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Liferay’s Content Management System (CMS) offers user-friendly applications for creating, editing, publishing, and managing your site’s content.

Liferay empowers you to create and manage web content effectively. Easily create web content, upload documents, and leverage a suite of tools to administer and optimize your content. These tools include a user-friendly Content Dashboard UI, built-in Translation capabilities, and Content Performance insights.

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Site Content Configurations
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Site Content Configurations Liferay offers a range of tools and settings to help you configure and optimize your site's content: Setting up the asset recycle bin Configuring content rating...
Configuring the Asset Recycle Bin for Sites
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Configuring the Asset Recycle Bin for Sites The recycle bin stores content and assets that have been flagged for deletion, before they are permanently removed from the system. This functionality...
Managing Content Sharing Across Sites
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Managing Content Sharing Across Sites You can allow Liferay DXP child Sites to display content from parent Sites. This content includes Web Content Structures Web Content Templates Document...
Configuring Geolocation for Assets
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Configuring Geolocation for Assets Geolocated assets include geographical data, allowing them to be displayed on maps or filtered based on location. You can use geolocation data to display a list...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
Simple File System Store
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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...
Web Content API Basics Using GraphQL
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Web Content API Basics Using GraphQL Use Liferay DXP GraphQL services to manage web content by creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting structured content on your site. Structured content...
Knowledge Base API Basics
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Knowledge Base API Basics You can Create Knowledge Base Articles and Manage the Knowledge Base with Liferay's Knowledge Base app, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to...
Importing Knowledge Base Articles
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Importing Knowledge Base Articles Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can draft Knowledge Base articles as Markdown files and import them to Liferay. To do this, you must ensure each Markdown file is...
Managing the Knowledge Base
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Managing the Knowledge Base Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ With Knowledge Base, you can draft product documentation quickly and organize it into hierarchies that end users can navigate. Add folders and...
Knowledge Base Templates
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Knowledge Base Templates Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Templates give authors a starting point with default headers or other content for articles. Templates help foster consistent formatting and content...
Knowledge Base
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Knowledge Base Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Knowledge Base provides tools for creating and managing product documentation. You can write articles in the Liferay UI or import existing Markdown files....
Knowledge Base System Settings
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Knowledge Base System Settings Administrators can use the System Settings UI to set the Knowledge Base’s global configuration (across Sites). You can access this UI in Control Panel → Configuration...
Other Knowledge Base Widgets
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Other Knowledge Base Widgets There are other Knowledge Base widgets you can add to pages besides the Knowledge Base Display widget: Knowledge Base Article: Display a single article’s content. ...
Creating Message Boards Categories
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Creating Message Boards Categories Message Boards Categories organize threads into specific topics, making it easier for users to find and participate in discussions relevant to their interests. ...
Creating Knowledge Base Articles
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Creating Knowledge Base Articles Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Knowledge Base provides tools for creating and managing a repository of articles. You can create articles using the application's WYSIWYG...
Responding to Knowledge Base Feedback
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Responding to Knowledge Base Feedback Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can view and manage article feedback in the Knowledge Base application. To do this, Open the Site Menu (Site Menu) and go to...
Message Boards
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Message Boards Message Boards is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to the Questions widget. Liferay's Message Boards application is a...
Configuring a Message Boards Category Mailing List
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Configuring a Message Boards Category Mailing List You can configure a mailing list for a message board category in a site or page-scoped message board. Globally scoped messages boards don't...
Knowledge Base Display Widget
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Knowledge Base Display Widget Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can use the Knowledge Base Display widget to display published articles in site pages with built-in navigation, comments, ratings, and...
Subscribing to a Message Board
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Subscribing to a Message Board Users can receive email updates and in-product notifications by subscribing to a message board. By default, users are subscribed automatically to any threads they...
Scoping Your Message Boards
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Scoping Your Message Boards The Scope configuration is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. Multiple message boards can be created...
Configuring the Questions Widget
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Configuring the Questions Widget Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ There are two primary methods for configuring the Questions widget: directly through the widget configuration and through the System...
Questions Widget
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Questions Widget Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ The Questions widget is a new UI skin for the Message Boards widget, focused on presenting a question-and-answer format. With the Questions...
Using the Questions Widget
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Using the Questions Widget With the Questions widget, users can ask questions, provide answers, and engage in discussions within a site. By organizing topics and enabling collaborative answers, it...
Mapping Repeatable Fields to Fragments
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Mapping Repeatable Fields to Fragments Liferay DXP 2024.Q3+/Portal GA125+ When creating fields on web content structures, you can make them repeatable. You can then map these fields to fragments...
