Umbraco Sections

This walks Claude through creating custom top-level navigation items in Umbraco's backoffice, the kind that sit alongside Content, Media, and Settings. It's well structured with references to official docs, a working example from the Umbraco source at /examples/section-sidebar-menu-expansion/, and minimal TypeScript manifests for common patterns. The workflow is solid: fetch docs, ask what the section needs, generate manifests for sections plus dashboards or sidebars, then explain permission setup. One thing worth noting is it correctly steers you away from custom elements on sections themselves, pushing you toward dashboards instead, which aligns with how Umbraco's architecture actually works. Good for anyone building admin tools or custom content areas in Umbraco.

skills.sh installs: 397
GitHub stars: 27
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

View on GitHub

Install

$ npx -y skills add umbraco/umbraco-cms-backoffice-skills --skill umbraco-sections --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Umbraco Sections

What is it?

Sections are top-level navigation items in the Umbraco backoffice that appear alongside default options like Content, Media, and Settings. They serve as a home for custom content and functionality, providing a blank canvas that can be extended with dashboards, sidebars, and section views. Sections require permission configuration for user groups to access them.