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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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Deploying a Custom Application
Official Documentation
Deploying a Custom Application You can use a custom element client extension to render a JavaScript application as a widget on a Liferay site page. The application is served by Liferay and...
Defining a Custom Data Schema
Official Documentation
Defining a Custom Data Schema The ticketing application requires custom data fields and selections. You use Liferay objects and picklists to define a custom data schema. Creating Custom Picklists...
Ticket Management with Cron Jobs
Official Documentation
Ticket Management with Cron Jobs Use Cron jobs to automate managing tickets. For example, have a job to run at a regular schedule to delete any tickets that have a resolution type of duplicate or...
Packaging Client Extensions
Official Documentation
Packaging Client Extensions Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 Client extension projects are built as deployable archives called Liferay Universal File Format Archives...
Client Extensions
Official Documentation
Client Extensions Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 When you want to extend Liferay, either by modifying its look and feel or by calling functions outside of Liferay, you...
Instance Settings YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Instance Settings YAML Configuration Reference You can use an instance settings client extension to configure a wide variety of Liferay configurations. Each configuration is referenced by its PID...
Working with Client Extensions
Official Documentation
Working with Client Extensions Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 Using client extensions, you can extend Liferay without deploying OSGi modules. Just like traditional...
OAuth Headless Server YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
OAuth Headless Server YAML Configuration Reference You can define an OAuth headless server client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines...
OAuth User Agent YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
OAuth User Agent YAML Configuration Reference You can define an OAuth user agent client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines an OAuth...
Building a Time Off Requester
Official Documentation
Building a Time Off Requester Liferay 7.4+ With Liferay Objects, you can build entire applications without writing code or deploying modules. Here, create a Time Off Request application using...
Using Object Data with React Charts
Official Documentation
Using Object Data with React Charts Here you'll use Objects, Headless APIs, and custom element remote applications to create a dynamic chart for data dashboards. First, you'll set up a new DXP...
Language Client Extensions
Official Documentation
Language Client Extensions Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/Portal GA132+ A language client extension adds new language keys or overrides existing keys and their translations. For example, you can translate...
Client Extension Reference
Official Documentation
Client Extension Reference Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 You can find code examples for all types of client extensions in liferay-portal Frontend Client Extensions ...
Configuration as Code
Official Documentation
Configuration as Code Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 Liferay instance configurations are deployable with client extensions. For example, you can deploy OAuth2...
Bundling Resources in a JavaScript Import Map Entry Client Extension
Official Documentation
Bundling Resources in a JavaScript Import Map Entry Client Extension Liferay DXP 2023.Q1+/Portal GA92+ JavaScript import map entry client extensions make JavaScript code or resources available to...
Customizing Liferay's Look and Feel
Official Documentation
Customizing Liferay's Look and Feel One of the easiest ways to get started developing on Liferay's platform is to modify its look and feel. You can change everything from its favicon to its entire...
Client Extensions UI Reference
Official Documentation
Client Extensions UI Reference Liferay's widget client extensions (custom element and iframe) register applications with Liferay, adding them as widgets to site pages. Additionally, you can style...
Micro Frontends
Official Documentation
Micro Frontends Micro frontends extend the concept of microservices to the frontend side of development. You can build a fully-featured and powerful browser application that uses a microservice...
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...
JavaScript Import Map Entry YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
JavaScript Import Map Entry YAML Configuration Reference Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a JavaScript import map entry client extension: assemble: - from: build/static ...
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 Frontend Data Set Cell Renderer Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a Frontend Data Set Cell Renderer Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ You can use Frontend Data Set (FDS) cell renderer client extensions to customize the display for your data set. Use this type...
Frontend Data Set Cell Renderer YAML Reference
Official Documentation
Frontend Data Set Cell Renderer YAML Reference You can define a Frontend Data Set cell renderer client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details The client-extension.yaml file...
Using a Theme Sprite Map Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a Theme Sprite Map Client Extension Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ With a theme sprite map client extension, you can override the default Clay sprite map used for icons on a page. Start...
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...
Editor Config Contributor YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Editor Config Contributor YAML Configuration Reference Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ This feature is currently behind a release feature flag (LPS-186870). Read Release Feature Flags for more...
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...
JavaScript YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
JavaScript YAML Configuration Reference You can define a JavaScript client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a JavaScript client...
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...
Using a JavaScript Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a JavaScript Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a JavaScript (JS) client extension, you can run your own JavaScript on any page in Liferay without worrying about dependencies on Liferay code...
