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Unable to create Objects with system reserved names
Issue This article details some of the names that Objects will not be able to use as they are system-reserved. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Update 9+ Resolution Please refrain from using the following names as they are...
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to install analysis-icu plugin error when starting Liferay using an embedded Elasticsearch
Issue The error java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to install analysis-icu plugin error is produced when starting Liferay using an embedded Elasticsearch This error prevents the embedded Elasticsearch to start correctly....
Custom site/organizational role gives too many permissions
Issue I have created a custom site/organizational role to see Document and Media contents. I only selected VIEW options in Define Permissions > Site Administration > Content > Documents and Media, but the...
Expired certificates for custom domains are not being renewed
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue Liferay PaaS automatically renews the certificate when it is...
Unable to create a site with the required vocabulary
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...
Is it possible to configure a different "Maximum File Size" of documents for each site and file mime/type?
Issue I want to define a limit for the size of files depending on the mime type and site so that users cannot upload huge files that impact the performance of the site. Is this configuration possible?   Environment...
Known vulnereabilities in jackson-databind-2.9.6
Issue apio-architect-impl has a dependency of jackson-databind-2.9.6 which has the following known vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-19362 CVE-2018-19361 CVE-2018-19360 CVE-2018-14721 CVE-2018-14720 CVE-2018-14719...
Elements in Web Content showing incorrect view and count
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...
How to hide User Facet from Search Results Page
Issue I would like to hide the User Facet from Search Results Page. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution As an admin user, enter a keyword in the Search Bar and click the Search button. The default search...
Searching for content pages by title
Issue I am searching for content pages by title but I can't find them in the search results. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Liferay DXP 7.3 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution This is currently a product...
en_US and en_GB is available and it is always displayed in long-form
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...
CVE-2022-23305, CVE-2022-23307, and CVE-2017-5645
Issue This article outlines the concerns of CVE-2022-23305, CVE-2022-23307, and CVE-2017-5645 vulnerabilities with respect to the Liferay DXP Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP...
How to display web contents for segmented users and for all users in a single Asset Publisher
Issue Sometimes it is required to display web contents for segmented users and, at the same time, display web contents for all users (segmented or not). For example, we may want to show different web contents for...
Unable to publish WebContent for localized Site
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...
Reverse Chronological Order in WebContent
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....
More than one status of WebContent is showing on Live site
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...
How to rename a custom event in Analytics Cloud?
Issue I have created a custom event and renamed it, but I cannot see the event updated in Analytics Cloud. How can I rename this event? Environment Analytics Cloud Resolution If an event is renamed in your code, it...
How to delete a custom event in Analytics Cloud?
Issue I have created a custom event and I would like to delete it. How can I do it? Environment Analytics Cloud Resolution You can hide and block events in Analytics Cloud but events cannot be deleted. If you block an...
What to expect if the company.default.home.url is set as "/"
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...
Getting mixed content on the portal
Issue After enabling SSL and routing the domain, getting mixed content on the portal that is the pages in the https://www.abc.in referring the http://www.abc.in for the stylesheet, javascript, and henceforth....
Display page breaks in live when removing the web content and display page for it in staging
Issue Steps to reproduce: Create a new Site Go to Site Builder > Pages > Display Page Templates Add a new display page template, of type Web Content Article and Subtype Basic Web Content Add any mapeable fragment to...
Force Basic and Force Digest Auth option are not honored
Issue Steps to reproduce: Configure Digest Authentication: System Settings > API Authentication > Digest Authentication: Force Digest Authentication: True Enabled: True Hosts Allowed: n/a URLs Excludes: n/a URLs...
How can I reorganize the page-tree in the Staging and Live sites?
Issue By making a number of custom publications the page order between the Staging and the Live sites can be out of sync. This is a limitation that is caused by publishing only a set of pages and not the...
