<@liferay_aui.script> taglib JavaScript is executed twice in Journal Article templates with disabled cache

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Published Jun. 30, 2025

<@liferay_aui.script> taglib JavaScript is executed twice in Journal Article templates with disabled cache

Written By

Daniel Carrillo Broeder

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Issue

JavaScript added within the <@liferay_aui.script> taglib inside a web content template executes twice, leading to unintended behavior. For example:

<@liferay_aui.script use="aui-base,aui-video">
   console.log("Hello world!");
</@liferay_aui.script>

The web content template is marked as non-cacheable.

Environment

Liferay DXP 7.3.

Resolution

There is currently no official solution for this issue, and it's not expected to be implemented in the future.
Fortunately, a quick workaround exists. Simply replace the taglib with the equivalent JavaScript code.

<script type="text/javascript">
    AUI().use("aui-baser","aui-video", function(A){
           console.log("Hello World!");
        }
    );
</script>