Tracking Events in Third Party Websites
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Tracking Events in Third Party Websites You can use Analytics Cloud to track events for analysis on websites not built on Liferay DXP by adding JavaScript code to the and of your HTML pages: ...
Deprecated Content Features
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Deprecated Content Features These content features are deprecated and no longer actively developed in Liferay. While still available for compatibility and migration purposes, they are not...
Content Management System
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Content Management System Liferay’s content management system includes tools for creating, organizing, and managing content across your sites. These include Web Content, Tags and Categories, Asset...
Blogs Analytics
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Blogs Analytics Blogs entries are important content on websites. They attract readers who return to view new blog posts and interact in discussion. Analytics Cloud gives you important insights...
Assets Analytics
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Assets Analytics Assets are individual pieces of content that exist on site pages in your Liferay Analytics Cloud data sources. Assets are Content residing on a page. Registered, tracked, and...
Web Content Analytics
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Web Content Analytics Web content articles are important assets for presenting site visitors with information. Analytics Cloud gives you important insights into how site users are engaging with...
Tracking Custom Assets
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Tracking Custom Assets The Custom Assets tab is deprecated in AC-4.11.0. Use event tracking to track your custom assets instead. Liferay Analytics Cloud can detect and analyze built-in Liferay...
Events Analytics
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Events Analytics As individuals visit and interact with your site, Analytics Cloud tracks these events. Many of these events that take place on your Liferay DXP instance are set up to be tracked...
Events Descriptions
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Events Descriptions Below are the various events that can be analyzed in the events analysis tool. Asset Clicked This is when a user clicks a custom asset. Note, the data-analytics-asset-type HTML...
Tracking Events
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Tracking Events You can track events for analysis by adding JavaScript code to your Liferay DXP site pages. Your code interacts with Analytic Cloud's APIs to capture what users are doing on your...
Message Boards Permissions Reference
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Message Boards Permissions Reference Permissions settings for the Message Boards app include Home Category, Widget, General Category, and Thread permissions. Manage these settings to control user...
Message Boards API Basics
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Message Boards API Basics Liferay's Headless Delivery application provides REST services for the Message Boards application. With these services, you can add message board categories, threads, and...
Moderating Message Boards
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Moderating Message Boards Message boards include features that enable effective forum moderation. This includes thread locking, thread moving and merging, user bans, and thread flagging. Users with...
Creating Message Boards Threads
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Creating Message Boards Threads A thread is a series of messages focused on a specific topic. It starts with an initial post, followed by replies that form a discussion. Only authenticated users...
Message Boards Configuration Reference
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Message Boards Configuration Reference Configuration settings for the Message Boards app are divided in Settings and Notifications. To access the Message Boards app's configuration screen, Open...
Message Boards Widget UI Reference
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Message Boards Widget UI Reference Explore the user interface elements of the Message Boards widget, including the various tabs and their functionalities. Each tab provides access to different...
Wiki API Basics
Official Documentation
Wiki API Basics Liferay's Headless Delivery application provides REST services for the Wiki application. With these services, you can add Wiki nodes and pages, list their information, modify their...
Creating a Node
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Creating a Node As more wiki pages are created in a single DXP site, creating additional wiki nodes can provide a loose structure to organize your wiki pages accordingly. Users can create a nodes...
Using the Page Menu Widget
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Using the Page Menu Widget The Page Menu widget presents links that can include links to other Wiki Pages, other DXP site pages, Documents and Media assets, external websites, and more. Once you've...
Wiki
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Wiki Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects or Web Content. The...
Using the Wiki Display Widget
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Using the Wiki Display Widget Users can use the Wiki Display widget to highlight a specific wiki page regardless of whether it is a top level page or a child page. To use the Wiki Display widget: ...
Blogs
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Blogs Use the Blogs application to publish time-based content like company updates, announcements, or editorial articles. Site members with the appropriate permissions can create, manage, and...
Blog Entry Editor Reference
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Blog Entry Editor Reference The blog entry editor provides context appropriate editing tools for formatting text, managing images, tables, and other rich features. Users are able to switch to code...
Creating Wiki Pages
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Creating Wiki Pages The Wiki widget starts with a default wiki page called FrontPage. Users can edit this page to make their first wiki page. By default, only authenticated users can create Wiki...
Adding Blog Entries
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Adding Blog Entries Blog entries are scoped to sites. By default, only authenticated users can create blog entries. See the Blogs Permissions Reference for more information. You can create a blog...
Wiki Permissions Reference
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Wiki Permissions Reference You can refer to this reference when assigning permissions to users and roles for the Wiki widget. To learn more about DXP Roles and Permissions in general, see Roles and...