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Published Jun. 30, 2025

JournalArticleAssetRenderer.getSummary method no longer returns the first 200 characters of the Web Content when description field is empty

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Daniel Couso

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Issue

  • Considering the following scenario:
    • A Basic Web Content with no description but non-empty content field.
    • An Asset Publisher configured to display all the Basic Web Contents of the site with the following Asset Publisher Template:
<#if entries?has_content>
  <#list entries as curEntry>
    ${curEntry.getTitle(locale)}
    <br/>
    ${curEntry.getAssetRenderer().getSummary(renderRequest, renderResponse)}
  </#list>
</#if>
  • In Liferay DXP 7.3, the method getSummary returns the first 200 characters of the content if the Web Content's description field is empty.
  • In Liferay DXP 7.4 Update 6 and Quarterly Releases, the method getSummary returns an empty string under the same circumstances.

Environment

  • Quarterly Releases: 2023.Q3, 2023.Q4, 2024.Q1
  • Liferay DXP 7.4

Resolution

  • This behavior has changed since Liferay DXP 7.4 Update 6 due to LPS-142648.
  • It would be possible to achieve some similar results within a widget template with the following snippet:
<#if entries?has_content>
  <#list entries as curEntry>
    ${curEntry.getTitle(locale)}
    <br/>
    <@liferay_asset["asset-display"]
	abstractLength=200
	assetEntry=curEntry
	template="abstract"
    />
  </#list>
</#if>

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