cloud
      GitHub
      Azure DevOps
      Bitbucket
      Amazon AWS
      Microsoft Azure
    Documentation
      Feasibility studies
      Technical investigations
      Root Cause Analysis
      Migration Plans
      Deployment Plans
      Test Plans
      Rollback Plans
    AI
      GitHub Copilot
      MS Copilot
      Claude Code
      GSD
    Legacy
      Angular JS
      Web Forms
      SOAP
      jQuery

My Projects

🦄 Umbraco CMS

Project	Description	Umbraco Version	Website
Simple Trees	Simplifies C# based Umbraco Trees
Simple Dashboards	Simplifies C# based Umbraco Dashboards
Extended Markdown Editor	Get more from the Umbraco Markdown editor.
Back Office Organiser	Keep your Backoffice organised!
Simple Workspace Views	Simplifies C# based Umbraco Workspace Views
Relations Manager	Create and manage relations for any Umbraco Relation Type directly from the Backoffice.
Reading Time	Custom Data Type for calculating reading time.
Extended Dropdown Editor	A custom dropdown property editor for Umbraco that supports dynamic data sources.
S3 Compatible File System Provider	Connect your Umbraco Media section to an S3 Compatible storage account
Cloudflare Media Cache	Automatically purge Cloudflare cache
Data Protection	Simple ASP.NET Core Data Protection for Umbraco CMS. Data keys are stored in the Umbraco database.
Core	A library of essential Umbraco CMS extensions for my projects
Simple Content Apps	Simplifies C# based Umbraco Content Apps
Package Template	An opinionated Umbraco Package template for Github and NuGet
Groups to Tabs	A simple Umbraco package that converts content type groups into tabs in the Umbraco Backoffice.

🏗️ GitHub Actions

Project	Description	Version
Umbraco - Build	Build tools for Umbraco packages.
Umbraco - Release	Release tools for Umbraco packages.
Umbraco - Simple Deploy	[Legacy] Simplify the deployment process for Umbraco.
GitHub - Create Pull Request	Automate the creation of GitHub pull requests.
GitHub - Create Release	Automate the creation of GitHub releases.
GitHub - Generate Changelog	Generate changelogs for your GitHub projects.
Modio - Sync Docs	Synchronise README and images with Modio.

🐋 Docker

Project	Description	Version
caddy-docker-proxy-cloudflare	A Caddy proxy setup for Docker with Cloudflare integration.

🎮 Eco mods

Project	Description	Version
Core	Core functionality enhancements for Eco.
Seed Storage	Improved seed storage for Eco.
Shelf Life	Extends the shelf life of products in Eco.
Signs	Customisable signs for Eco.