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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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Managing Objects with Headless APIs
Official Documentation
Managing Objects with Headless APIs Liferay 7.4+ You can create and manage objects from the Applications menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage...
Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs
Official Documentation
Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs Liferay 7.4 U31+/GA31+ You can add categorization blocks to fields tabs so end users can apply tags and categories to object entries. Follow these steps: ...
Formula Fields
Official Documentation
Formula Fields Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Formula fields store read-only values calculated using numeric fields in the object definition. Example use cases include calculating an...
Using Object Inheritance
Official Documentation
Using Object Inheritance [Release Feature (LPD-34594)](../../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) Liferay DXP...
Restricting Access to Object Data by Account
Official Documentation
Restricting Access to Object Data by Account Liferay 7.4 U58+/GA58+ In scenarios with multiple business accounts, you may want to restrict access to object entries by account. For example,...
Using Read-Only Fields
Official Documentation
Using Read-Only Fields Some use cases may require data fields to be read-only. For example, data integrity may require some field values to remain immutable, or you may need to prevent unauthorized...
Organizing Objects with Folders
Official Documentation
Organizing Objects with Folders By default, object definitions are grouped in the Uncategorized folder, but you can add object folders to organize data models and manage access to definitions. ...
Adding Field Validations
Official Documentation
Adding Field Validations Liferay DXP 2023.Q3+/Portal GA92+ Validations set rules for determining valid field entries. Each validation has its own trigger, conditions, and error message, which you...
Expression Builder Validations Reference
Official Documentation
Expression Builder Validations Reference Liferay 7.4 U67+/GA67+ You can create object field validations using Liferay's Expression Builder. This tool provides an integrated editor for quickly...
Validations
Official Documentation
Validations Liferay 7.4+ Object validations set rules for determining valid field inputs. You can define validations with Groovy scripts, Liferay expressions, or a specified Composite Key...
Adding Filters to Views
Official Documentation
Adding Filters to Views Liferay 7.4 U49+/GA49+ When designing a custom view, you can determine which fields appear as filter facets. Also, you can set default filters that apply automatically to...
Renaming Table Columns
Official Documentation
Renaming Table Columns Liferay 7.4 U21+/GA21+ With custom views, you can change and localize the display name for table columns so you can serve your global users and ensure the table's naming...
Deploying Object Widgets to Sites
Official Documentation
Deploying Object Widgets to Sites Liferay 7.4+ When an Object is published, Liferay automatically generates a dedicated widget you can deploy to site pages. This includes both site-scoped and...
Displaying Object Entries with Collections
Official Documentation
Displaying Object Entries with Collections Liferay 7.4 U77+/GA77+ When you publish an object definition, Liferay creates a collection provider for it. For site-scoped objects, you can also create...
Using Objects with SugarCRM
Official Documentation
Using Objects with SugarCRM [Release Feature](../../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) You can create objects that map to...
Views
Official Documentation
Views Views define how entries appear in an object's application page. All published objects include an autogenerated table that displays all field columns alphabetically. However, you can design...
Managing Data from External Systems
Official Documentation
Managing Data from External Systems [Release Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) Liferay Objects provides...
Using Objects with Salesforce
Official Documentation
Using Objects with Salesforce [Release Feature](../../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) With Liferay, you can create...
Objects Application Permissions
Official Documentation
Objects Application Permissions Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ The Objects application is integrated with the permissions framework, so you can assign application and resource permissions to...
Site Initializers
Official Documentation
Site Initializers Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Site Initializers package pages, content, and configurations to help you jump-start a new site with much of the site already built. You can...
Using a Site Initializer Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a Site Initializer Client Extension Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Site Initializer client extensions can quickly create or update a site, complete with configurations and content. Start...
Site Initializer YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Site Initializer YAML Configuration Reference Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 Use a client-extension.yaml file to define a Site Initializer client extension. Usage...
Integrating External Applications
Official Documentation
Integrating External Applications Custom Element and IFrame client extensions register applications with Liferay and render them as widgets on site pages. When you create one of these frontend...
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ Editor Config Contributor client extensions override existing CKEditor configuration in a...
Theme Sprite Map YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Theme Sprite Map YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme sprite map client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml defines a theme sprite...
Theme Favicon YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Theme Favicon YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme favicon client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a theme favicon...
Setting the Order of Elements in a Fragment
Official Documentation
Setting the Order of Elements in a Fragment Liferay 7.4+ The Slider or Tab fragments are typically used to show different areas of information. Sliders present this information in a carousel of...
Validating Fragment Configurations
Official Documentation
Validating Fragment Configurations When defining fragment configuration options, you can add validation properties to text type fields that determine rules for valid entries. Determine what type of...
Using an IFrame Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using an IFrame Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ IFrame client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications as HTML elements. They're added to Liferay pages as...
Using a Frontend Data Set Filter Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a Frontend Data Set Filter Client Extension Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ Frontend data set filter client extensions define JavaScript functions for creating customizable filter...
CSS YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
CSS YAML Configuration Reference You can define a CSS client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a CSS client extension definition: ...
Using a CSS Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a CSS Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ CSS client extensions introduce new CSS styling to pages. A deployed CSS client extension on a page adds to the page's existing styling, including theme...
Creating a Basic Custom Element
Official Documentation
Creating a Basic Custom Element Liferay 7.4+ Custom element client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external, remote applications with the Liferay platform and render...
Notification Type YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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...
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference To define an Object Validation Rule client extension, add the objectValidationRule type to your client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This...
Object Action YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
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...
Liferay npm Bundler (Deprecated)
Official Documentation
Liferay npm Bundler (Deprecated) The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal.
Creating A Liferay Workspace
Official Documentation
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...