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How to make Liferay blogs visible to search engines like Google

Issue How to make Liferay blogs visible to search engines like Google Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution The sitemap URL should be added to the robots.txt file to make it available to search engines like...

Master page template export is not including themeSpritemap client extension configuration

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Issue The themeSpritemap extension is missing from the Master Page template. When I apply an imported Master Page template, the themeSpritemap configurations are not included. Steps to Reproduce Create a...

The sitemap.xml rendering is not showing tree view when xml.sitemap.index.enabled is set to false

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Issue The sitemap.xml rendering is not showing tree view after setting xml.sitemap.index.enabled=false Environment Liferay DXP 7.4, Quarterly Release Resolution This is expected behavior. The XML file that is generated is...

Nested Application Widget Unavailable

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Issue I cannot add a Nested Application on a widget page. The Nested Application widget is no longer available. Steps to reproduce In a 2024.Q1.1 bundle, navigate to the Product Menu > Site Builder > Pages...

Site Builder elements adds bottom padding when text box is updated

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Issue For Site Builder elements that contain text boxes for text, if those elements are edited, a bottom layer of spacing is automatically added to the element, without choice from the user and cannot be removed ...

"The URL used in English (United States) already exists in other sites or asset libraries" warning when publishing Web Content

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Issue After upgrading to 7.4 u66 we are seeing the following warning message when we publish some Web Content: Warning: The content has been published but might cause errors. The URL used in English (United States)...

Clock icon does not appear during Web Content scheduling with Firefox browser

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Issue Firefox browser does not show the Clock icon on Web Content Schedule Dates. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The way browsers handle input for Time fields is not specific to Liferay. It is related to...

Is there a configuration that controls the retention of comments?

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Issue Let's suppose, a user can create a page with a comments area. Other users may leave comments. How long has the comment been left? How many comments can be stored per page? Can those values be managed, or does...

Special char "~" in the URL

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Issue Special char "~" in the URL: /group/user-view/~/control_panel/manage/-/site/settings? Environment Liferay DXP [all versions] Resolution Liferay has confirmed that the URL's special char "~" is part of the URL...

How to minify the CSS and Javascript resources by customization

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Issue How to perform the minification of the CSS and Javascript resources by using the Liferay theme builder. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution How to make Gradle call gulp build in themes Essentially, the...

The eclipse button is not available

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Issue The eclipse button is missing from the journal list page. Steps to reproduce: 1. Start the server 2. Add a new web content. 3. Go to the web content list page. Observed behavior: The Eclipse button is...

Linking content while impersonating includes ?doAsUserId

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Issue When linking content while impersonating a user, sometimes the `?doAsUserId` is included in the link. `doAsUserId` parameter is included in document URL when selected from Repository Browser...

How Can I Identify Which Widget Templates Are in Use?

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Issue How can I know which of my Widget Templates are in use? How can I see where my Widget Templates are being used throughout the Liferay instance? Environment Liferay DXP Resolution For users on Liferay...

JournalArticleAssetRenderer.getSummary method no longer returns the first 200 characters of the Web Content when description field is empty

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Issue Considering the following scenario: A Basic Web Content with no description but non-empty content field. An Asset Publisher configured to display all the Basic Web Contents of the site with the following Asset...

Caches for Widget Pages and Content Pages

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Issue There is not an easy way to know how many caches are, which their lifetime is, and how they can be cleared. Environment Quarterly Releases: 2023.Q3, 2023.Q4, 2023.Q1 Liferay DXP 7.3, 7.4 Resolution Widget Pages...

Slow build times when compiling a React Portlet

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Issue After setting up some libraries in package.json, like mui, the build time is longer than expected. Environment DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 DXP 7.4, Quarterly Releases Resolution In most cases, this...

Hide image formats to be returned in search result

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Issue When users search for a specific keyword (let's say fav) using the Liferay search bar portlet, the search result shows each and every content with the keyword fav that are Web Content, Images, users, etc....

How to remove file upload option for the particular user

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Issue How to remove or add the file upload option in the web content for the specific user. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The following are the steps that can be taken to achieve this: Log in as an...

How to perform a log-out from a custom theme

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Issue I want to perform a logout from a custom theme. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution Avoid calling /c/portal/layout directly. Instead, you can leverage the sign_out_url variable initialized in init.ftl for...

Pop-up link in Web Content Articles does not work for Q4.3 release.

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Issue Pop-up links added to a Web Content Article create a new window. Environment 2023 Q4.3 Resolution This is due to the link being sanitized by Antisamy and erasing the pop-up configuration. Request a Hotfix...

