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Published Sep. 10, 2025

Web Content Display portlet loses the selected Web Content when upgrading to Fix Pack 20

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Rafael Regner

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Issue

  • After upgrading Liferay DXP 7.2 from Fix Pack 8 to Fix Pack 20, the Web Content Display portlets lost references to selected Web Content.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.2

Resolution

  • The issue is happening because the articleId inside the column preferences from table PortletPreferences is being lost after the upgrade.
  • The issue is being addressed by LPS-167139 and LPS-169664.
  • Please request a Hotfix with these fixes based on Fix Pack 20 to resolve the issue.
  • After installing the Hotfix, the upgrade needs to be executed again on the database of Fix Pack 8.

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