Capability

Content Management System

Liferay’s Content Management System (CMS) offers user-friendly applications for creating, editing, publishing, and managing your site’s content.

Liferay empowers you to create and manage web content effectively. Easily create web content, upload documents, and leverage a suite of tools to administer and optimize your content. These tools include a user-friendly Content Dashboard UI, built-in Translation capabilities, and Content Performance insights.

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Content Management System
Content Management System Liferay’s content management system includes tools for creating, organizing, and managing content across your sites. These include Web Content, Tags and Categories, Asset...
Adding Blog Entries
Adding Blog Entries Blog entries are scoped to sites. By default, only authenticated users can create blog entries. See the Blogs Permissions Reference for more information. You can create a blog...
Blog Permissions Reference
Blog Permissions Reference Here's a list of all permissions associated with the Blogs application. To configure the permissions for the Blogs widget see Setting Widget Permissions. Blog Entry...
Aggregating Blogs
Aggregating Blogs The Blogs Aggregator widget publishes blogs entries from multiple blog sources. The Blogs Aggregator widget shows multiple blogs. To configure the widget, Start editing the...
Blogs
Blogs Use the Blogs application to publish time-based content like company updates, announcements, or editorial articles. Site members with the appropriate permissions can create, manage, and...
Displaying Blogs
Displaying Blogs Liferay provides two ways to display blog entries: display page templates and the Blogs widget. Using Display Page Templates You can use display page templates to create reusable,...
Getting Started with Blogs
Getting Started with Blogs The blogs application's editor has a complete set of WYSIWYG controls that appear when and where you need them. You can also switch to source mode to edit your content's...
Configuring the Blogs App
Configuring the Blogs App You can control how the app behaves for all blogs in your site. Open the Site Menu (Site Menu) and navigate to Content and Data → Blogs Click Options (Options icon)...
Highlighting Recent Bloggers
Highlighting Recent Bloggers You can use the Recent Bloggers widget to highlight the work of your most recent blog authors. This widget lists each recent author's name, profile picture, and number...
Blog Entry Editor Reference
Blog Entry Editor Reference The blog entry editor provides context appropriate editing tools for formatting text, managing images, tables, and other rich features. Users are able to switch to code...
Managing Blog Entries
Managing Blog Entries Bloggers and blog administrators manage blog entries using the Blogs application in the Site Administration menu. To access this app, open the Product Menu (Product Menu) and...
Creating Message Boards Threads
Creating Message Boards Threads The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. A thread is a series of...
Content Dashboard
Content Dashboard Available 7.3+ This feature works only with Elasticsearch. The Content Dashboard is a global application for managing your content. From the Content Dashboard page, content...
Exporting Assets List To a Spreadsheet
Exporting Assets List To a Spreadsheet The Content Dashboard can export a spreadsheet (.xls file) of content related metadata for further analysis. To export the asset list to a spreadsheet, ...
Message Boards
Message Boards The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Liferay's Message Boards application is a...
Message Boards Permissions Reference
Message Boards Permissions Reference The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Permissions...
Creating Message Boards Categories
Creating Message Boards Categories The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Message Boards...
Configuring a Message Boards Category Mailing List
Configuring a Message Boards Category Mailing List The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. You...
Classic Content Management System
Classic Content Management System
Content Dashboard Interface
Content Dashboard Interface Available 7.3+ The Content Dashboard user interface has three main sections: Content Audit Tool Contents List Content Info Sidebar To access the dashboard, open...
Deprecated Content Features
Deprecated Content Features These content features are deprecated and no longer actively developed in Liferay. While still available for compatibility and migration purposes, they are not...
Message Boards Configuration Reference
Message Boards Configuration Reference The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Configuration...
Moderating Message Boards
Moderating Message Boards The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Message boards include...
Scoping Your Message Boards
Scoping Your Message Boards The Scope configuration is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Multiple message boards can be...
Message Boards Widget UI Reference
Message Boards Widget UI Reference The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Explore the user...
Using the Page Menu Widget
Using the Page Menu Widget Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects...
Knowledge Base System Settings
Knowledge Base System Settings Administrators can use the System Settings UI to set the Knowledge Base’s global configuration (across Sites). You can access this UI in Control Panel → Configuration...
Using the Wiki Display Widget
Using the Wiki Display Widget Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay...
Creating Wiki Pages
Creating Wiki Pages Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects or Web...
Wiki Widget UI Reference
Wiki Widget UI Reference Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects or...
Knowledge Base
Knowledge Base Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Knowledge Base provides tools for creating and managing product documentation. You can write articles in the Liferay UI or import existing Markdown files....
Knowledge Base Display Widget
Knowledge Base Display Widget Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can use the Knowledge Base Display widget to display published articles in site pages with built-in navigation, comments, ratings, and...
Importing Knowledge Base Articles
Importing Knowledge Base Articles Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can draft Knowledge Base articles as Markdown files and import them to Liferay. To do this, you must ensure each Markdown file is...
Creating a Node
Creating a Node Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects or Web...
Wiki
Wiki Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects or Web Content. The...
Scoping Your Wikis
Scoping Your Wikis Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects or Web...
Wiki Permissions Reference
Wiki Permissions Reference Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects...
Subscribing to a Message Board
Subscribing to a Message Board The Message Boards widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. See 2024.Q4 Maintenance Mode and Deprecations for details. Users can receive email...
Using the Tree Menu Widget
Using the Tree Menu Widget Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects...
Creating Knowledge Base Articles
Creating Knowledge Base Articles Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Knowledge Base provides tools for creating and managing a repository of articles. You can create articles using the application's WYSIWYG...
Knowledge Base Templates
Knowledge Base Templates Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Templates give authors a starting point with default headers or other content for articles. Templates help foster consistent formatting and content...
Managing the Knowledge Base
Managing the Knowledge Base Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ With Knowledge Base, you can draft product documentation quickly and organize it into hierarchies that end users can navigate. Add folders and...
Other Knowledge Base Widgets
Other Knowledge Base Widgets There are other Knowledge Base widgets you can add to pages besides the Knowledge Base Display widget: Knowledge Base Article: Display a single article’s content. ...
Responding to Knowledge Base Feedback
Responding to Knowledge Base Feedback Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can view and manage article feedback in the Knowledge Base application. To do this, Open the Site Menu (Site Menu) and go to...
Exploring Assets
Exploring Assets [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this feature is behind...
Categorizing Assets
Categorizing Assets [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this feature is...
Getting Started With The Content Management System
Getting Started With The Content Management System [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ ...
Managing Spaces
Managing Spaces [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this feature is behind...
Creating Assets and Folders
Creating Assets and Folders [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this...
Managing Content Structures
Managing Content Structures [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this...
Managing Deleted Entries in The Content Management System
Managing Deleted Entries in The Content Management System [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP...
Translating Content in the Content Management System
Translating Content in the Content Management System [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ ...
Liferay Headless Content Management System (BETA)
Liferay Headless Content Management System (BETA) [Beta Feature](../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ ...
Assets
Assets [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this feature is behind a beta...
Adding and Managing Space Members
Adding and Managing Space Members [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this...
Using Content Management System Assets in Liferay
Using Content Management System Assets in Liferay [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ ...
Content Management System Dashboards and Analytics
Content Management System Dashboards and Analytics [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ ...
Content Structures
Content Structures [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Currently, this feature is behind a beta feature flag...
Managing Permissions in the Content Management System
Managing Permissions in the Content Management System [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ ...
Creating Spaces
Creating Spaces [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ Currently, this feature is behind...