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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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Using Content Pages
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Using Content Pages Liferay's default page type is the content page. You can manage and edit page content and design with a convenient interface containing configurable drag-and-drop elements, or...
Adding Elements to Content Pages
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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...
Content Page Editor UI Reference
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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)....
Using Widgets on a Content Page
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Using Widgets on a Content Page The widgets section functions like the add menu on a widget page. You can access the full list of available widgets and add them to the page. The main difference is...
Adding Widgets to a Page
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Adding Widgets to a Page Widgets are applications. They can be simple and only used to display content, or they can be full-featured collaboration applications, like the Message Boards widget. ...
Displaying Content
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Displaying Content You can display content in various ways. The option you choose depends on the type of asset you want to display, how many assets you want to display at once, and how you want...
Additional Content Display Options
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Additional Content Display Options In Liferay, displaying content on your site requires flexible tools to enhance how information is presented. From using the Web Content Display widget to managing...
Using Widget Pages
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Using Widget Pages A widget page is a page with a set layout that allows widgets (applications) to be displayed. Widgets can display content or add interactive and dynamic functionality to the page.
Converting Widget Pages to Content Pages
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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...
Enabling User Personalization of Widget Pages
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Enabling User Personalization of Widget Pages Administrators can designate some or all sections (rows and columns of the page layout) of a widget page as customizable for site members. Page...
Default Site Applications
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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...
Filtering Collections on a Page
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Filtering Collections on a Page To improve the experience for Users viewing Collections on your Site, you can add Page Fragments to filter content in those Collections. For example, you can add a...
Collection Providers
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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...
Collections and Collection Pages for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
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Collections and Collection Pages for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions In versions before Liferay DXP 7.3+, collections were called content sets. A content set is exactly what it sounds like: a...
Creating Collections
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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...
Styling Widgets with Widget Templates
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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. ...
Using the Web Content Display Widget
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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...
Collections and Collection Pages
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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...
Using the Iframe Widget
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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...
Creating Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
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Creating Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions In versions before Liferay DXP 7.3+, collections were called content sets. You can create Content Sets through the Content Sets interface...
Displaying Collections
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Displaying Collections Liferay Portal 7.4 GA6+, DXP 7.3 GA1+ You can display a collection by adding a collection page, or a Collection Display fragment. For more information about these display...
Defining Content Relationships
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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...
Displaying Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
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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...
Using Multiple Display Page Templates to Create Multi-Step Applications
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Using Multiple Display Page Templates to Create Multi-Step Applications Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Display page templates display content at a dedicated URL. To use this URL and view the...
Using the Asset Publisher Widget
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Using the Asset Publisher Widget The Asset Display widget displays individual pieces of content from various sources like blogs, web content, and documents. You can use it to highlight specific...
Configuring the Asset Publisher Display Settings
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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...
Publishing Content With Display Pages
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Publishing Content With Display Pages You can use display page templates to create reusable dynamic designs for displaying content items at their friendly URLs. After designing the template, you...
Configuring SEO and Open Graph Settings for Display Page Templates
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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...
Displaying Categories using Display Pages
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Displaying Categories using Display Pages Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+. Using a display page template, you can render web content, documents, and blog entries in a display page. Starting...
Using Information Templates
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Using Information Templates Available 7.4+ With Information Templates, you can create FreeMarker templates for any item type that implements the Info Framework. Supported item types include web...
Handling Missing References in Imports
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Handling Missing References in Imports Liferay DXP 2025.Q3 When importing content or user-related data (such as categories, tags, vocabularies, roles, organizations, accounts, and account groups),...
Displaying Assets Using the Asset Publisher Widget
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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...
Configuring Asset Publisher Subscriptions
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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...
Exporting/Importing Site Pages and Content
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Exporting/Importing Site Pages and Content Liferay sites include the export/import applications for extracting and transferring site data as Liferay Archive (LAR) files. You can access these tools...
Getting Started with Site Building
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Getting Started with Site Building Sites are a fundamental component of Liferay DXP. A site is a collection of pages with content and applications that provide functionality. When you start your...
Optimizing Sites
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Optimizing Sites From having top-tier SEO, to understanding and acting on your site's content, to building a site that is accessible to all types of users, Liferay provides tools for identifying...
Building a Responsive Site
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Building a Responsive Site More than half of all page views in the world come from mobile devices like phones and tablets. Any site should look as good when viewed by a mobile device as it does on...
Building Responsive Layouts with the Grid Fragment
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Building Responsive Layouts with the Grid Fragment Availability: Liferay DXP 7.3+. Liferay DXP uses responsive design by default, but there are situations where you want additional and more...
Creating Mobile Device Rules
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Creating Mobile Device Rules Available in Liferay 7.2 and prior as it is deprecated in 7.3 As a prerequisite, you must install the Liferay Mobile Device Detection Lite (LMDD) app from Liferay...
Changing Your Site's Appearance
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Changing Your Site's Appearance Liferay has many ways to customize your site's appearance. Your site's favicon and theme are two of the first elements you may want to change. Themes set a default...
Creating Your First Site
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Creating Your First Site Sites are collections of pages that contain and display content. This article walks through creating a new Site based on an existing out-of-the-box template. Creating a...
Site APIs
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Site APIs Use Liferay’s REST APIs to manage site elements programmatically. This guide introduces the Navigation Menu API and shows how to create, retrieve, update, and delete navigation menus...
Exporting/Importing Calendar Data
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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...
Configuring the Calendar Widget
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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...
Mapping Calendar Event Fields to Display Page Templates
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Mapping Calendar Event Fields to Display Page Templates You can customize and display calendar event information by mapping calendar fields to display page templates. Highlight certain fields such...
Calendar
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Calendar The Calendar widget stores and shares scheduled events. It's a personal planner for individual users, a shared calendar for an entire site, or both at the same time. In addition to...
Using the Calendar Widget
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Using the Calendar Widget The calendar widget displays a small monthly calendar showing an overview of upcoming events. A larger area shows the Scheduler, a more detailed calendar with several...
Using the Activities Widget
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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...
Social Tools
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Social Tools Social tools play a vital role in fostering engagement, collaboration, and interaction within digital environments. They can enhance user experiences and facilitate connections....
Using the Ratings System
Official Documentation
Using the Ratings System With Liferay DXP's asset framework, users can use a content rating system and rate or value content. Many of DXP's built-in content types have ratings enabled by default. ...
Using the Contacts Center Widget
Official Documentation
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...
Themes
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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...
Bundling a Thumbnail Preview into Your Theme
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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...
Bundling Resources
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Bundling Resources
Bundling Independent UI Resources via Theme Contributors
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Bundling Independent UI Resources via Theme Contributors Theme contributors are modules that contain CSS and JavaScript resources and apply them to every page. They are independent from specific...
Setting Up an Environment and Creating a Theme
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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...
Embedding Widgets Using Templates
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Embedding Widgets Using Templates You can embed a widget in your theme to make it available on all pages using the chosen template file. When you are embedding a widget, you will need to reference...
Bundling and Installing Resources into Your Theme via Themelets
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Bundling and Installing Resources into Your Theme via Themelets Themelets are small, modular pieces of code that you can reuse in multiple themes. Unlike themes themselves, themelets may only...
Upgrading a Theme
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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...
Displaying Object Entries
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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...