Capability

Development and Tooling

Liferay offers a comprehensive toolkit to extend or customize your digital experience. Build applications quickly with low-code/no-code features like Objects, or leverage developer tools like Liferay Workspace and Blade CLI for further customizations.

For users on PaaS or running Self-Hosted, Liferay also offers tools deploying customizations.

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Page Fragment Editor Interface Reference
Page Fragment Editor Interface Reference The page fragment editor's interface is organized into two tabs: Code Editor Configuration The sections below cover how to use these portions of the...
Fragments Toolkit Command Reference
Fragments Toolkit Command Reference The Fragments Toolkit is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+. See Alternatives for the Fragments Toolkit for more information. The Fragments...
Validating Fragment Configurations
Validating Fragment Configurations When defining fragment configuration options, you can add validation properties to text type fields that determine rules for valid entries. Determine what type of...
Using the Fragments Toolkit
Using the Fragments Toolkit The Fragments Toolkit is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+. See Alternatives for the Fragments Toolkit for more information. The Fragments Toolkit helps...
Fragment Specific Tags and Attributes Reference for Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions
Fragment Specific Tags and Attributes Reference for Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions Along with standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can use Liferay-specific tags and attributes to define...
Setting the Order of Elements in a Fragment
Setting the Order of Elements in a Fragment Liferay 7.4+ The Slider or Tab fragments are typically used to show different areas of information. Sliders present this information in a carousel of...
Site Initializer YAML Configuration Reference
Site Initializer YAML Configuration Reference Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 Use a client-extension.yaml file to define a Site Initializer client extension. Usage...
Using a Site Initializer Client Extension
Using a Site Initializer Client Extension Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Site Initializer client extensions can quickly create or update a site, complete with configurations and content. Start...
Importing/Exporting Data
Importing/Exporting Data Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 If you want to import or export data from Liferay, you use batch client extensions. Use and reuse your data...
Creating a Basic Custom Element
Creating a Basic Custom Element Liferay 7.4+ Custom element client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external, remote applications with the Liferay platform and render...
Site Initializers
Site Initializers Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ Site Initializers package pages, content, and configurations to help you jump-start a new site with much of the site already built. You can...
Batch YAML Configuration Reference
Batch YAML Configuration Reference Use a client-extension.yaml file to define a batch client extension. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a client extension of type batch: ...
Integrating External Applications
Integrating External Applications Custom Element and IFrame client extensions register applications with Liferay and render them as widgets on site pages. When you create one of these frontend...
Custom Element YAML Configuration Reference
Custom Element YAML Configuration Reference You can define a custom element client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a custom...
Using an IFrame Client Extension
Using an IFrame Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ IFrame client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications as HTML elements. They're added to Liferay pages as...
Integrating Microservices
Integrating Microservices Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 You can define microservice client extensions to run your own code in response to events in your Liferay...
Notification Type YAML Configuration Reference
Notification Type YAML Configuration Reference You can define a notification type client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a...
Object Action YAML Configuration Reference
Object Action YAML Configuration Reference You can define an object action client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml defines an object action and...
Using a Microservice Client Extension
Using a Microservice Client Extension A microservice client extension is a standalone server process that relies on OAuth 2 for communication with Liferay. The microservice is a resource server and...
CAPTCHA YAML Configuration Reference
CAPTCHA YAML Configuration Reference You can define a CAPTCHA client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extnesion.yaml file defines a CAPTCHA client extension: ...