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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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OAuth User Agent YAML Configuration Reference
OAuth User Agent YAML Configuration Reference You can define an OAuth user agent client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines an OAuth...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Configuration Framework
Configuration Framework Setting and Accessing Configurations Categorizing a Configuration Scoping Configurations Portlet Level Configuration Configuration Form Renderer DDM Form Annotations ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Remote Applications with Headless APIs
Remote Applications with Headless APIs Available 7.4+ After creating and publishing objects, headless REST APIs are automatically generated. Here you'll see how to integrate these endpoints to...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Using Object Data with React Charts
Using Object Data with React Charts Here you'll use Objects, Headless APIs, and custom element remote applications to create a dynamic chart for data dashboards. First, you'll set up a new DXP...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Packaging Client Extensions
Packaging Client Extensions Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 Client extension projects are built as deployable archives called Liferay Universal File Format Archives...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
OAuth Headless Server YAML Configuration Reference
OAuth Headless Server YAML Configuration Reference You can define an OAuth headless server client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Core Frameworks
Core Frameworks
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Categorizing a Configuration
Categorizing a Configuration When you register a configuration interface, the UI for your application is generated in System Settings → Platform → Third Party. If you prefer a different section and...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Completely Custom Configuration
Completely Custom Configuration A configuration UI is generated automatically when you create a configuration interface. But in some cases you want a completely custom UI for your configuration....
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
DDM Form Annotations
DDM Form Annotations The auto-generated configuration interface UI may be too simplistic for some configurations. You can use the Dynamic Data Mapping (DDM) form annotations to customize your...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Field Options Provider
Field Options Provider You can populate a drop-down list manually in the @Meta.AD annotation of the configuration interface. But you can also populate the option labels and values automatically...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Portlet Level Configuration
Portlet Level Configuration With the configuration framework, you can set your application's configuration for different levels of scope. Where Instance and Site-scoped configurations use...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Configuration Form Renderer
Configuration Form Renderer When you create a configuration interface, a configuration UI is automatically generated. But in some cases you want customize the look and feel of the UI. For example,...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Configuration Model Listener Reference
Configuration Model Listener Reference Use model listeners in your own configurations to listen for events and execute code in response. Creating a model listener requires only three steps: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Hiding the Configuration UI
Hiding the Configuration UI Liferay generates a configuration UI automatically after a configuration interface deploys. But you may have certain use cases where you want to hide the UI. For...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Scoping Configurations
Scoping Configurations In Liferay DXP, you can set an application's configuration to different levels of scope: System, Instance, Site, or Portlet. For example, if you create an application to have...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Setting and Accessing Configurations
Setting and Accessing Configurations You can use Liferay's configuration framework to add a settings UI for a MVC Portlet. See the Example Portlet Then, follow these steps: Download and unzip...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Dependency Injection
Dependency Injection
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Listening for Messages
Listening for Messages You can listen for messages sent to any registered Message Bus destination, whether it's built-in to DXP/Portal, defined by third-parties, or created by you. Messages sent to...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Tuning Messaging Performance
Tuning Messaging Performance Messaging performance is tuned at the destinations. Performance depends on the destination type, the amount of processing the message listeners require, and the thread...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Portlet Providers
Portlet Providers
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Servlets
Servlets
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Client Extensions UI Reference
Client Extensions UI Reference Liferay's widget client extensions (custom element and iframe) register applications with Liferay, adding them as widgets to site pages. Additionally, you can style...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Aggregating Resource Bundles
Aggregating Resource Bundles When working with a module that shares localized messages, the bnd header must specify the resource bundles you want to associate with the module. Liferay provides a...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Message Bus
Message Bus The Message Bus provides a loosely coupled way to exchange messages. A class sending a message invokes the Message Bus to send the message to a destination, while other classes...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Listening for Registration Events
Listening for Registration Events Liferay DXP 2023.Q3/Portal 7.4 GA92 and Below The messaging API supports listening for destination and message listener registration events. Here are some reasons...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Using Asynchronous Messaging
Using Asynchronous Messaging Message Bus's asynchronous option provides fire and forget behavior; send a message and continue processing without waiting for a response. An asynchronous message is...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Using Default Synchronous Messaging in Previous Versions
Using Default Synchronous Messaging in Previous Versions Synchronous messaging was removed and is no longer supported for Liferay DXP 7.4 U49/Liferay Portal 7.4 GA49 and above. In default...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Using Direct Synchronous Messaging in Previous Versions
Using Direct Synchronous Messaging in Previous Versions Synchronous messaging was removed and is no longer supported for Liferay DXP 7.4 U49/Liferay Portal 7.4 GA49 and above. Direct synchronous...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:53 PM
Customizing Liferay's Look and Feel
Customizing Liferay's Look and Feel One of the easiest ways to get started developing on Liferay's platform is to modify its look and feel. You can change everything from its favicon to its entire...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using a CSS Client Extension
Using a CSS Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ CSS client extensions introduce new CSS styling to pages. A deployed CSS client extension on a page adds to the page’s existing styling, including theme...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using a JavaScript Client Extension
Using a JavaScript Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a JavaScript (JS) client extension, you can run your own JavaScript on any page in Liferay without worrying about dependencies on Liferay code...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
CSS YAML Configuration Reference
CSS YAML Configuration Reference You can define a CSS client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a CSS client extension definition: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Theme CSS YAML Configuration Reference
Theme CSS YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme CSS client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a theme CSS client...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using a Theme Favicon Client Extension
Using a Theme Favicon Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a theme favicon client extension, you can override the theme's favicon on the selected page. Start with the sample workspace to build and...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Theme Favicon YAML Configuration Reference
Theme Favicon YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme favicon client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a theme favicon...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Theme Sprite Map YAML Configuration Reference
Theme Sprite Map YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme sprite map client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml defines a theme sprite...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
JavaScript YAML Configuration Reference
JavaScript YAML Configuration Reference You can define a JavaScript client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a JavaScript client...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using a Theme CSS Client Extension
Using a Theme CSS Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a theme CSS client extension, you can override the current theme's CSS files (main.css and clay.css) to change the look and feel of a page....
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using a Theme Sprite Map Client Extension
Using a Theme Sprite Map Client Extension Liferay 7.4 2023.Q4+/GA100+ With a theme sprite map client extension, you can override the default Clay sprite map used for icons on a page. Start with...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Editor Config Contributor YAML Configuration Reference
Editor Config Contributor YAML Configuration Reference Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ This feature is currently behind a release feature flag (LPS-186870). Read Release Feature Flags for...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Data Sets
Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ [Beta Feature](../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Data sets are like virtual containers that help...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ The translation status feature is currently behind a release feature flag (LPS-186870). Read Release...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Creating Data Sets
Creating Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ [Beta Feature](../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Currently, this feature is behind a...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Data Set View Filters
Data Set View Filters Liferay DXP 2024.Q1 U112 [Beta Feature](../../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) While managing data set views, you can define...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using Data Set View Actions
Using Data Set View Actions Liferay DXP 2024.Q1 U112 [Beta Feature](../../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Here are some examples for how to use...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Data Set Views
Data Set Views Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ [Beta Feature](../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) With the data set manager, you can create...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Data Set View Visualization Modes
Data Set View Visualization Modes Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal 7.4 GA112+ [Beta Feature](../../../system-administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) To customize the...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference You can define an IFrame client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Data Usage This client-extension.yaml file defines an IFrame client extension: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
Using Routes with Custom Elements
Using Routes with Custom Elements Liferay 7.4+ Custom element client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications with the Liferay platform and render them as...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM
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...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:54 PM

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