Capability

Platform

Liferay DXP is a robust platform with its own navigation menus, configuration methods, and core features. These core features are foundational to effective system administration, maintenance, notifications, and other core platform functions.

Feature
Deployment Approach
Introduction to Workflow
Introduction to Workflow Liferay DXP ships with a workflow engine that allows users to review and approve content such as Blogs, Web Content, Wikis before they are published. The Workflow...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Activating Workflow
Activating Workflow You can activate a workflow process for an asset type either across the DXP instance or only on a specific site. When a workflow process is activated across the instance for a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Using Workflows
Using Workflows Activating Workflow Reviewing Assets Using Workflow Metrics Workflow Metrics Reports
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Workflow Metrics: Reports
Workflow Metrics: Reports Subscription Open the Workflow Metrics from the Applications Menu (Applications Menu) (Control Panel → Workflow → Metrics) and you immediately see metrics on each...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Using Workflow Metrics
Using Workflow Metrics Subscription This feature works only with Elasticsearch. Workflow Metrics gives insight into the time spent to complete certain workflow events. To use it, set up...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Reviewing Assets
Reviewing Assets When an asset's workflow is activated, one or more users must review it before publication. You can assign workflow review processes to specific users or to a particular Role (for...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Forms Analytics
Forms Analytics Forms are important direct data gathering tools for enterprises. Are your web forms providing you invaluable information or turning users away? Analytics Cloud gives you important...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:44 PM
Connecting Liferay DXP to Marketplace
Connecting Liferay DXP to Marketplace Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/GA132+ You can connect Liferay DXP to Marketplace in Instance Settings. With this integration, you can add supported apps from the...
Published Date: Apr 15, 2025 4:54 PM
Liferay Labs
Liferay Labs Liferay Labs is an innovation hub within Liferay Marketplace dedicated to exploring newer technologies and developing experimental features. It provides a wide range of useful...
Published Date: Jan 7, 2025 4:36 PM
Marketplace
Marketplace Liferay Marketplace is a platform where you can find, download, and share apps. It features an updated UI and supports Liferay SaaS. To access Marketplace, visit...
Published Date: Aug 16, 2024 3:45 PM
Provisioning Cloud Apps
Provisioning Cloud Apps You can provision cloud apps to your Liferay instance and start using them immediately. Unlike DXP apps, cloud apps integrate with Liferay SaaS directly and don't require...
Published Date: Feb 11, 2025 12:35 PM
Publishing Apps in Marketplace
Publishing Apps in Marketplace The Liferay Marketplace contains Cloud apps (for Liferay SaaS, PaaS, and self-hosted) and DXP apps (for Liferay PaaS and Liferay Self-Hosted). As a publisher, you may...
Published Date: Aug 16, 2024 3:45 PM
Become a Publisher
Become a Publisher To publish apps or solutions on Marketplace, you need a Liferay account with publisher permissions. Becoming a publisher is free, but you must submit a request with relevant...
Published Date: Aug 16, 2024 3:45 PM
Provisioning DXP Apps
Provisioning DXP Apps Free apps can be downloaded, deployed to Liferay DXP, and used immediately without deploying a license. Paid apps have trial, developer, or standard licenses based on the...
Published Date: Nov 8, 2024 3:11 PM
Publishing Solutions in Marketplace
Publishing Solutions in Marketplace The Liferay Marketplace contains business solutions to improve productivity and reduce time to market. Currently, only existing Liferay partners can publish a...
Published Date: Aug 31, 2024 7:45 PM
Getting Started
Getting Started Liferay DXP is a powerful, open source, enterprise-ready platform for building and deploying web applications. However, all of that power and functionality can make it difficult to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
DXP
DXP Welcome to the official documentation for the latest versions of Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal! Liferay DXP is the commercially supported and enterprise ready platform used around the world,...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:49 PM
Navigating DXP
Navigating DXP Liferay DXP's out-of-the-box navigation is organized into three major areas: Site Menu, Personal Menu, and Global Menu. Site Menu The DXP Site Menu on the left side of the screen...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Introduction to the Admin Account
Introduction to the Admin Account The Admin User account is created by default in any new installation of Liferay DXP and has full permissions to modify every facet of a Liferay DXP instance. The...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
API Builder
API Builder Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ [Beta Feature](../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) This feature is currently...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Building a Sample API Application