Browser console error : The connection used to load resources from https://www.xxx.yyyy used TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1, which are deprecated and will be disabled in the future
Issue Browser console error as "The connection used to load resources from https://www.xxx.yyyy used TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1, which are deprecated and will be disabled in the future. Once disabled, users will be prevented...
Characters that are entered in a form field getting deleted
Issue Steps to Reproduce: Create a form with 2 required text fields and captcha enabled (enable captcha on form's kabob menu settings). For one field, set it up to validate that it is an email being inputted. Add a...
Unable to order by published date at the time of selecting assets for a manual collection
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...
Custom form fields do not appear in the entries tab of the edit mode
Issue Steps to reproduce: Create a new custom field type for Forms portlet (in our example we'll call it "Custom field"). Add it to a new form. Add the forms portlet to a page. Send information to this form.  Edit...
Datepicker first day of week is Sunday for the en_GB locale, when rendered by DDM Date field
Issue Steps to reproduce: 1. In Instance Settings/Localization add English (UK) as a current locale. 2. Set the current user's profile language to English (UK) - in Account Settings. This means that whenever this user...
Requested resource not found for asset friendly url after changing language
Issue Reproducing Steps Create a new content page, called page01. Add an Asset Publisher to page01 and configure Asset Link Behavior to View in Context. Create another content page, called page02. Add an Asset...
Importing/publishing Dynamic Data List Records with a repeatable Documents and Media field only imports the final value of that field
Issue Steps to Reproduce: 1. Navigate to Site Administration > Configuration > Site Settings > Advanced (right menu) > Staging 2. Select Local Live 3. Check the "Dynamic Data Lists" box. Leave all the other boxes on...
Firefox 86.0.1 broke form fields
Issue Steps to reproduce: Start a bundle Open the portal in Firefox version 86.0.1 Open a settings page (or basically any page) with form fields on it (for example: Instance Settings, Virtual Instances -> Edit the...
Localized Friendly URLs are not exported/imported properly.
Issue Reproduction steps: 0.) Use a vanilla bundle with the latest fix pack. 1.) Create site1. 2.) Create a Web Content "test" (the name is important) with the following localized Friendly URLs: en-US: "aaa" hu-HU:...
Cannot add web content display portlet from page panel
Issue Reproduction Steps: 1. Set up vanilla 7.2. 2. Go to Site Builder --> Pages and add a public page as a widget page type. 3. Go to the page and from the upper right side click on "+" to open the application menu...
All the FriendlyURLEntries are been removed when removing a single version
Issue Steps to reproduce Add a web content article (version 1.0) Edit it and add a new lang (with title and friendlyURL) (version 1.1) Edit it and add a new lang (with title and friendlyURL) (version 1.2) Check the...
fullLayoutURL is no longer used in Web Content notifications
Issue serviceContext.setLayoutFullURL(...) is used in JournalService, but never actually consumed. In other Services, serviceContext.getLayoutFullURL is used to set subscriptionSender's EntryURL in notifySubscriber...
Permissions selector defaults to Site Member instead of Guest
Issue Steps to reproduce Create a new site Create a public content page Go to Content > Web Content and try to create a new Basic Web Content Before publishing the Web Content check the Permissions section Expected...
Why is the rich-text toolbar floating instead of permanent?
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...
Use CKEditor plugins button on AlloyEditor
Issue What are the steps to add the colorbutton plugin as an AlloyEditor button? This official documentation doesn't work on DXP by default and needs some extra configuration. Environment DXP 7.0, DXP 7.1, DXP 7.2, DXP...
After a failed CAPTCHA forgot password submission, the 'Text verification failed' alert persists after refreshing the page
Issue The screen name/email address field value is not removed from the page after refreshing the page after an invalid 'forgot password' CAPTCHA attempt, and the 'Text verification failed' alert persists. Steps to...
Configuration of Flag notification Email sender addresses and names
Issue Flag content warning (e.g. when a user reports a thread on a Message Board as inappropriate) is not sent to admins despite changing the email sender name and address under Control Panel > Instance...