Umbraco 7 is reaching the end of its life cycle!
In July 2021, Umbraco announced that version 7 of Umbraco will be entering its final stages with this version of Umbraco moving in to 'security-only' phase, what this means is that version 7 will only receive patches for severe security issues.
Umbraco continued to announce that these security patches will come to an end in September 2023, meaning that Umbraco 7 will officially be EOL.
EOL stands for End-of-Life, which means what you might be expecting that a product will no longer be made or supported.
In the context of Software Development, it indicates that the development team will no longer offer support for a specific 'major' version. This means that feature development and maintenance will stop, and in turn mean that no further releases are to be made available by the team behind the product.
Umbraco 7 is following the same pattern, with its EOL phase being the final stage in their life cycle. During this phase, no further feature development or bug or regression fixes will be offered.
For most organisations it is important to be aware of when a solution is EOL is centred around the security risks that it presents with any vulnerabilities discovered no longer receiving fixes, it can leave your solution vulnerable to failure and malicious attacks.
When Umbraco 7 goes EOL your website/application/solution will not suddenly stop working, in fact you are unlikely to even notice a change.
BUT
Does this mean you dont have to worry about this news?
NO.
Although Umbraco 7 will still be usable after its EOL, it is strongly advised that you upgrade to a support version of Umbraco, this is because continued use of Umbraco 7 will result in security risks, compliance breaches, and a continued lack of new features.
Umbraco 7 has been great, delivering fantastic value to so many out there, unfortunately, like all good things, its time has come to an end. Fear not, though, because moving on to the latest version of Umbraco is a real treat that's worth your while!
Sticking with Umbraco 7 after its EOL could result in some serious issues. You could be leaving yourself open to security risks, compliance breaches, and worst of all, missing out on some truly epic new features!
So, it's time to say goodbye to our dear old friend, Umbraco 7, and say hello to your shiny new Umbraco. It's time to upgrade and have some serious fun!
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