Umbraco 8 End of Life: What It Means for You and Your Website Beyond February 24, 2025

Is your website is built on Umbraco 8?

You might be wondering what the End of Life (EOL) on 24 February 2025, means for you. While your site won’t stop working on that date, it does mean that Umbraco HQ will no longer provide critical updates, including security patches or technical support. This poses risks for your website’s security, functionality, and long-term performance.

What Does EOL Mean for Your Website?

When Umbraco 8 reaches its EOL:

• No Security Updates: Your site becomes vulnerable to new threats and exploits.
• No Bug Fixes: Any issues you encounter will no longer be resolved.
• Compatibility Issues: Modern tools, browsers, and hosting environments may stop working seamlessly with Umbraco 8 over time.

In short, staying on Umbraco 8 could make your website more vulnerable, less secure, less functional, and harder to maintain.

What Are Your Options Beyond 24 February 2025?

If you’re concerned about what comes next, don’t worry—there are several paths forward, depending on your needs, budget, and timeline.

Options

1. Do nothing and risk non-compliance
2. Extend the Life of Your Existing Site - The quickest fix!
3. Upgrade your Umbraco website

1. Do nothing and risk non-compliance

Whilst this option means that there is no immediate cost or disruption to your current operations or services, it really only offers short-term simplicity as you'll have an increased risk of security breaches due to unpatched software.

There may also be compliance issues with your industry regulations and standards and potentially higher costs in the long run due to emergency fixes and damage control.

2. Extend the Life of Your Existing Site

As a short-term fix, to allow you more time, you can extend the support for V8 EOL versions by purchasing a V8 XLTS (extended long-term support) from us

As an Umbraco Partner, we can offer extended support for legacy Umbraco versions to as late as 31 December 2025. By purchasing a V8 XLTS (extended long term support) from us, you will benefit from security updates directly from Umbraco HQ .

V8 XLTS can be purchased between now and 24 February 2025. The security phase can be extended until 30 June 2025 or until 31 December2025.

3. Upgrade your Umbraco site

Upgrading to a supported version of Umbraco ensures your site stays secure and compatible with modern technologies.

Why Upgrade Umbraco?

• We'll upgrade you to the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) version, currently Umbraco 13 is supported until December 2026.
• Built on the latest Microsoft .NET technology and updated dependencies, offering better performance and scalability.
• Features modern tools and an improved user experience

How to Upgrade

Migrating from Umbraco 8 to 13 is a structured, incremental process and the the journey involves careful planning and testing, the end result will be a more robust, feature-rich, and supported CMS platform.

If you would like to talk to us about how we can support you through an Umbraco migration process please Contact Us

Final Thoughts

The End of Life for Umbraco 8 is not the end of your website—it’s an opportunity to enhance, modernise, and secure it for the future. Whether you choose to upgrade, or temporarily extend your site’s life, planning early will save you time, money, and headaches down the line.

Don’t wait until 24 February 2025, start planning your next steps today to keep your website running smoothly and securely!