Building a Sample API Application Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) The...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
SCIM Group API Basics
SCIM Group API Basics Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Liferay provides a headless API to perform CRUD operations on SCIM groups to keep their information in sync with your company's...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Captcha API Basics
Captcha API Basics Liferay provides a headless API to retrieve and submit captchas using the SimpleCAPTCHA engine. Using the /captcha endpoint from the API Explorer, you can add captchas in your...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Sending Emails
Sending Emails You can configure Liferay to send email notifications for different events that happen in your store. For example, you may want to send updates to the order manager or another person...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:47 PM
Configuring the Commerce Notification Queue
Configuring the Commerce Notification Queue When channel events trigger notifications, Commerce logs them in the channel's Notification Queue tab with the Unsent status. By default, Liferay checks...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:47 PM
Using Notification Templates
Using Notification Templates Email notifications are sent automatically to users based on events in the store. To send them, you must first create a Notification Template. Notification templates...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:47 PM
Notification Template Variables Reference Guide
Notification Template Variables Reference Guide When creating notification templates, you can use variables to populate email fields dynamically with data from the triggering event. Notification...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:47 PM
Using Notification Templates for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
Using Notification Templates for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions Email notifications are sent automatically to users based on events in the store. To send them, you must first create a...
Published Date: Jun 27, 2025 6:47 PM
Managing Notifications and Requests
Managing Notifications and Requests Users receive notifications and requests if they have subscribed to a blog or message board or are mentioned in a post. They may also be notified if someone sent...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:49 PM
Notifications and Requests
Notifications and Requests Notifications and requests keep users informed about important activity, such as mentions, site invitations, or workflow tasks. You can manage how users are notified,...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:46 AM
Configuring Mentions
Configuring Mentions Mentions are enabled by the Mentions app. By default, the Mentions app is enabled globally. However, this can be enabled or disabled either globally or per site. Configuring...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:49 PM
Mentioning Users
Mentioning Users Mentioning other users in a DXP asset draws their attention to a particular asset (for example, a message boards thread, blog post, or comment) by sending them a site and email...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:46 AM
Comparing Publishing Tools
Comparing Publishing Tools Liferay provides two publishing tools for content creation and site building: Publications and Staging. Publications is recommended over Staging in nearly all use cases...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Publishing Tools
Publishing Tools Liferay provides two publishing tools for content creation and site building: Publications and Staging. With each tool you can edit sites and content in a working environment...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Publications
Publications Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ You can use Publications to develop, track, and publish changes across your DXP instance. It works by creating a database column to determine which version of...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Collaborating on Publications
Collaborating on Publications Liferay 7.4+ By default, a publication can only be accessed by its creator. However, publication creators can invite other users to view, edit, and publish their...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Best Practices for Managing Publications
Best Practices for Managing Publications Efficient publication workflows in Liferay help improve collaboration, reduce errors, and streamline content delivery. Follow these best practices to...
Published Date: Mar 25, 2025 3:57 PM
Publications Permissions
Publications Permissions 7.4+ Publications works with Liferay's permissions framework, so you can assign application and resource permissions to regular roles. You can also assign permissions...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Resolving Conflicts
Resolving Conflicts During the publishing process, Liferay checks for conflicts between your publication and the production environment. Resolving all conflicts is necessary to complete publishing....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Reverting Changes
Reverting Changes Liferay Publications maintains a history of all published changes. You can use this publishing history to easily create publications that revert earlier changes to production....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM