Managing Web Content Structures

You can manage structures from the structures page:

Open the Site Menu () and go to Content & Data → Web Content.
Select the Structures tab.
Open the structure’s Actions Menu () and select one of the available actions.
Click Save to apply your changes.

Available Actions

You can perform these actions from the structure’s Actions Menu ():

Edit: Opens the structure so you can update it. See Configuring Web Content Structure Fields for more information.

Edit Default Values: Opens a form to set default values for the structure’s fields. See Editing Default Values for more information.

Manage Templates: Opens the Templates tab with a filtered set of web content templates that use the structure. From here you can manage (edit, copy, delete, and set permissions for) the web content templates. See Managing Templates for more information.

Make a Copy: Opens a form to copy the structure and set its name. See Copying an Existing Structure for more information.

Export as JSON: Exports the structure as a JSON file.

Note

In Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/Portal GA132+, web content structures are exported with an internally generated external reference code (ERC). When imported into a new system or environment, entities referencing the structure by its ERC continue to function without manual updates.

Import and Override: Opens an import structure modal. Select and import a JSON file to override the selected structure.

Important

Export and import fieldsets before the web content structure to prevent missing reference errors.

Permissions: Opens the permissions configuration dialog for the structure. See Assigning Permissions to Web Content Structures and Templates for more information.

Delete: Deletes the structure.

Editing Default Values

You can set the default values for a structure’s fields. For example, a structure used for confidential memos may want to include the confidential tag for all the articles created with that structure, or you may want to make the content of all confidential memos non-searchable. From the Structures page, open the Actions Menu () for the structure and follow these steps:

Choose Edit Default Values.
In the Structure Default Values page, configure the default values for your fields.

Tip

You can restore the original values of the structure at any time by clicking the Reset Values button at the top.
Click Save to apply the changes.

Copying an Existing Structure

You can copy an existing structure to create a new one. From the structures page, open the Actions Menu () for the structure and follow these steps:

Choose Copy.
Type a new name for the structure and, optionally, a new description.
Optionally check the Copy Templates box if you want to copy the web content templates associated with the structure.
Click Copy.

Tip

Liferay DXP generates a unique ID for the copied structure. The new copy inherits all the attributes from the original structure, including the name. To avoid confusing the copy with the original, use a different name for the copy.

Capability: