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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.

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Sending Emails
Official Documentation
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...
Configuring the Commerce Notification Queue
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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...
Using Notification Templates
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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...
Notification Template Variables Reference Guide
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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...
Using Notification Templates for Commerce 2.0 and Earlier Versions
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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...
Security and Administration
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Security and Administration After installation comes configuration. There are three areas you should examine carefully before opening your system to users: Security Administration Settings ...
Administration
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Administration Liferay is highly adaptable and customizable. You can configure multiple aspects of it in the system or instance scope. For an overview of the different settings and configurations...
Changing Translations with Language Override
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Changing Translations with Language Override Liferay DXP 7.4 U4/Portal 7.4 GA8. Import/Export and filtering functionality in Liferay DXP 7.4 U17/Liferay Portal 7.4 GA17 Liferay's Language...
Common Tasks
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Common Tasks Enabling OpenOffice / LibreOffice Configuring Mail Managing Instance Email Notification Templates Setting a Terms of Use Managing User Authentication Configuring Default User...
Configuring Liferay
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Configuring Liferay Liferay is a very adaptable tool. You can modify and configure it to suit the needs of your application.
Adding Custom Fields
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Adding Custom Fields Custom fields are in maintenance mode. Use Liferay Objects if possible. Many of Liferay's assets and resources can be extended with custom fields. Adding custom fields can...
Using Configuration Files
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Using Configuration Files System Settings provides a user interface for making system-scoped configuration changes and setting default configurations for other scopes. The same configurations in...
Using Factory Configuration
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Using Factory Configuration Most Liferay DXP System Settings allow just one set of configurations for an entry. To change the configuration, you update the single configuration form, and it applies...
Configuration Files and Factories
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Configuration Files and Factories Using Configuration Files Using Factory Configuration
Beta Features and Feature Flags
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Beta Features and Feature Flags Feature Flags DXP 7.4 U69+/GA69+ Some features in Liferay are hidden behind feature flags. Using feature flags, you have control over new functionality introduced...
Managing Countries
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Managing Countries Liferay DXP 7.4 U36/Liferay Portal 7.4 GA36 and above Liferay contains a list of available countries as defined by the ISO 3166 Standard, but you can use the Countries...
System Settings
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System Settings You can make System-scoped configurations from Control Panel → Configuration → System Settings. The System Settings application shows configuration sections underneath four...
Understanding Configuration Scope
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Understanding Configuration Scope Liferay DXP settings are applied at four levels, or scopes: System, Virtual Instance, Site, and Widget. System Settings define the system-wide defaults. For all...
Configuring Users in Virtual Instances
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Configuring Users in Virtual Instances You can define the look and feel of the personal menu, the default user associations, and the fields that appear when a new user creates an account. To...
Adding a Virtual Instance
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Adding a Virtual Instance Before you do anything in Liferay DXP to add a virtual instance, you must configure its domain name in your network to point to your installed Liferay DXP system. There's...
Analytics
Official Documentation
Analytics The Analytics category defines the available analytics systems for the virtual instance. Enter an analytics system or remove one of the two pre-configured options (google and piwik)....
Email Settings
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Email Settings The email configuration is where you configure email notifications at the virtual instance scope. To access these options, Open the Global Menu (Global Menu) and navigate to...
Localization
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Localization To access the Localization settings, Open the Control Panel and navigate to Configuration → Instance Settings, and select the Localization category under the PLATFORM section. Here,...
Redirect URLs
Official Documentation
Redirect URLs Available 7.4+ Your Liferay Instance can be configured to allow redirects to certain URLs or IP addresses. To configure, navigate to Control Panel → Instance Settings → Content and...
Instance Configuration
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Instance Configuration The Instance Configuration settings define the configuration information for the virtual instance, from its appearance to the Terms of Use your Users agree to the first time...
Infrastructure
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Infrastructure The Infrastructure category contains settings related to the export/import, staging, and site template propagation processes. You can also configure the session timeout. To access...
Third Party
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Third Party The Third Party category specifies the maps API provider for geolocalized assets. Choose OpenStreetMap or Google Maps as the maps API provider. Configure API provider for mapping...
DBStore
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DBStore DBStore stores files to the DXP database as blobs. DBStore doesn't have the transaction rollback vulnerabilities that the file-based store types (Simple, Advanced, S3) have. DBStore's file...
Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files
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Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files DXP 7.3 SP 1+, Portal 7.3 GA7+, and DXP 7.2 FP 9+ This feature is not currently available on Portal 7.2 and earlier versions. You can...
Other File Store Types
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Other File Store Types Simple Fie System Store Amazon S3 Store DBStore IBM Cloud Object Storage Google Cloud Storage Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service
File Storage
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File Storage All files uploaded to Liferay DXP are stored in the instance's designated file store. This includes files uploaded using Documents and Media, as well as those uploaded using...
Amazon Simple Storage Service
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Amazon Simple Storage Service Self-Hosted Only Amazon's simple storage service (S3) is a cloud-based storage solution that DXP's S3 Store uses to store files seamlessly to the cloud. Once you have...
File Store Migration
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File Store Migration Files can be migrated from one file store type to another. Here are some migration scenarios: Migrating from Simple File System Store to Advanced File System Store for...
