Capability

Integration

Liferay is designed to be standards-compliant and highly interoperable. Connect Liferay DXP with external systems using SOAP, REST, GraphQL, and more to unite third-party software, legacy systems, and data.

Headless APIs, Remote Apps (Client Extensions), API Builder, and integrations with SSO platforms are some of the examples of the features in this area.

Feature
Deployment Approach
Extension Environment Migration Tips
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 While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable....
Disabling the Authentication System and Delegating It to an LDAP Server
By default, the Liferay platform always uses its own authentication system that checks and validates the user password in its own database. Even if you enable LDAP settings and set it...
Defining Encryption Algorithms for Passwords Stored in the Database
By default, Liferay encrypts the passwords that go into the database. The default algorithm is SHA-1 in 6.0 and 6.1 versions, which changed to PBKDF2WithHmacSHA1/160/128000 in version...
Defining Wiki Permissions
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 While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. Wiki...
Using Multiple Languages for Staging
This article outlines a practical suggestion for avoiding issues when using multiple languages in a site along with the Liferay platform’s staging feature. Following this suggestion will help prevent future staging...
Vocabulary and Category Management for Staging
This article outlines a practical suggestion for managing the use of categories and vocabularies in a way that prevents publication errors due to dependencies.  Resolution When working within a site, a user may...
Page Reordering for Staging
This article outlines a practical suggestion for performing a page reordering in a staged environment. Following the suggestion below will ensure that pages are reordered without the publish taking an inordinate...
Spring Framework Security Vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-1270, CVE-2018-1271, CVE-2018-1272
QUESTION: How are Liferay Digital Enterprise 7.0 and Liferay Portal affected by the Spring Framework Vulnerabilities: CVE-2018-1270, CVE-2018-1271, and CVE-2018-1272? Resolution Impact to Liferay CVE-2018-1270: Liferay...
Setting Up OpenAM With Liferay Portal 6 on Tomcat
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Guide for Document and Media Library in Liferay Portal 6.1 and 6.2
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Guide for Document Library 5.2 and 6.0
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Deployment Fails to Restart With Liferay Sync Connector 4.0.1
This article documents a known issue that may arise while deploying Liferay Sync Connector 4.0.1 (the latest version at the time of this writing). If users deploy Sync Connector 4.0.1 .lpkg file on Liferay Digital...
Addressing the 'WARNING: Some of the currently installed fixes are not available' Patching-Tool Error
When attempting to install patches with the Patching-Tool Install command, an error message is generated, which states:  Running install would revert some of the previous fixes. Installation process is stopped....
Introduction to AlloyUI
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 article provides you with three...
Setting Up the Patching Tool in Weblogic
This article details how to set up the Liferay patching tool in a Weblogic based environment. Resolution To begin, unzip the patching-tool parallel to the domain server in use. For example, if using base_domain found...
Patching Tool v21
Since the release of the last Patching Tool v20, we have been busy implementing new improvements that will enhance the user experience as well as the Support engineers’ ability to assist users. Starting with version 21,...
Liferay Sync Frequently Asked Questions
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Special Characters Do Not Work in Friendly URL
Liferay platform "friendly URLs" allow you to create smaller, user-friendly URLs instead of the large, standard ones that the portlet creates. If you try using special characters in...
Site Pages Using “Link to Page” Option Are Not Published When Staging
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 article describes how staged site pages...
User Cannot Log In to Sync Client When SAML SSO and OAuth Are Enabled
This article documents a known issue where users cannot log in to the Sync Client if both SAML and OAuth are enabled. As a result, authentication fails with a blank screen on Sync client. Repeated warning messages will print...