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Liferay sites are customizable spaces for building personalized digital experiences. Each site includes applications for creating content, designing pages, and more. With these features, you can bring your custom solutions to life, whether intranets, public sites, customer portals, or e-commerce storefronts. In fact, you can leverage Liferay's multi-site capabilities to create multiple such sites in the same Liferay instance.

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Bundling a Thumbnail Preview into Your Theme
Bundling a Thumbnail Preview into Your Theme A theme's thumbnail is the visual representation of how the theme looks when it is applied to a Site. The thumbnail is shown in the theme selection menu...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM
Upgrading a Theme
Upgrading a Theme Themes developed for previous versions of Liferay DXP must be upgraded in order to be deployed to a new version. The gulp upgrade task updates Liferay version references and theme...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM
Displaying Object Entries
Displaying Object Entries Liferay 7.4+ You can display object entries dynamically with Liferay's page building features. For example, collection displays can show a list of entries while display...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM
Collections and Collection Pages
Collections and Collection Pages This information applies to Liferay DXP 7.3+. In previous Liferay versions, collections were called content sets. For information on content sets, see Liferay DXP...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Setting Up an Environment and Creating a Theme
Setting Up an Environment and Creating a Theme Creating a theme is the first step in theme development. Once you have your own theme, you can deploy it to your Liferay DXP instance, and use it for...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM
Themes
Themes Themes customize the default look and feel of your site. You can define the style and visual identity of your brand or label across your whole site. You can use a theme CSS client...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:48 AM
Adding a Page to a Site
Adding a Page to a Site Adding and customizing pages is a key part of managing your Liferay site. You can add pages using the Pages application or through the Page Tree menu. For Liferay 7.4 U22+...
Published Date: Oct 17, 2024 4:33 PM
Using the Full Page Application Page Type
Using the Full Page Application Page Type Create a new page and select Full Page Application under Other. Enter a name and click Add. Under Layout, select the Full Page Application you want...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Using Utility Pages
Using Utility Pages 7.4 U86+ and GA86+ Utility pages serve specific operational tasks and actions and are usually essential for users to interact with a website or application effectively. Utility...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Using Fragments
Using Fragments Page fragments are extensible and reusable drag-and-drop elements for building content pages and templates (i.e., masters, pages, and display pages). Built with HTML, CSS, and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Default Fragments Reference
Default Fragments Reference Liferay provides many out-of-the-box fragments, so you can start building your solution immediately. To view available fragments, begin editing a content page or page...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Translating Fields in Form Containers
Translating Fields in Form Containers Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/Portal GA132+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPD-37927). Read Release Feature Flags for more information. ...
Published Date: Jan 24, 2025 12:28 PM
Communication Between Widgets
Communication Between Widgets Portlet widgets can communicate with each other using public render parameters and events. Some Liferay portlets provide a configuration UI to help you get the most...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Configuring Templates
Configuring Templates Once you've configured a widget, Configuration Templates can save those settings in a reusable template. Configuration templates are only available for widgets placed on a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Exporting/Importing Widget Data
Exporting/Importing Widget Data Export data from individual widget instances without affecting the rest of the site. Many widgets support exporting and importing their data separately, including: ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Setting Widget Scopes
Setting Widget Scopes By default, Liferay's page widgets are scoped by site, meaning all widget instances in a site share the same data and display the same content. For example, adding the Message...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Setting Widget Permissions
Setting Widget Permissions All of Liferay's widgets support Liferay's robust, fine-grained permissions system. Some higher level permissions can be configured in the permissions tab of the widget's...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Sharing Widgets with Other Sites
Sharing Widgets with Other Sites The Sharing options for widgets are deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and are scheduled for removal in a future release. You can share widgets...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Alerts and Announcements
Alerts and Announcements Use the Alerts or the Announcements widgets to broadcast important information. Alerts are for high-priority information (e.g. planned downtime alerts, security alerts,...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:48 PM
Exporting/Importing Calendar Data
Exporting/Importing Calendar Data You can export and import calendar data as Liferay Archive (LAR) files. Data can only be ported between installations of the same version. Use the widget...
