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Editing Images Liferay's Documents and Media includes a built-in image editor for cropping and rotating images without switching contexts. To use the image editor, open Documents and Media, click...

For Liferay 7.3.x and Earlier The Documents and Media application comes with a built-in image editor. Edit images right from your browser and apply filters, adjust contrast, or crop. In the...

Limiting File Size You can configure file size limits in Documents and Media. Set a maximum file upload size or for more granularity, define file size limits based on MIME Types. This can take...

Managing Files Once you've added files to your document library, you can manage them via the Documents and Media UI. To access management actions for a file, select it or click Actions (Actions...

Linking to Files on Google Drive You can create files in your Document Library that link to files in Google Drive™ or images in Google Photos™. To enable this functionality, see Enabling Links to...

Managing Metadata Leverage your Liferay environment to manage metadata for your digital assets. Learn how to define and organize metadata to enhance the searchability and usability of your...

Defining Document Types In Liferay, Document Types are templates used for uploading files and categorizing them in Documents and Media. These templates are created using metadata fields and provide...

Defining Document Types for Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions In Liferay, Document Types are templates used for uploading files and categorizing them in Documents and Media. These templates are...

Defining Metadata Sets With Documents and Media, you can define reusable groups of metadata fields that can be added to custom Document Types. Once created, these Metadata Sets can be selected...

Defining Metadata Sets For Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions With Documents and Media, you can define reusable groups of metadata fields that can be added to custom Document Types. Once created,...

Uploading Files With Documents and Media, you can upload any type of file to your Liferay instance's file store or connected repositories. Once uploaded, users with the requisite permissions can...

Using File Expiration and Review Dates Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ With the Documents and Media application, you can set expiration and review dates for files. This helps manage digital assets that...

Using Folders By default, uploaded files are stored in the Documents and Media root folder (i.e., Home), but you can create additional folders to organize and manage your files. Each folder can...

Creating External Video Shortcuts Liferay 7.4+ With Liferay's Documents and Media application, you can save references to videos hosted on external platforms. These references can then be used to...

Videos

Getting Started Liferay DXP is a powerful, open source, enterprise-ready platform for building and deploying web applications. However, all of that power and functionality can make it difficult to...

Embedding Videos Into Liferay Assets and Pages With Liferay, you can use URLs and video shortcuts to embed videos into Web Content, Knowledge Base articles, Forms, Blog entries, and Site Pages. ...

Changing Your Site's Appearance Liferay has many ways to customize your site's appearance. Your site's favicon and theme are two of the first elements you may want to change. Themes set a default...

Creating Your First Site Sites are collections of pages that contain and display content. This article walks through creating a new Site based on an existing out-of-the-box template. Creating a...

Introduction to the Admin Account The Admin User account is created by default in any new installation of Liferay DXP and has full permissions to modify every facet of a Liferay DXP instance. The...

Navigating DXP Liferay DXP's out-of-the-box navigation is organized into three major areas: Site Menu, Personal Menu, and Global Menu. Site Menu The DXP Site Menu on the left side of the screen...

Liferay DXP Free Tier Liferay DXP 2026.Q1+ Liferay DXP Free Tier lets you get hands-on with Liferay DXP without initially purchasing a subscription. It provides the same core platform as an...

API Builder Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ [Beta Feature](../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) This feature is currently...

DXP Welcome to the official documentation for the latest versions of Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal! Liferay DXP is the commercially supported and enterprise ready platform used around the world,...

Starting with a Docker Image The latest versions of Liferay are available as Docker images on Docker Hub, under Liferay/DXP. Follow the steps below to download, launch, and begin touring the...

Integration

Building a Sample API Application Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) The...

Exporting Data Various analytics data can be accessed through the sites dashboard and the individuals dashboard. Analytics data can also be fetched and exported using Analytics Cloud's APIs....

Analytics Cloud APIs You can use headless APIs to interface with Analytics Cloud. Here are resources to help you understand and integrate these APIs to enhance your ability to manage content.

Headless APIs

Authentication An access token is necessary for making API calls to Liferay Analytics Cloud. Navigate to Settings → APIs to generate an access token. Choose the duration (e.g. 30 days, 6 months, 1...

Querying Data The root endpoint of Liferay Analytics Cloud is . You can get the list of all data types endpoints by requesting a GET to the above URL. Try with curl curl -i -L -H "Authorization:...

Resource Types and Structure Properties activeIndividualsCount (Number): Number of active individuals belonging to the account. dateCreated (Date): Date the account was created in the system. ...

Introduction You can use Liferay Objects with data integration tools to create automated tasks for syncing Object data with external services. These tasks are triggered using webhooks and can connect to Google applications, Microsoft Office, and more. This recipe guides you through the...

Navigation menus for a site are typically tied strictly to a site's page hierarchy and structure. The Navigation Menus feature in Liferay is powerful because it enables you to create navigation menus that are decoupled from a site's page hierarchy. Liferay navigation menus can be driven...

Introduction This recipe guides you through the steps to integrate Okta, your Identity Provider (IdP), with your Liferay environment using OpenID Connect. Prerequisites Okta Dev account Liferay DXP environment Administrative access to Okta Admin Console Administrative access to Liferay's...

Introduction This recipe guides you through the basic steps to build a multi-step form. Prerequisites Liferay DXP environment An object definition with fields A user who has access and control to create and manage objects, display pages, and the ability to edit pages Steps Open the...

Issue I upgraded from 2024.q4.7 to 2025.q1.4-lts. After the upgrade, we encountered issues with Data Sets. In 2024.q4.7 I was using datasets as beta but as in 2025.q1.4 its released. I have enabled Root Objects and Datasets both release flags but the data Sets are not available on the...

Issue I'm encountering java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException: Unable to make field private ... accessible errors when starting Liferay from the Liferay IDE plugin within the Eclipse IDE with JDK 21. Environment 2024.Q2.12 Resolution The error occurs because the Liferay IDE's...

Issue Customizations made to CKEditor using an `EditorConfigContributor` are only applying to the editor when editing Web Content, but not in the editor for translations (accessed through Control Panel > Content Actions > Translate) or in paragraph fields within Forms. Environment...