Filter by Status options not present in Management Bar for Web Content administration

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Issue When going to the Web Content administration and trying to filter by status, there's no such options in the Filter dropdown. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Quarterly Release 2023.Q3, 2023.Q4, 2024.Q1 Resolution...

PHP in Liferay modules

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Issue Is PHP used to design the modules in Liferay DXP 7.4? Environment Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution The PHP portlets are no longer supported in Liferay DXP. The new runtime won't support deploying portlets...

Unable to generate friendly url for blogs

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Issue When trying to generate a friendly URL for blogs, to eliminate the lengthy URLs. Followed the steps mentioned in this document: Friendly URLs Expected behavior: The URL should be shortened after following...

Existing template is not found when creating a web content in Global Site

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Issue When trying to add a Web Content in a new created template under the Global Site, the new template is not displayed or available to select. Environment DXP 2023.q3.4 Resolution This is the expected behavior. The...

How to Query for Javascript Alerts in Web Content Articles across multiple sites

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Issue How do I search for Javascript Alerts that are located in Web Content Articles across different Liferay sites? Environment Liferay 7.4 Resolution The overall approach towards querying the alerts is: Get a...

When a web content is copied, only its title is changed for default language

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Issue When copying content, the suffix "(Copy)" is only added to the title in the default language. Shouldn't it also change in the rest of the languages? In our example, if the copied content becomes "prueba copia...

Use Javascript with Client Extension on pages

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Issue How to run Javascript on pages using a client extension? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution With a JavaScript (JS) client extension you can run your own JavaScript on any page in Liferay without...

Uploading the large image the resize option is not appearing to resize the editor

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Issue Upload the large image in the web content editor; the option to resize the editor is not available for the first time to check after publishing. Steps to reproduce: 1. Start the server. 2. Navigate to the...

Quarterly Release Error: [ComboServlet:389] Skip /o/frontend-js-jquery-web/jquery/boostrap.bundle.min.js

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Issue After upgrading/downloading the latest Quarterly Releases, upon startup the following error is populated: [ComboServlet:389] Skip /o/frontend-js-jquery-web/jquery/bootstrap.bundle.min.js. This error populates...

Specific pages show the message "No theme found for specified theme id custom_WAR_customtheme. Returning the default theme." in logs

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Issue The following warning message appears in logs: [http-nio-8080-exec-13][ThemeLocalServiceImpl:220] No theme found for specified theme id custom_WAR_customtheme. Returning the default theme. Environment Liferay...

Ampersand in Web Content Text field turned into & in Content Pages

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Issue Create an example structure with the following associated template: <#ftl output_format="HTML" auto_esc=false> <p>-----------------</p> This should't be escaped: ${'&'} <p>-----------------</p> This should be...

I cannot use the Friendly URL of Categories

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Issue I create a Category and a Display Page Template the following way: Navigate to Categorization > Categories Create a vocabulary and add one category under it Define a friendlyurl for the category (already done...

Page redirection issue while using Fragment as 'cacheable'

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Issue User faces automatic page redirection while performing any actions in fragment is 'cacheable'. Issue goes away, if 'cacheable' option is unchecked. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution Such...

Possibility to change Friendly URL automatically generated in Objects

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Issue The official Liferay documentation comments that when creating an object, displayed through a Display Page Template, an automatic URL is generated with the following syntax: "{domain}/l/objectEntryId" I would...

When I try to export a Site, the export fails with an error: XXXX could not be exported because its workflow status is not exportable.

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Issue I am trying to export a Site. However, I receive the following error: An unexpected error occurred with the publish process. Please check your portal and publishing configuration. The...

How to use anchors in CKEditor

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Issue I need to make use of anchors in my content Environment Liferay 7,3, 7.4, Quarterly Releases Resolution To be able to use anchors in your content, you'll need to follow these steps: Add a Rich Text...

Unique constraint violation makes it impossible to change page configuration

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Issue The attempted efforts to modify the configuration of a page don't work. There are errors in the log about a unique constraint violation for index IX_C753170C; ERROR [default...

Using Liferay.Language.get() in React client extensions

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Issue We are building custom element client extension using React. We want to manage all the translations to different languages using the Language override feature in Control panel. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 +...

Good practices in using Publications

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Issue I would like to understand from the Product's point of view what would be the best way to create a new website using the Publications tool. What would be the best option among the scenarios below: Create the...

