Navigating DXP
Liferay DXP’s out-of-the-box navigation is organized into three major areas: Personal Menu, Global Menu, and Site Menu.
Site Menu
The DXP Site Menu on the left side of the screen contains actions, content, and configurations that are scoped to the specific site currently being viewed. You can click on the Site Menu icon (
) in the Application Bar to expand or hide the Site Menu.
The Site Menu indicates the selected Site. In the above example, the Site is Liferay. You can change what site you are working with by clicking the Compass Icon ( 
) in the Site Menu.
The following common site building and management activities can be done in the Site Menu:
- Adding Pages
- Creating Content
- Managing Site Memberships
- Configuring and Optimizing Site Behavior and Functionality
- And more…
Applications Bar
The Application Bar appears at the top of each page and application listed in the Site Menu. The Application Bar shows an Actions (
) menu with different options depending on the application that is open at the moment.
When you open a Page in view mode, the available tools in the Applications Bar change depending on the Page type.
For Content Pages (A), the available tools are:
- Edit (
) - Configure Page (
) - Simulation (
) - Content Performance (
) - A/B Test (
) - Page Audit (
)
For Widget Pages (B), the available options are:
- Configure Page ()
- Toggle Controls (
) - Add (
) - Simulation ()
- Content Performance ()
- Page Audit ()
The Application Bar options for Content Pages and Widget Pages depend on your Liferay DXP version. Content Performance is available for Content Pages starting with Liferay DXP 7.3 and for Widget Pages starting with Liferay DXP 7.4. Page Audit is available starting with Liferay DXP 7.4. The Toggle Controls option is available starting with Liferay DXP 7.3.
Personal Menu
The Personal Menu is the hub for information and activities for a User that is logged in.
Users can use the personal menu to:
- Change account information (Name, Password, etc.)
- See what sites they are members of
- Review site notifications
- Sign out
- And more…
Global Menu
The DXP Global Menu contains the Applications Menu and the Control Panel. Click the Applications Menu icon (
) at the top of the screen to access it.
By default, Users with the Guest or User roles are not able to access the Global Menu.
You can also navigate to other Sites available to you from either the Applications or Control Panel tabs in the Global Menu, on the right side of the interface.
Applications Menu
The Applications Menu contains a variety of links to manage many different applications within your Liferay DXP server.
Here are some of the applications that can be managed from the Applications Menu:
Commerce Menu
Beginning in Liferay 7.3 CE GA6 and Liferay DXP 7.3 GA1, Liferay Commerce 3.0 is now bundled with Liferay Portal 7.3 CE GA6 and Liferay DXP 7.3 GA1.
Here are some functions that can be managed from the Commerce menu:
To learn more about Liferay Commerce, see Introduction to Liferay Commerce.
Control Panel
The Control Panel contains general administrative actions and configurations that can be scoped globally to the Liferay DXP installation or to a particular instance.
The following common administrative activities can be done in the Control Panel:
- Manage Users, Permissions, and Roles
- Change how users login
- Create new Sites
- Add new Custom Fields to applications on the site
- And more…
DXP 7.1 and 7.2
In Liferay DXP versions prior to 7.3, the contents of the Global menu are found within the Control Panel, which is located above the Site Menu on the left side of the screen.
What’s Next
Continue our Getting Started walkthrough and learn about Creating Your First Site.