Capability

Development and Tooling

Liferay offers a comprehensive toolkit to extend or customize your digital experience. Build applications quickly with low-code/no-code features like Objects, or leverage developer tools like Liferay Workspace and Blade CLI for further customizations.

For users on PaaS or running Self-Hosted, Liferay also offers tools deploying customizations.

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Using Routes with Custom Elements
Using Routes with Custom Elements Liferay 7.4+ Custom element client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications with the Liferay platform and render them as...
Object Action YAML Configuration Reference
Object Action YAML Configuration Reference You can define an object action client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml defines an object action and...
Notification Type YAML Configuration Reference
Notification Type YAML Configuration Reference You can define a notification type client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a...
Using a Microservice Client Extension
Using a Microservice Client Extension A microservice client extension is a standalone server process that relies on OAuth 2 for communication with Liferay. The microservice is a resource server and...
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference You can define a workflow action client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a workflow...
Tooling
Tooling Liferay provides a variety of developer tools that include standard build scripting, lightweight CLI utilities, and full IDE based on Eclipse. This is to serve all developers, whether...
Blade CLI
Blade CLI Blade CLI can be installed through a command line interface or a graphical installer. If you're behind a proxy, once it's installed you can configure it to operate through the proxy....
Generating Projects with Blade CLI
Generating Projects with Blade CLI Blade CLI exists to create, build, and deploy Liferay projects in Liferay Workspaces. Once created, these projects can be imported into an IDE or worked on...
Troubleshooting Blade CLI
Troubleshooting Blade CLI If Blade CLI isn't working as expected, you may find answers here. The blade command is not available in my CLI The Blade CLI installer adds the blade command to your...
Liferay Workspace
Liferay Workspace Liferay Workspace is a set of folders and Gradle scripts that represents the Liferay-opinionated way of handling a full development life cycle: Creating projects Building...
Configuring a Liferay Docker Container
Configuring a Liferay Docker Container Creating and deploying containers is an important part of the modern developer workflow. Liferay Workspace makes it easy to use Docker containers both for...
Configuring Liferay Workspace
Configuring Liferay Workspace Liferay Workspace is simple to use, and you can learn the basics by starting at the beginning. If you're happily creating projects, deploying code, or using a Docker...
Creating A Liferay Workspace
Creating A Liferay Workspace You can create a Liferay Workspace manually or with Blade CLI. Creating a Liferay Workspace Manually To create a Liferay Workspace manually, you must have Gradle...
Creating Code with Liferay Workspace
Creating Code with Liferay Workspace Liferay Workspace is the developer's tool for creating and managing Liferay development projects. Creating Projects Blade CLI makes it easy to create projects...
Other Tools (Deprecated)
Other Tools (Deprecated) These tools are deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and they are planned for future removal. Modern browsers (and Liferay DXP) all support including JavaScript...
Liferay npm Bundler (Deprecated)
Liferay npm Bundler (Deprecated) The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal.
Bundler Migration Guide
Bundler Migration Guide The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal.
Creating Deployment Environments
Creating Deployment Environments There comes a point when your code is ready to share. For that, you must build an environment. In the corporate world, there are usually three environments: ...
Liferay CLI Tool
Liferay CLI Tool The Liferay CLI tool is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal. The Liferay CLI tool makes it easy to create Angular, JavaScript,...
Migrating a Plain JavaScript, Billboard JS, JQuery, Metal JS, React, or Vue JS Project to Use Liferay npm Bundler 2.x
Migrating a Plain JavaScript, Billboard JS, JQuery, Metal JS, React, or Vue JS Project to Use Liferay npm Bundler 2.x The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and...