Published Date: May 13, 2024 7:54 PM
Configuring the Calendar Widget
Configuring the Calendar Widget Use the Calendar widget configuration options to tailor the display and functionality of your calendar. From choosing the time format and default view to setting the...
Published Date: May 13, 2024 7:54 PM
Using the Activities Widget
Using the Activities Widget The Activities widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. The Activities widget is used to track...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:49 PM
Using the Contacts Center Widget
Using the Contacts Center Widget With the Contacts Center widget, users can form two connection types: Connect and Follow. Connected users can see each other's activities in their private...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:49 PM
Using a Widget Template Example
Using a Widget Template Example Widget Templates are great tools for customizing how widgets look and feel on your site. This example shows changing the default configuration of the Media Gallery...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Configuring Page Sets
Configuring Page Sets For Liferay 7.4 U22+ and GA22+, private pages are disabled for new installations. They are also deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and are scheduled for...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Page Settings UI Reference
Page Settings UI Reference You can configure individual pages to meet your needs. All changes made in this way are scoped to the selected page. To configure a specific page, open the Site Menu...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Configuring Widget Look and Feel
Configuring Widget Look and Feel Customize your widget's appearance using the Look and Feel Configuration menu when using widget pages. Adjust text styles, background colors, borders, margins,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Setting Default Permissions
Setting Default Permissions Liferay DXP 2024.Q3+/Portal GA125+ You can define a set of default permissions for Liferay pages. The default permissions setting is available at both instance and site...
Published Date: Jul 16, 2024 3:43 PM
Understanding Pages
Understanding Pages Pages render content and applications for users of a site. Page Sets If you enable private pages, two page sets are created: public pages and private pages. For Liferay 7.4...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:51 PM
Types of Utility Pages
Types of Utility Pages Utility pages are content pages managed at the site level. Since the default system-level pages are not customizable, you can use site-level utility pages to provide a unique...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Adding Elements to Content Pages
Adding Elements to Content Pages After creating a content page, you can add widgets and fragments to build the page's content and structure. Navigate to the content page and click Edit (Edit...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Content Page Editor UI Reference
Content Page Editor UI Reference For Liferay 7.4 U37+/GA37+ Using the content page editor, you can add and configure elements in a content page. Go to a content page and click Edit (Edit icon)....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Using the Iframe Widget
Using the Iframe Widget The Iframe widget creates an iframe that can embed and display a web page. Setting Up the Iframe Widget Create a new page or start editing a content page. Click Add...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Styling Widgets with Widget Templates
Styling Widgets with Widget Templates You can use widget templates to customize the appearance and functionality of out-of-the-box widgets, such as the Asset Publisher and Media Gallery widgets. ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Defining Content Relationships
Defining Content Relationships When creating new content, you can define relationships between assets even if they don't share any tags and aren't in the same category. The Related Assets option...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Collection Providers
Collection Providers Collection providers group items into collections for display on your pages. Several are available out of the box, or you can create them using the Information Framework to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Creating Collections
Creating Collections This information applies to Liferay DXP 7.3+. For previous Liferay DXP versions, see Creating Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions. You can create Manual or...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Configuring SEO and Open Graph Settings for Display Page Templates
Configuring SEO and Open Graph Settings for Display Page Templates Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Display page templates are custom layouts that display individual content items at a dedicated...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Using the Breadcrumb Widget
Using the Breadcrumb Widget This widget provides a way to navigate to related pages or sites through links. From Fragments and Widgets, add the Breadcrumb widget to a page. It's located in the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Managing Site URLs
Managing Site URLs Liferay DXP provides multiple out-of-the-box features for configuring and managing site URLs. Virtual Hosts Site URLs Configure virtual hosts for your Liferay server to connect...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Configuring Friendly URL Separators
Configuring Friendly URL Separators Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ You can customize URL separators to improve URL readability and enhance SEO. For example, web content articles use the...
