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.

Feature
Deployment Approach
Updating to Liferay DXP 7.2 SP1 / Fix Pack 2 (or Above) from Liferay DXP 7.2 GA1 or Fix Pack 1
Issue When migrating from 7.2 GA1 or Fix Pack 1 to Liferay DXP 7.2 Fix Pack 2 (ie: SP1) or above, you will be required to run the upgrade tool after installing the patch. The reason for this is, SP1 and FP2 have...
DXP 7.0 Upgrade Reference Guide
An upgrade to Liferay DXP 7.0 gives you access to the latest Liferay technology, complete with all of the newest features, and the assurance of continued support for your Liferay environment. Our Subscription Services...
Why does my portlet not have a version number after it is deployed?
Issue Deploying a .war portlet through the /liferay_home/deploy folder leads to the deployed portlet not having a version number in its file name. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 de-33+ Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution A...
Determining the Page Count and Global References in a Site
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I would like to upgrade my portlets to Liferay DXP but can not find where XML Descriptors have been moved to
Issue Upgrading from Liferay 6.2 to Liferay 7.0+ is a significant process. One of the changes implemented is the use of OSGi components. Several XML Descriptors have been converted to OSGi services. Environment...
How do I perform an integration test for customizations for Liferay DXP 7.1?
Issue Our team would like to use the LiferayIntegrationTestRule and perform an integration test. How do we set up an integration test? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution Liferay leaves the integration testing...
Liferay Marketplace Will Not Work Without Cookies Enabled
If third-party cookies and site data are blocked then logging into marketplace through the control panel will not work and time out with an error on being unable to connect to the...
Changing the Log Time Zone Without Changing the JVM Time Zone
This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. This...
Limitation: Audience Targeting User Segment Cannot Use Physical Screen Size MDR
This article documents a limitation when viewing content based on a User Segment in the Audience Targeting app that uses the Physical Screen Size attributes as a Mobile Device Rule. It was discovered that users could...
Preparing a Sybase Database for Liferay
Issue Are there any specific configurations needed when setting up a Sybase database to connect to a Liferay bundle? Environment Sybase 15.7, 16 Liferay Portal 6.1, 6.2 DXP 7.0, 7.1 Resolution Unlike other database...
Disabling Calendar Email Notifications in DXP
Issue In Liferay Portal 6.1, calendar notifications could be disabled using portal-ext.properties In Liferay DXP 7.0+, these properties no longer exist Environment Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution NOTE:...
Resolving a "The expression syntax is invalid" Error During the UpgradeDDMStructure Phase of the Liferay DXP Upgrade Process.
This article describes a known issue in the Forms portlet when upgrading from DXP 7.0 to DXP 7.1+. During the upgrade, a validation error is thrown as follows: Unable to upgrade the visibility expression "equals(Options,...
Upgrade Tool Uses Wrong Version of Tomcat
Issue When upgrading to Liferay DXP 7.0 or DXP 7.1 and using the SP1 + Tomcat bundle, the wrong version of Tomcat is suggested by the Upgrade Tool For 7.1 the bundle includes Tomcat 9.0.6, but the...
Creating a Backup & Disaster Recovery Plan for Liferay Digital Experience Platforms
This article gives an overview of a backup & disaster recovery environment that is necessary when starting a Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) project. This backup will often be referenced by Liferay Support...
Starting Servers in the Correct Sequence
Issue What is the correct sequence to start up all servers during a restart? Environment DXP 7.0, 7.1 Resolution Sometimes it is necessary to restart some if not all of the servers that Liferay DXP runs on or is...
What HTTP METHODS/VERBS does Liferay DXP use?
Issue Which HTTP Methods does Liferay DXP use? We would like to restrict HTTP traffic using a firewall and do not want to impact Liferay DXP functionalities. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution Liferay DXP...
Installing Fix Packs and Hotfixes on Liferay DXP
This document has been updated and ported to Liferay Learn and is no longer maintained here. To install Fix Packs and hotfixes on Liferay DXP, customers must first download the latest...
DXP 7.3 Upgrade Reference Guide
An upgrade to Liferay DXP 7.3 gives you access to the latest Liferay technology, complete with all of the newest features, and the assurance of continued support for your Liferay environment. Our Subscription Services Team...
Virtual Host Login/Logout Properties
This article documents four portal properties that are often used to configure redirection URLs for users. The four descriptions below include the properties, their descriptions, and examples for: Configuring the...
Installing Archived Modules From Liferay's Public Repository
This article is a how-to guide for locating, downloading and installing modules from Liferay’s public repository. Installing modules directly from Liferay’s public repository should be done if the module or application...