Capability

Sites

Liferay sites are customizable spaces for building personalized digital experiences. Each site includes applications for creating content, designing pages, and more. With these features, you can bring your custom solutions to life, whether intranets, public sites, customer portals, or e-commerce storefronts. In fact, you can leverage Liferay's multi-site capabilities to create multiple such sites in the same Liferay instance.

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Deployment Approach
Not able to paste image directly into the CKEditor (Web content)
Issue Not able to directly paste the image in CKEditor (Webcontent). Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start Liferay Quarterly Release 2023.q4.4. 2. Navigate to Product Menu > Web Content > Click 'New Button' and then...
Facing UI error in the AI creator when adding the API key
Issue AI creator is not working; it is showing the UI error when adding the API key to the Liferay instance. Steps to reproduce: 1. Start the server. 2. Navigate to the Global Menu → Control Panel tab → Instance...
GitHub Token Leak Exposure
Issue GitHub Personal Access Token has been leaked in a public Docker container hosted on Docker Hub. Some of the malicious packages like testbrojct2, proxyfullscraper, proxyalhttp and proxyfullscrapers work...
Additional user who can read the log file for the build in Jenkins (PaaS)
Issue An additional user in Jenkins is required (other than the default one with user ID 'customer') who can read the log file for the build. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The CI service (Jenkins)...
How to run Gradle Build for offline Environment?
Issue How to build the Gradle workspace offline? Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The below points cannot be consider official solutions. Please take these as simple suggestions that...
Dump of a Single Table from Liferay Database in PaaS
Issue How we can take the dump from the Liferay database of a particular table? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The Liferay DXP Cloud product doesn't offer such a possibility to take the dump of a...
Is it possible to search web content using wildcards or a 'contains' clause?
Issue Entering keywords in the search bar can only search for the Web Content at the beginning of the keyword. For example, if there’s a web content named “Text_name”, the users can find the web content typing “text”...
SSL errors when configuring a private repository in Liferay PaaS
Issue You are using a private repository and while trying to configure it for the CI service you notice the webhook is not automatically created Also the following logs are shown in the INFRA environment Aug 13...
ElasticsearchStatusException: Action/metadata line [1] contains an unknown parameter [_type]
Issue When upgrading our Cloud Stack, we have found a problem with the Search Service. The following error is shown in the logs: Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: ElasticsearchStatusException[Elasticsearch...
Form View in Workflow
Issue When an admin receives the multi-step form created by Objects to review, the form data is visible on a single page instead of page by page. Steps to reproduce: 1. Create a multistep form with the help of...
No Documents are returned when using a Filter through Headless API
Issue I am able to retrieve documents using the Headless API successfully if no Filters are specified. However, when using a Filter, no results are returned. This might happen when working with endpoints like...
Listing URL-s from Sitemap.xml
Issue Does Liferay have any tools or scripts which will allow us to get a list of all the URLs which are included in the full site map? Additional Information Change the Sitemap format in Liferay DXP: By default, the...
How to choose a default layout template
Issue We wonder if it is possible to configure a default layout to be chosen when a new widget  page is being created. Normally we do not use OOTB Liferay layouts, using our own developments instead (the red ones)....
HTTP Strict-Transport-Security Header in Liferay
Issue Is HTTP Strict-Transport-Security Header enabled in Liferay? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution Liferay enables HTTP security headers such as 'http.header.secure.x.content.type.options',...
Accessing Sitemap of a Child Site
Issue Is the sitemap of a child site separate from the parent site? How to access the sitemap of the child site? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution A child site is similar to a parent site, they help to...
module java.base does not "opens java.lang" error in buildService using Java 21
Issue The following exception is thrown when trying to build a service with Service Builder: Failed to initialize ClearThreadLocalUtil java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at...
DefaultValue in structures with repeatable fields are incorrect
Issue Default values in structure with repeatable field don't work as expected. After creating an exporting a structure with a repeatable field, the default value is empty, despite being defined in the...
Remove the Site Name and Portal Name from the Browser Title
Issue While hovering the mouse on a browser tab of any page, it displays the "Page Name - Site Name - Portal Name". How to remove the Portal Name part from it? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution Create the...
HTTP Security Headers Missing on 404 pages
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue While adding the below security headers in nginx.conf file...
How to resolve "At most 15 SSL certificate(s)...can be specified" errors when adding many custom SSL certificates in Liferay Cloud
Issue When attempting to add a new custom SSL certificate to our load balancer, the certificate is not updating even though we see on this Custom Domains page that we can add 50 custom domains In the logs, we see...
