Capability

DXP Self-Hosted Installation, Maintenance, and Administration

In addition to SaaS and PaaS deployment approaches for Liferay DXP, you can also opt to self-host Liferay DXP. Self-hosting gives you flexibility to deploy Liferay DXP on-premises or to a cloud computing provider of your choice, giving you complete control over deployment, infrastructure, and maintenance.

Feature
Deployment Approach
Liferay DXP Web Content Management Whitepaper
This product guide will introduce the basic features in Liferay DXP that support authoring and publishing web content. It is broken into two main sections: explaining the basic components included in Liferay’s WCM and...
Identity Management in Liferay DXP
Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) provides a robust authentication and authorization framework that allows you to manage users as desired by using the built-in mechanism or plugging into other identity and...
Staging a Site that References Another Site
There may be instances when a Site that is being staged (e.g. Site A) has references to content that was created in another Site (e.g.Site B). This article describes what is happening to the content that is not stored...
Embedding PDF URLs
This is a short tutorial for those wishing to do more with PDFs in DXP 7.0. You are strongly encouraged to read Adding Files to a Document Library first to get a better understanding of how the Documents and Media...
Adding to the web.xml With Ext Plugins
A supported use case for using Ext Plugins in Liferay DXP is adding additional functionality to Liferay DXP's web.xml file. Before beginning, make sure you've reviewed the generalized...
Overriding Core Classes with Ext Plugins
A supported use case for using Ext plugins in Liferay DXP is overriding Liferay DXP's core classes (e.g., portal-impl, portal-kernel, etc.). You can reference the Finding Core Liferay...
Root Folder in Display Settings of Documents and Media Portlet Resets to Blank After Upgrading From Portal 6.1 to Portal 6.2
After upgrading to Liferay Portal 6.2, the Root Folder selection in Documents and Media → Display Settings has been reset to default instead of keeping the folder that was chosen in the Liferay Portal version prior to the...
Modifying Liferay DXP's web.xml file
A supported use case for using Ext Plugins in Liferay DXP is modifying Liferay DXP's web.xml file. Before beginning, make sure you've reviewed the generalized Customization with Ext...
Glassfish Admin Console Is Not Accessible
With JDK version 1.6.0_19, and above, Glassfish admin console is not accessible with Liferay Portal. Steps to Reproduce Download Liferay Portal 6.1 EE GA3 or Portal 6.2 Glassfish 3...
Deploying Liferay Artifacts to Your Own Maven Repository
As part of the Liferay Portal 6.1 release, anyone can download the created package that has a convenient script to install Liferay platform artifacts to their local repository or to a...
Creating Liferay Themes With Maven
This article contains a guide on how to add themes to a project using the Liferay Maven SDK. Resolution 1. Open command prompt or terminal and go to your project directory. 2. Next,...
Configuring Log4j Logging for the Audit Portlet in Liferay Portal EE
This article demonstrates how to create a separate audit.YYYY-MM-DD.log file within ${liferay.home}/logfor audit INFO messages. It should roll over every day with this configuration.  Environment Liferay Portal EE...
Embedding an HTML Page as a Liferay Portal Page
This article describes how to use the HTML embed pages functionality. Liferay Portal pages are not just for displaying portlets. Users can also embed HTML documents as pages. It is up to the user to ensure that the CSS, JS,...
Setting 'dl.file.extensions' Property Prevents All Documents and Media File Uploads
This article describes the issue with setting dl.file.extensions portal property preventing all Documents and Media file uploads, including using the multiple filder uploader. Steps to...
Displaying Web Content Across Multiple Sites
Displaying content across multiple sites in the same portal instance is an out-of-the-box Liferay feature. This article provides a basic example for achieving this. Resolution The...
Creating a Blogger Role
This article documents how to create a blogger role with the ability to view, edit and publish blog posts. Resolution Follow these basic instructions to achieve the blogger role:...
Deploying Portlets, Themes and Other .war Files Correctly on Jboss 5.1
If you try to deploy a portlet or theme or any .war file on a standalone JBoss 5.1, it will fail and try to create the directory in [Jboss_home]\jboss-5.1.0.GA\standalone\deployments...
Liferay Portal 6.0 Documentation
Liferay Portal 6.0 is a platform for creating effective business applications and solutions. It offers a robust feature set, impressive scalability, time-saving development tools,...
Unable to process SAML SSO request
Issue After configuring SAML SSO successfully, the user is unable to perform login and getting the following error in UI and Server console. UI Error:  "Unable to process SAML request" Server Console: ...
Parent page gets published to live even when "Ready for publication" is not marked
Issue When working with local staging, it was found that a parent page was being published even when it was not marked as "Ready for publication". The user created 1 parent page and 3 child pages underneath it. Only...
