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
Data Set Visualization Modes
Data Set Visualization Modes Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). To customize the data display in your data set, use the...
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...
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...
Data Set Actions
Data Set Actions Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). While managing data set, define actions to be used in the data set...
Managing Data Sets
Managing Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Once you create a data set, you can customize how users see it....
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ Editor Config Contributor client extensions override existing CKEditor configuration in a...
Data Set Filters
Data Set Filters Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). While managing data sets, you can define pre-applied filters to be used...
Using Data Set Actions
Using Data Set Actions Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Here are some examples for how to use data set actions and perform...
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...
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...
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: ...
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...
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...
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...
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference To define an Object Validation Rule client extension, add the objectValidationRule type to your client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This...
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference You can define a workflow action client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a workflow...
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...
Understanding Action Types
Understanding Action Types Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ Actions define custom operations triggered by object entry events. Liferay provides these action types: TypeDescription NotificationSend email or...