ORA-00972: IDENTIFIER IS TOO LONG
Issue When using Oracle 19c as the database, setting the compatible version to 12.1.0.2 or lower can lead to errors under certain circumstances, such as when publishing an object that has relationships...
Admins can't sign in when LDAP Required is enabled if they only exist in Liferay but not in LDAP
Issue When LDAP is configured with the option Required, admin users that exist in Liferay but not in LDAP are not able to log in. Environment Quarterly Release 2024.Q2 Resolution As indicated in the documentation,...
Web Content with Multi-Select List Fails to Save Values
Issue After creating a structure, the multi-select field does not save more than one option. The list in my web content doesn't save if one of the values has a comma in the option.  Environment Liferay DXP...
When using Liferay Objects, the pages are inaccessible when viewed from the ellipses menu
Issue When using Liferay Obejcts with enough Objects to where the ellipses menu is necessary (7 pages), the pages shown when clicking on the ellipses are inaccessible.  The pages are only accessible if they are...
How to setup Kibana in Liferay PaaS
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). NOTE: Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific...
Why are Guest users able to edit Rich Text fields within a form?
Issue We created a form with a Rich Text field, but we see that guest users can edit the content in the Rich Text field (including the source). How do I disable the user/guest from being about to edit the text in...
Getting the value chosen by user in a 'Select From List' field
Issue How to get the value from the options added in a 'Select From List' field? We are getting the reference (i.e. ["Option37425674"]) instead of the value chosen by the user. Environment Quarterly Release...
Create custom API applications in Liferay
Issue Is there any way to create custom API applications without code? Environment Liferay DXP 2023.Q4. Resolution Liferay has created a new application to help developers build APIs based on custom objects in a...
Multi-Select Option Missing from Translation Interface
NOTE: The following resolution requires customization and should only be implemented at the discretion of your team. Liferay Support will not be able to assist with designing or implementing customizations....
Unable to Cancel Shutdown Event
Issue After scheduling a shutdown event, and trying to cancel it, you see an error: "Error:Text verification failed."   When trying to cancel a shutdown event, I'm prompted to input a CAPTCHA, but there is...
WorkFlow Task Timer Does Not Send Notifications
Issue Kaleo Task does not execute a timer with a Groovy type action. After setting a notification in a Workflow Task Timer, the message is not printed in the log. Timer notification is not sent when the...
Hard to Manage Web Contents and Structures
Issue I want to easily find and manage all my web contents organized by structures I'm working with so that I can review them, edit them, etc. Environment Liferay DXP Quarterly Releases Resolution This has been...
If PaaS Environment Hangs after Upgrade Deployment Should we Rollback?
Issue During an update we observed an error on startup and so decided to rollback from 5.X to a 4.X version. However, when we tried to restart services the system would not recover, hanging indefinitely. Further, the...
Large Amount of Object Data within the `analyticsmessage` table.
Issue We're experiencing slow database restore times due to excessive large object data, primarily within the `analyticsmessage` table. When planning an upgrade, we've found a table with millions of...
Adding or Editing a Web Content in an Asset Publisher does not display a success message
Issue When editing or adding a Web Content in an Asset Publisher that is on one of my Portal pages, no message is displayed to the user confirming that the action was performed or if it was successful. If this step is...
After updating a site's friendly URL, what happens to the existing Documents & Media/Web Content that are being used?
Issue When updating a site's friendly URL, I've found that Documents & Media/Web Content that were previously assigned to the site are not being updated. The links do not update to the newly set friendly URL but...
The portal is not reindexing because the following error: "HTTP/1.1 413 Request Entity Too Large"
Issue When attempting to reindex the portal, the process fails, and the following messages are displayed in the logs: May 29 12:46:07.767 build-3886 liferay[liferay-5655d97f59-99cjk] [dxp] ERROR...
How to Determine if JUnit is installed on Liferay Cloud
Issue How to determine if JUnit is installed on Liferay Cloud? How do users install JUnit on Liferay Cloud and integrate it with Jenkins? Environment Liferay Cloud Resolution JUnit is pre-installed on Liferay...
Is it possible to create Style Books directly from a Client Extension?
Issue Is it possible to create Style Books directly from a Client Extension? Environment DXP Quarterly Release 2024.Q4.0 Resolution Client Extensions can be created to modify the Liferay backend elements, like the...
Using Required for system configurations.