Developing Page Fragments
Official Documentation
Developing Page Fragments Page fragments are the building blocks for content pages. They're made from the three components of web pages: CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. To create a page you combine...
Using a Theme Favicon Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a Theme Favicon Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a theme favicon client extension, you can override the theme's favicon on the selected page. Start with the sample workspace to build and...
Theme CSS YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Theme CSS YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme CSS client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a theme CSS client...
Using a Theme CSS Client Extension
Official Documentation
Using a Theme CSS Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a theme CSS client extension, you can override the current theme's CSS files (main.css and clay.css) to change the look and feel of a page....
Adding Configuration Options to Fragments
Official Documentation
Adding Configuration Options to Fragments Liferay DXP 7.2 SP1 Configurable options make your fragments flexible, minimizing the maintenance of similar fragments. For example, instead of creating...
Applying Styles to Fragments
Official Documentation
Applying Styles to Fragments When you add a fragment to a page, you can use the sidebar menu to configure the fragment, including the Styles configuration tab. Use the Styles tab in the sidebar...
Auto-Deploying Fragments
Official Documentation
Auto-Deploying Fragments Liferay Portal 7.3 GA1+ or Liferay DXP 7.3+ If you're developing page fragments with your own tooling, you can deploy them by packaging them in ZIP files for importing via...
Fragment Specific Tags and Attributes Reference
Official Documentation
Fragment Specific Tags and Attributes Reference Along with standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can use Liferay-specific tags and attributes to define editable sections, embed widgets, and more....
Page Fragment Editor Interface Reference
Official Documentation
Page Fragment Editor Interface Reference The page fragment editor's interface is organized into two tabs: Code Editor Configuration The sections below cover how to use these portions of the...
Using the Fragments Toolkit
Official Documentation
Using the Fragments Toolkit The Fragments Toolkit is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+. See Alternatives for the Fragments Toolkit for more information. The Fragments Toolkit helps...
Fragment Configuration Types Reference
Official Documentation
Fragment Configuration Types Reference Below are the available configuration types for fragments. See Adding Configuration Options to Fragments for more on how to make a fragment configurable. ...
Fragments Toolkit Command Reference
Official Documentation
Fragments Toolkit Command Reference The Fragments Toolkit is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+. See Alternatives for the Fragments Toolkit for more information. The Fragments...
Using the Fragments Editor
Official Documentation
Using the Fragments Editor Liferay DXP includes a built-in editor for developing content page fragments. To access the editor, open the Site Menu ( Site Menu ) and navigate to Design → Fragments....
Using Custom Fields in Page Fragments
Official Documentation
Using Custom Fields in Page Fragments If you've added custom fields to Liferay's users or pages, you can access them in fragments. To get the value of a page custom field, use ...
Creating a Contributed Fragment Set
Official Documentation
Creating a Contributed Fragment Set Contributed fragment sets are deployable modules containing page fragments. Fragments in a contributed set can be used like regular fragments, but aren't...
Including Default Resources in Fragments
Official Documentation
Including Default Resources in Fragments You can include images files (e.g. .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, or .png) direct in your fragment sets. Keeping images with your fragments, rather than in other...
Fragment Specific Tags and Attributes Reference for Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions
Official Documentation
Fragment Specific Tags and Attributes Reference for Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions Along with standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can use Liferay-specific tags and attributes to define...
Best Practices for Using Fragment Configurations
Official Documentation
Best Practices for Using Fragment Configurations When you are creating page fragments for your site with your own configurations, it's your responsibility to use them in their HTML presentation...
Defining Fragment Drop Zones
Official Documentation
Defining Fragment Drop Zones Drop zones are integral to building your content pages. With them, you can create unique page layouts and dynamic displays by defining areas within fragments where...
Developing Page Fragments Reference
Official Documentation
Developing Page Fragments Reference The Developing Fragments Reference provides essential information on key aspects of fragment development in Liferay. It covers command references, configuration...
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...
Importing/Exporting Data
Official Documentation
Importing/Exporting Data Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 If you want to import or export data from Liferay, you use batch client extensions. Use and reuse your data...
Using Routes with Custom Elements
Official Documentation
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...
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference You can define an IFrame client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Data Usage This client-extension.yaml file defines an IFrame client extension: ...
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...
Batch YAML Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Batch YAML Configuration Reference Use a client-extension.yaml file to define a batch client extension. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a client extension of type batch: ...
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...