Delete Duplicate Site Templates resulting from Portal 6.1 to DXP 7.0 upgrade
Issue After upgrading from Liferay Portal 6.1 to DXP 7.0, you may observe duplicate Community/Intranet Site Templates.  I did not use the Liferay's default Community/Intranet templates Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay...
Disable "Success" Messages in DXP 7.1
Issue After submitting a form I want to disable Liferay’s “Success” confirmation messages. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution At the time of writing, there isn’t an official method/process to prevent...
Users who were able to view Site Pages in the Control Panel in 6.1 cannot see Site Pages in the Dockbar in 7.1
Issue In 6.1, we had an Organization Role which provided Control Panel access for users to view Site Pages. Following the upgrade to 7.1, we noticed users with this role are unable to see Site Pages...
Impact to Performance If Trash Entry Max Age is Increased
Issue By default, Liferay DXP's Trash Entry Max Age is 30 Days. In other words, the platform will clear the Recycle Bin after 30 days. The portal setting is trash.entries.max.age=43200. The question: what happens if...
User should be re-directed to the login page once the session expires
Issue Once the session expires, users remain on the same page on which they were already there until and unless they click on somewhere, then it redirects to the login page. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution If...
Liferay Portal 6.0
Info: Support for Liferay Portal 6.0 has ended. Resources Activation Keys - Request a key for your workstation and production environments. Downloads - Get the archived service packs...
Screen name validation error
Issue Unable to choose a specific Screename. It could be cause by the following reasons: This specific Screen name is already chosen This Screen Name is not validated because the characters are not according to the...
Reordering Web Content's Repeatable Fields
Issue How to change the order of the repeatable fields I started adding on a web content? (e.g.: changing a, b, c to a new order c, b, a) Environment DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.2 Resolution Repeatable fields...
Deleting Global and Default Site
Issue Attempting to delete a Global or Default Site in the Environment Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution The Global and Default Sites cannot be deleted, since in case a new company is...
KB Portlet does not display article
Issue Configuring the home folder(which does not have an article) as a root folder and its subfolder is having an approved article, whether the respective subfolder will be available in folder selection or...
Disable Account Settings page for all users
Issue Question: Is it possible to disable Account Settings page for all users. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution Disabling the Account Settings page for all users can be achieved by defining permission for the default...
Liferay Portal 5.2
Info: Support for Liferay Portal 5.2 has ended. Liferay Portal 5.2 is software to help enterprise IT deliver engaging business solutions by providing a lightweight platform that can be...
After upgrading to DXP 7.1+, items in Workflow can't be rejected
Issue After upgrading from Liferay Portal 6.X to Liferay DXP 7.1+, we are no longer able to reject items in workflow using the default Single Approver workflow Items can still be approved, but if we...
Known Issue:
tag is removed in Alloy Editor
This article describes a known limitation visible in the Alloy Editor as documented in LPS-71067. When using the editor's source mode and entering a <form> tag, the editor will remove it upon switching back to...
Deploying Liferay DXP in Microsoft Azure
The Liferay Engineering and Global Services teams have extensive experience deploying and managing infrastructure in cloud environments such as Azure. Their accumulated experience and best practices are described in...
Liferay Security Development Overview
This paper provides an overview of the processes used during development and testing of Liferay products. Combined, these processes ensure that Liferay’s customers can have confidence in the security and ongoing...
Data Protection for Liferay Services and Software
This whitepaper describes the data protection policies of Liferay DXP and describes Liferay's approach to protect personal data in compliance with local regulatory requirements such as GDPR. The paper is available for...
Liferay DXP Application Security Features
This document provides an overview of application-level security features in Liferay DXP. It discusses transport security, encryption, web services, SSO, OAuth, and more.  The paper is available for download here.,...
Liferay DXP 7.0 Features Overview
Liferay DXP gives businesses the ability to connect backend systems through integration along with a flexible, modular architecture that enables agile growth with user needs. Key functionality includes site...
Liferay DXP 7.1 Deployment Checklist
The Liferay Engineering and Global Services teams have performed intensive performance and scalability testing on Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) 7.1 and the accumulated knowledge has been condensed into this...