Issue We would like to add required = true configuration to our system configuration. Upon requesting the data through a groovy script the string returns empty when required = true is set. Environment DXP 7.4+...
Handling an excess number of User Notifications
Issue As my Liferay system sends out User Notifications over time, the UserNotificationEvent table accumulates many records quickly. I would like to schedule the cleanup of old User Notifications, so that the...
Tomcat's vulnerability CVE-2023-44487
Issue Is DXP 7.4 affected by Tomcat's Rapid Reset CVE-2023-44487? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution If user is not using Tomcat with DXP, then it is not affected by “Tomcat's Rapid Reset CVE-2023-44487”. If...
I can select a Display Date in the past for a Web Content
Issue After creating a Web Content, when I go to the Properties tab > Schedule section, I can select a Display Date in the past. No error message appears when I save the Web Content with a past Display Date....
Defining Permissions for Object Entries
Issue The creator/owner of an object entry (or any other data type) has full permissions to manage that entry (update, delete, view). I would like to give Object Admins the possibility to define/restrict...
Email Settings not resetting completely from Instance Settings
Issue If a user wants to reset Mail Settings from Instance Settings, it is not resetting completely Environment SaaS Resolution Open a Help Center ticket to have Support manage the environment Additional...
Error on SecRuleEngine ${LCP_WEBSERVER_MODSECURITY}
Issue Issues with Websever relating to Modsecurity: ERROR 'SecRuleEngine ${LCP_WEBSERVER_MODSECURITY}' was not declared on /etc/nginx/modsec/modsecurity.conf file Environment 7.4, Quarterly Release Resolution This...
How to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS domain
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue When user hits the 'http://example.com' it should be...
Theme is not persisting in site templates
Issue When a user creates a new site template and configures a custom theme, it is redirected to the 'classic theme' when a new site is created using that template. Steps to reproduce: 1. Start Liferay 2024.Q2.0...
Cloud Console email verification gives an invalid email error
Issue When I click on the Accept Invite link in the email to verify my email address to access the DXP Cloud Console, I receive the following error: Invalid email. How can I log in? Environment Liferay SaaS Liferay...
Why do I get PortletDataException when trying to delete a Site?
Issue When I try to delete a Site, I am getting the following error (full stacktrace attached): ERROR [http-nio-7080-exec-4][GroupLocalServiceImpl:4161] Unable to delete data for portlet null in group 2934490...
Search results do not display blank strings for empty records
Issue When searching web content created from a structure, the results do not return blank strings for empty fields. Instead, search ignores them by either returning null or nothing at all(e.g. missing element in an array).  ...
Override default freemarker error template
Issue You need to change the default behavior of the default freemarker template showing the entire error code and want to show a different template instead Environment Liferay DXP 7.2+ Resolution Even though...
Can't add a new admin or requester to our project
Issue We tried to add a new user to our Zendesk project but they still can't access the tickets Environment Zendesk Resolution You should check if you have support seats left available, if they are full,...
Residual risk after limiting the usage of unsafe-eval and unsafe-inline
Issue Can the derivatives unsafe-eval and unsafe-inline be exploited? If yes, how it is done? What is the residual risk associated with this? Can Content Security Policy (CSP) be resolved by adding a reverse...
In Progress Publications Can't Be Published After Upgrading
Issue After upgrading, any "in progress" publications fail to publish. When I attempt to publish them, the publication fails and they are marked "out of date". An Unable to publish from test to Production because...
Building a Docker image with Liferay based on another OS (Red Hat)
NOTE: The following resolution requires customization and should only be implemented at the discretion of your team. Liferay Support will not be able to assist with designing or implementing customizations. Issue I have a...
Remove extend_session for Guest users
Issue Guest users should not be able to see the extend_session message in the browser once the session has expired. Environment Liferay DXP [7.1-7.4, Quarterly Releases] Resolution Post observing the time...
Skippable Pages containing Mandatory Fields Can Break Forms
Issue I'm trying to complete a multistep form that's supposed to have seven steps. Some questions on the form are required, while others are optional. When I reach the final step and click 'Submit,' I get an error...
Some documents are missing the Download permission after an upgrade
Issue After upgrading from 7.4u60 to 2024.Q1.4, users are unable to download files from documents and media. They are able to view the files, but the download permission isn't set on their roles. I understand the download...
Access revoked after task assignment to another user
Issue Once the user assigns the task to another user, then the previous user loses access to that task and is unable to see that in the 'Assigned to my roles' tab of 'My workflow Tasks'. Steps to reproduce: 1....