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Published Jul. 2, 2025

Known Limitation: Colors applied to fragments in 7.3 not displayed when viewed using Internet Explorer 11

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Isaac Wilson

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Issue

  • When viewing Edit mode for a page has a style book applied, where a color is configured for a fragment (for example, the fragment's background color), the color will appear as expected in all browsers. However when viewing the published page while using Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11), the configured color is not displayed, despite appearing without issue in other browsers.

Environment

  • DXP 7.3
  • Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11)

Resolution

  • This behavior is a known limitation present within 7.3 due to the use of Custom CSS Properties to apply the style book CSS rules to published pages (introduced within LPS-107659), as IE 11 does not support Custom CSS Properties -- see the Browser Compatibility section of this third party documentation titled Using CSS Custom Properties.

Additional Information

  • Support for Internet Explorer-specific issues is limited in 7.3, and is detailed further in this article outlining Liferay's Internet Explorer Support Policy.
  • It may be possible to create a customization to add a polyfill to allow fragment colors to display when using IE 11, though please keep in mind that previous research into this option suggests that doing so would likely negatively impact the portal's performance.
  • Further related information on this topic can be found in this How to Use CCP documentation
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