Published Date: Jun 7, 2024 4:00 PM
Configuring XML Sitemaps
Configuring XML Sitemaps Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ XML sitemaps are XML-formatted documents listing the URLs of a website along with additional metadata (e.g. last update, change...
Published Date: Jun 6, 2024 3:57 PM
Configuring the Asset Publisher Display Settings
Configuring the Asset Publisher Display Settings When using an Asset Publisher widget, you can configure several display settings to specify how users view your content. Create a new page or...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Configuring Asset Publisher Subscriptions
Configuring Asset Publisher Subscriptions The Asset Publisher supports two kinds of subscriptions: email subscriptions and RSS feed subscriptions. Email Subscriptions Users can subscribe to the...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Using the Web Content Display Widget
Using the Web Content Display Widget After you create a web content article, the quickest way to display it is the web content display widget. Once displayed in a widget, content updates appear...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Displaying Assets Using the Asset Publisher Widget
Displaying Assets Using the Asset Publisher Widget As you create web content, remember that pieces of content are assets like message board entries and blog posts. The most common type of asset is...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM
Frontend Token Definitions
Frontend Token Definitions Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ The visual rules of style books consist of options grouped into categories. For example, in the Buttons category there can be an option called...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Configuring Menu Displays
Configuring Menu Displays Use a Menu Display fragment or a Menu Display widget to display and configure a menu display. With either option, you can define the menu display options, levels, and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Inviting Members to Your Site
Inviting Members to Your Site The Invite Members widget is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. You can use the Invite Members...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Configuring Site Template Propagation
Configuring Site Template Propagation Liferay 7.4 U23+/GA23+ By default, site template changes are propagated automatically to a connected site when a user visits the site after the template is...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Propagating Template Changes
Propagating Template Changes When site template propagation is enabled, you can make changes to the template's pages and automatically propagate those changes to connected sites. However, making...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Using Form Fragments
Using Form Fragments Liferay 7.4 2023.Q3+/GA92+ Liferay includes form fragments for building forms in content pages. To build a form, add a form container to a content page or page template and...
Published Date: Jan 24, 2025 12:27 PM
Default Widgets Reference
Default Widgets Reference Liferay provides a variety of widgets out-of-the-box, so you can start building your solution right away. Widgets can be placed on content pages, widget pages, and page...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Using Fragments to Build Multi-Step Forms
Using Fragments to Build Multi-Step Forms Liferay DXP 2024.Q4+/Portal GA129+ You can use fragments to create a single-step form or create a multi-step form with the Stepper fragment or by changing...
Published Date: Oct 29, 2024 3:15 PM
Creating Forms Using Form Fragments
Creating Forms Using Form Fragments Use form fragments to create and manage forms on content pages or page templates. With form fragments, you can map fields to objects, organize layouts, and...
Published Date: Jan 24, 2025 12:27 PM
Converting Widget Pages to Content Pages
Converting Widget Pages to Content Pages In older versions, widget pages provided exclusive features, such as custom layouts and customizable columns. Many of these exclusive features are available...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Displaying Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
Displaying Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions In versions before Liferay DXP 7.3+, collections were called content sets. Content sets are primarily displayed through the Asset...
Published Date: Oct 17, 2024 4:38 PM
Using Pattern Redirects
Using Pattern Redirects Available 7.4 U48+/GA48+ Pattern redirects use regular expressions to define patterns for multiple source URLs and their replacements. Consequently, they are best used when...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Personal Sites
Personal Sites By default, Liferay generates a personal site for every user. Each site includes two page sets: My Profile (public) and My Dashboard (private). Each user is the sole member of their...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Default Site Applications
Default Site Applications All sites include the below core applications for building personalized digital experiences. You can access them via the Product Menu (Product Menu). The Product Menu can...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM

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