Google Cloud Storage
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Google Cloud Storage Self-Hosted Only Liferay DXP 7.3 SP3+ and 7.4+ Liferay DXP provides integration with Google's Cloud Storage (GCS) service. With GCS integration, you can seamlessly store and...
IBM Cloud Object Storage
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Self-Hosted Only Liferay DXP implements IBM’s Cloud Object Storage store with the S3 compatibility layer so that it uses the same configuration as the AWS S3 store. Once...
Simple File System Store
Official Documentation
Simple File System Store Simple File System Store is the default file store type. It uses a file system (local or a mounted share) to store files. If Simple File System Store is used in a clustered...
Installing Apps
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Installing Apps After downloading an app as an LPKG file from the Marketplace website, the next step is to install it to a local DXP instance. You can use either of the following methods to...
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service
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Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service Self-Hosted Only 7.4+ and 7.3 FP2+ Microsoft Azure Blob Storage is a cloud-based storage solution that DXP’s Azure Blob Storage Store uses to seamlessly store...
Accessing EE Plugins During a Trial Period
Official Documentation
Accessing EE Plugins During a Trial Period If you are evaluating DXP during a trial period, you can access certain EE plugins. Here are the steps: In the Control Panel, navigate to Apps →...
Installing and Managing Apps
Official Documentation
Installing and Managing Apps You can add all kinds of functionality to your DXP installation by purchasing and installing apps. Apps are available in the Liferay Marketplace, and tools such as the...
Downloading Apps
Official Documentation
Downloading Apps When you purchase an app via the Liferay Marketplace website, you can download the app via its receipt or your Liferay.com account. Each Marketplace app is distributed as an LPKG...
Managing Apps
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Managing Apps
Blacklisting Apps
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Blacklisting Apps The bundle blacklist is a convenient way to uninstall or reinstall multiple apps, OSGi bundles (modules), and WAR plugins at once. It saves you the trouble of managing app,...
Using the App Manager
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Using the App Manager The App Manager is a Control Panel screen where you can install, uninstall, activate, and deactivate apps in your DXP installation. You can also use it to inspect details for...
Using Marketplace
Official Documentation
Using Marketplace Liferay Marketplace is a hub for sharing, browsing, and downloading apps. Marketplace leverages the entire Liferay ecosystem to release and share apps in a user-friendly, one-stop...
Configuring Portlets, Themes, and Layout Templates
Official Documentation
Configuring Portlets, Themes, and Layout Templates The Components listing is the easiest way to configure portlets, themes, and layout templates. In the Components UI, you can enable/disable them...
Renewing Apps
Official Documentation
Renewing Apps To continue using a purchased app whose license has expired, you must renew your app subscription. Here are the steps: Go to https://web.liferay.com/marketplace. Click your...
Blacklisting OSGi Components
Official Documentation
Blacklisting OSGi Components The Component Blacklist is a convenient way to manage multiple OSGi Declarative Service Components (components). The list is an OSGi configuration that DXP uses to...
Using the Server Administration Panel
Official Documentation
Using the Server Administration Panel Server Administration is a system-scoped administration panel holding a variety of low-level Liferay DXP configurations. In Server Administration you can...
Configuring Logging
Official Documentation
Configuring Logging In the Server Administration panel's Log Levels tab, you can set logging levels for classes and packages in Liferay DXP's class hierarchy and add custom objects to be similarly...
Securing Liferay
Official Documentation
Securing Liferay Liferay is built with security in mind. This includes mitigation of common security vulnerabilities and exploits like those described by the OWASP Top 10 and the CWE/SANS Top 25. ...
Securing Sign-In
Official Documentation
Securing Sign-In The Sign-In widget calls the various mechanisms (the portal database, an LDAP server, a SAML identity provider, or any of the ways users can authenticate) that authenticate users....
Configuring a Shutdown Event
Official Documentation
Configuring a Shutdown Event In the Shutdown tab you can initiate a graceful shutdown event, warning Users of the impending shutdown and instructing them to save any work in progress. When you...
Configuring Authentication Types
Official Documentation
Configuring Authentication Types Users can be configured to log in using one of three authentication types: Authentication TypeDescriptionUsed by Default? Screen NameDetermined by administrator or...
Configuring Single Sign-On
Official Documentation
Configuring Single Sign-On Liferay Portal/DXP supports many ways of authenticating, from token-based solutions to standards such as OpenID Connect and SAML. With all the available options, you...
Managing System Resources
Official Documentation
Managing System Resources The Server Administration panel's Resources tab contains several features, all related to low-level monitoring and management of the system's resources: FunctionPurpose...
Configuring Sign-In
Official Documentation
Configuring Sign-In By default, Liferay DXP uses the Sign In widget to authenticate users. The Sign In widget appears on the default home page at http[s]://[server-name:port]/web/guest/home. If...
Configuring External Services
Official Documentation
Configuring External Services Liferay provides integration with external services for converting files and generating file previews. Three of these services can be enabled in the Server...
Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service)
Official Documentation
Authenticating with CAS (Central Authentication Service) CAS was deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.2 and removed as of Liferay DXP 7.4. Please use SAML instead. CAS is a widely used open source...
SAML Admin
Official Documentation
SAML Admin The SAML Admin panel is the best place to configure your SAML instance. Use it instead of Instance Settings to streamline your SAML administration experience. Starting from Liferay...