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Published Jun. 30, 2025

A Site Administrator cannot view or update the value of page or site custom fields

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Ricardo Couso

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Issue

  • A Liferay administrator has created custom fields for pages and sites. 
  • A site administrator cannot update or even view the value of these custom fields when going to a page configuration or to the site configuration.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Resolution

  • A site administrator doesn't have the permissions to view or edit the value of custom fields for pages in the site or for the site itself.
  • Make sure that the user attempting to view or edit the value of these custom fields has the following permissions for at least one role they have assigned:
    • Custom Fields > Custom Field: Update
    • Custom Fields > Custom Field: View

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