Mastering Liferay's Classic CMS

Effective content and asset management is essential for successful digital experiences. It ensures your message is consistent, your brand is well-represented, and your users can find the information they need. Liferay’s Classic CMS provides a comprehensive suite of tools for both Content Management and Digital Asset Management (DAM), enabling organizations to deliver impactful content solutions.

In Liferay’s Classic CMS, content management centers on two primary applications: Web Content (for structured content items) and Documents and Media (for file-based resources). Determining how to leverage them effectively depends on key strategic decisions. For example, where you plan to store your content, how you define your content models, and the display methods you'll use. Here, you’ll explore how to make these decisions to build effective and maintainable content solutions.

This course primarily focuses on empowering content managers and other business users to create and manage content effectively in Liferay. It does not require technical expertise, though it does assume a basic familiarity with Liferay’s site building and content management capabilities. If these concepts are new to you, consider taking the Foundation of Content Management course first.

By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to:

• Understand Liferay's Classic CMS core content and asset management features.
• Plan an effective content and file strategy for a Liferay project.
• Use Liferay's tools to organize, manage, and optimize digital files.
• Design and author structured, reusable website content.
• Display content and files on site pages using a variety of methods.
• Apply best practices for content governance and maintainability.

To bridge the gap between theory and practice, this course leads you through implementing a content strategy for a fictional company, Clarity Vision Solutions. Before diving into Liferay’s features, you’ll learn about Clarity and their critical success factors.