Mini-cart does not pop up if a different language is used other from English

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Issue Would like to open and use mini-cart, however, it does not pop up after clicking onto it. Using different language different from English (i.e. Spanish). Environment Liferay DXP Resolution You need to...

Scheduled Articles continue to be displayed with scheduled filter when edited to be published

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Issue When an article gets initially published with a scheduled date, then edited to display immediately, the article will still appear when the schedule filter tag is used. Steps to reproduce 1) Navigate to...

Buttons do not have an accessible name exception

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Issue When running a Lighthouse Accessibility audit in Liferay DXP 7.2 a "Buttons do not have an accessible name" exception is flagged on the report. Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay DXP 7.2 fix-pack 6. 2....

Unable to create a site with the required vocabulary

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Issue When creating a category vocabulary with the Associated Asset Type set to 'Site' and 'Required', a new Site cannot be created. Steps to Reproduce (1)Open the menu on the upper right and select the Global Site...

Elements in Web Content showing incorrect view and count

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Navigate to Content & Data > Web Content. 2. Navigate to Structure Tab. 3. Create more than 10 structures. 4. Go back to the WebContent tab, click on the "+" button. 5. The element...

Is it possible to configure several user groups with their own site section so only members should be able to create, edit, publish or delete their assets?

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Issue For a large corporate site, it is a common use case to divide it into different site sections and grant edit and publish permissions to specific user groups. Inside each section, only members of that specific group...

WebContent Sort Order is not working

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay. 2. Navigate to Content > Web Content. 3. Create multiple web contents. 4. Set Filter and Order settings as below ORDER BY: Display Date descending order 5....

Reverse Chronological Order in WebContent

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Issue The default order of showing the WebContent articles is in "Chronological" order, which shows the older created articles first. And, want to list the latest created articles first. Steps to reproduce 1....

Unable to publish WebContent for localized Site

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Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. Setup the vanilla bundle and start the Liferay. 2. Go to system settings > WebContent > Administration > Changeable default language as true. 3. Set en_US, es_ES as instance...

More than one status of WebContent is showing on Live site

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Issue Steps to reproduce 1. Create a WebContent named "Test" on the staging site. 2. The status of the created WebContent is showing as "approved". 3. Expire the "Test" WebContent (Now, the status will change to...

en_US and en_GB is available and it is always displayed in long-form

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Issue We want to have both American English and British English available in the Instance settings, but only use one of them on a site that has a non-English language set as the default language. The URL should be...

Display setting is blank for Asset Publisher in the configuration

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Issue When clicking on the display settings tab of the Asset publisher configuration, it displays a blank screen with the below error. ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-18][BaseJSPFormNavigatorEntry:55] Unable to include JSP...

Configuring portlets, embedded by a theme within the header or the footer

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Issue When a portlet is embedded within a footer/header on a content page, the portlet configuration is inaccessible, even in edit mode. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Configuring portlets - embedded by a...

Applying decorators on a content page within fragments

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Issue Using fragments with embedded widgets, like web content display, the default theme decorator is not being applied to the embedded widget. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2+ Resolution The desired scenario of...

An empty Control Menu is visible for a user without permissions

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Issue When a regular user (user created with default settings) log in to the portal, an empty Control Menu bar is displayed on all Content Pages. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3. Liferay DXP 7.4. Resolution Please...

Error displaying geolocation field OpenStreetMap (Leaflet) for the second time, showing a white map when cached

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Issue We have a web content structure with a "geolocation" type field (we use the Open Street Map option). We display it using a template for said structure. The map appears correctly the first time it is loaded, but...

Unable to order by published date at the time of selecting assets for a manual collection

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Issue When we use Manual Collections, we have to select the items manually, using a selection screen. In this screen, under the Filter and Order selector, we can set Title or Modified Date as an item order. Is there...

What to expect if the company.default.home.url is set as "/"

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Issue This article provides a high-level overview of what to expect if the company.default.home.url is set as /. Environment Liferay DXP with sites or instances with multiple virtual hosts Resolution Let's say that your...

Site template propagation performance

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Issue The layouts, portlets, and data from the template are copied to the site created from the template using the export-import process. The initial site created using the template just copies the content data....

Journal Articles display causing pages loading delay

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Issue Pages loading delays are detected after updating your patch level. Those pages include jorunal articles to be displayed. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Liferay DXP 7.3 from fixpack-3 Liferay DXP 7.2...

Why is the rich-text toolbar floating instead of permanent?

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Issue Users can't see the rich-text actions toolbar until they select a piece of text if they create a new fragment with a rich-text type editable field and place it on a content page. Steps to reproduce 1) Start...

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