Listing Your Package
Learn how to get your Umbraco packages listed on the Umbraco Marketplace.
Do you want to be listed on the official Umbraco Marketplace? Follow this guide to get your package or integration listed on the Umbraco Marketplace.
Requirements
Your package needs to live up to the following requirements to be listed on the Umbraco Marketplace:
The
umbraco-marketplace
tag is added to your NuGet package.It meets the minimum Umbraco version requirement: Umbraco 8
The base package information is then sourced from NuGet, including the package name, icon, authors, description, readme, and project URL.
Please only tag the installable component of your package. For example, if your package MyPackage
references MyPackage.Core
, only tag the former.
Additional Package Information
You may choose to add a umbraco-marketplace.json
file to provide deeper information about your package.
This file must exist in the folder indicated by the project URL in your NuGet specification.
For example, if your project URL is https://mypackage.com
, we will look for the file at https://mypackage.com/umbraco-marketplace.json
.
If your project URL is your GitHub repository we will check the root of the default branch, or a deeper link if provided.
It is also possible to use a single website for multiple packages. In this case, create a JSON file for each package, suffixed with the package ID.
For example, if your package ID is My.Package
, we will look for https://mypackage.com/umbraco-marketplace-my.package.json
.
Custom "README" information
We have implemented an import for a custom "README" file for the Umbraco Marketplace. This can be used if you want to display different information here than on nuget.org.
By default, we will import and display the "README" content made available as part of the NuGet package. However, if we find a file by the name of umbraco-marketplace-readme.md
in the same location as the umbraco-marketplace.json
file, we will import and display that instead.
We will look for an import a file with a package-specific name, e.g. umbraco-marketplace-readme-my.package.md
.
JSON Schema
In order for the additional package information to be imported, the file contents need to match the JSON schema we expect.
The schema for the JSON file is available which is illustrated and described as follows. All values are optional and can be empty or omitted.
Description of each element
Element | Data Type | Description |
AddOnPackagesRequiredForUmbracoCloud | String array | Provides a collection of package IDs defining additional packages necessary for install to use the package on Umbraco Cloud. For example, when using |
AlternateCategory | String value | The name of a second, alternate category as defined on the marketplace website. The package will be displayed under this category, as well as the main one selected. |
AuthorDetails.Name | String value | The name of the package developer(s). If the name is provided, it will be used in preference to the value retrieved from the NuGet package's Authors field. |
AuthorDetails.Description | String value | A short description of the package developer. One or two sentences is recommended. |
AuthorDetails.Url | String value | A URL to the package developer's blog, profile or company website. |
AuthorDetails.ImageUrl | String value | A URL to a headshot or avatar image for the package developer ( |
AuthorDetails.Contributors | Array of objects | A collection of key contributors can also be provided, each having a required name and an optional URL. |
AuthorDetails.SyncContributorsFromRepository | Boolean value | If contributors are not explicitly provided, a GitHub repository is available in the 'RepositoryUrl' of the NuGet package. This option is set to |
Category | String value | The name of a single category as defined on the marketplace website. The package will be displayed under this category on the website. |
Description | String value | The package description. If omitted, the Description defined in the NuGet package details will be used. A short paragraph of text is recommended. |
DocumentationUrl | String value | A URL to a the documentation related to the package. |
DiscussionForumUrl | String value | A URL to a discussion forum related to the package. |
IssueTrackerUrl | String value | A URL to an issue tracker related to the package. |
IsSubPackageOf | String value | The NuGet package ID of a "parent" package, allowing for packages with multiple subtle variations to be displayed under a single listing. |
LicenseTypes | Array of strings | The types of license available for the package. |
LookingForContributors | Boolean value | Set to true if you'd like your package indicated on the Marketplace as looking for contributors to help with development or support. |
LookingForMaintainer | Boolean value | Set to true if you are looking to move away from supporting your package and would welcome someone stepping forward as a new maintainer. |
PackageType | String value | The type of package. |
PackagesByAuthor | String array | A collection of NuGet package IDs for packages that are built by the same author and are also listed on the Umbraco Marketplace. If this information isn't provided, the display of packages by the same author will be derived from the package owners specified for the NuGet package. |
RelatedPackages | Object array | A collection of complementary packages that are also listed on the Umbraco Marketplace. Each element should contain the package ID along with a short description amd group title (both optional). The idea of the description is to provide additional context of why the two packages work well together. The group title can be used to group the related packages (see below for details). |
Screenshots | Object array | A collection of screenshots for displaying on the package details page. Each element should consist of a URL to the image file and a short caption. |
Tags | String array | One or more package owner-defined tags for the package. Multiple word tags are supported, e.g. "property editor". |
Title | String value | The package title. If omitted, if a title is defined in the NuGet package details this will be used. Otherwise, the package ID itself is displayed. |
VersionSpecificPackageIds | Object array | If a developer has created their package for older Umbraco versions under a different package ID, they can be listed here. Each element should contain an integer value for the Umbraco major version and the associated NuGet package ID. |
Video URL | String value | A URL to a video for embedding. |
Categories
When defining categories for your package, they need to match one of the following:
Analytics & Insights
Campaign & Marketing
Commerce
Developer Tools
Editor Tools
Headless
PIM & DAM
Search
Themes & Starter Kits
Translations
License Types
When defining the License Type for your package, use one of the following values:
Free
Purchase
Subscription
Package Type
When defining the Package Type for your package, use one of the following values:
Package
Integration
An "Integration" provides a connection between Umbraco and a third-party service that a customer has an account with. All other add-ons are considered as a "Package", which is also the default when nothing is specified for this value.
Related Packages
When providing a list of related packages, you have the option to organize them into separate groups, each with a title.
When a group title is provided, the package, and subsequent ones that don't have a title assigned, will be presented within a group. If a later package has a group title, that will start a new group.
The example below will be rendered as two separate groups, each with two packages:
Package.One
and Package.Two
will be part of Group One, while Package.Three
and Package.Four
will be part of Group Two.
Video URL
When defining the Video URL for your package, use one of the following formats:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/{videoId}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={videoId}
https://player.vimeo.com/video/{videoId}
Validation
Want to check how the Umbraco Marketplace parses your package? Try the validation tools.
Synchronization With NuGet and Package Owner Data
The schedule for retrieving the latest information from NuGet and any further information provided by the package owners is as follows:
Operation | Schedule |
Scan NuGet for new tagged packages | Every 24 hours at 0400 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Refresh the information on the known packages | Every 2 hours |
Refresh the NuGet download counts | Every 1 hour |
If you can't wait, it's possible to trigger the process for a single package by making an HTTP POST
request to https://functions.marketplace.umbraco.com/api/InitiateSinglePackageSyncFunction
.
The request should include a Content-Type
header of application/json
and a body of:
This endpoint is throttled such that only one request a minute can be made per package ID.
Feedback
If you run into any issues with listing your package, please file an issue on the Issue Tracker.
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