Foundations of Liferay Frontend Development

Liferay DXP is a powerful platform for implementing robust digital experiences. Modern web standards demand responsive, scalable solutions with modular components that engage users without sacrificing performance. With Liferay’s flexible architecture and comprehensive frontend toolkit, developers can build versatile web applications that are tailored to meet their specific business needs.

This course introduces the foundational principles of frontend development in Liferay. It focuses primarily on industry-standard web development languages of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. While extensive knowledge is not required, this course assumes general familiarity with these languages, in addition to basic Liferay concepts covered in the Building Enterprise Websites with Liferay course.

By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to

• Understand the core facets of Liferay’s frontend architecture.
• Identify key use cases and best practices for implementing frontend client extensions.
• Recognize how frontend client extensions integrate with Liferay’s design system.
• Understand how the headless API framework enables efficient data visualization.
• Make critical decisions in developing and optimizing frontend applications.

To bridge the gap between theory and practice, this course applies client extensions to a fictional company, Clarity Vision Solutions. Before diving into the technical aspects of Liferay frontend development, you’ll learn about Clarity and their critical success factors.