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This article documents a known issue in the export process if any asset has a forbidden character in the name. These characters are usually reserved for HTML and XML and thus should not be used. In the case of exporting a page template as a .LAR, there is a console error and the export...

Liferay will support our API and resolve any issues and answer any questions having to do with the API itself or any other part of Liferay's software. Issues and questions regarding custom development may be handled by our Global Services team or by the developer of those customizations....

The Liferay schema encoding should always match the encoding used in the database. One of the easiest ways to do this is to simply use UTF-8 across the board so that no issues arise. Resolution If you decide use international characters or characters with accents on them, any other...

When strip.css.sass.enabled is set to true in the portal-ext.properties, a MalformedURLException will be thrown: ERROR [http-bio-8080-exec-1][VirtualHostFilter:323] java.net.MalformedURLException: Path null does not start with a "/" character java.net.MalformedURLException: Path null...

In previous versions of Liferay Portal, there were two distinct ways to group things: Communities and Organizations. With Liferay Portal 6.1, these two options are still available, but they are handled differently. Sites now exist in lieu of communities, and organizations are implemented...

Liferay Portal Tcat Edition is a combination of Liferay Portal—the leading open source portal—and Tcat Server—an enterprise grade administration console for the Apache Tomcat application server. Tcat server provides serveral tools to make Tomcat more administrator friendly, especially in...

Between fix packs "portal-96" and "portal-109", there is a known issue with license handling. When the maximum connection limit is reached, the license page is displayed and the license itself is marked as invalid (see the picture below). You do not have the option to reset the...

When using patching-tool version 20 and below, corruptions of portal files can occur if a patch is installed when the portal is not completely shutdown, or if it is still running. Because of this, it is important to always shut down the portal completely prior to installing a patch....

Importing Large LAR files (100MB+) may fail in Liferay Portal. Below are some version-specific recommendations: For versions before DXP 7.1 Increase the size of the following property: com.liferay.portal.upload.UploadServletRequestImpl.max.size=104857600 Note: The default property within...

If the window size of the browser is not fully maximized, the CKEditor will not display all the buttons as when the browser is maximized. Resolution This behavior is a new feature implemented in Liferay Portal EE 6.2 to support mobile display. Since there are so many mobile devices being...

This article outlines known issues that exist in the Audience Targeting EE plugin for Liferay 6.2 and includes links to their respective tickets for more up-to-date progress on the particular issues. Resolution Please note that the following issues are related to the setup and usage of...

This article describes the methods that can be used during an import of a LAR file to update the data that is already present in the target Site. There are three data strategies that change the behavior for how the import process acts if the same entry is found in the Site. They are:...

The fix on LPS-55208 modifies LDAPUserExporterImpl (PortalLDAPExporterImpl in Portal 6.2 EE) in a way that the user is only exported to LDAP when the user's modifiedDate field changed. When you change the password for a user only, then the call stack is a bit different and the user...

In some environments it may be desirable to import a user's contact information from an LDAP server. This article explains how to import custom mappings as well as contact mappings from a Microsoft Active Directory LDAP server using the following properties: ldap.contact.mappings.0=...

This article outlines a specific known issue that exists within Liferay Portal 6.2 EE SP9 and provides a link to follow its resolution. At the time of release, there is one notable known issue with Liferay Portal 6.2 EE SP9. In this version of Liferay, the thumbnail images of folders may...

This article describes one method for how to restrict which users can add out-of-the-box (OOTB) portlets to pages. Resolution One option for limiting permissions to add OOTB Portlets to pages would be to limit the Add to Page permissions on the Liferay Portlets via the portlet-custom.xml...

This article documents a known issue in LPE-15180 where users are able to access web content functions without proper permissions. This vulnerability was fixed by the Portal-143-6210 Fix Pack. However, this fix was limited to only newly created web content. Resolution To patch this issue...

In some environments, every user that is created needs to be associated with a specific role. Instead of manually associating the role to every user by editing them after the user is created, there is a set of portal.properties that we can set so that all users created in the portal will...

Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding these products. Any implementation of these principles is the responsibility of the subscriber. This article documents a...

This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. In this article we'll start by creating a new parent project for your plugins and add a portlet project to it. You...

This article documents a reported status code of 304 when using Apache 2 and Tomcat 7.0.42 connected via mod_proxy_ajp. In addition, the article provides a solution to fix the bug. Resolution The status code 304 is caused by a bug in Tomcat 7.0.42 and can be fixed with Tomcat 7.0.43 or...

When a user first logs in to the Liferay Portal 6.1 EE, they are immediately prompted to change their password. Resolution While this request is the default setting, the setting can be changed via the control panel. Navigate to Control Panel > Password Policies In the Default Password...

This article outlines a known issue that exists in Kaleo Forms EE 2.1.0 for Liferay 6.2 and includes a link to the respective ticket for more up-to-date progress on the particular issue. Resolution Note the following issue is related to the use of Kaleo Forms EE 2.1.0. The corresponding...

This article addresses a known issue with Liferay Portal 6.2 EE. The issue is that web content displayed in the Asset Publisher portlet is not being updated after editing. As a reference, please see LPS-42282. Resolution As a workaround, add the following line to your environment's...

This article describes how to use the HTML embed pages functionality. Liferay Portal pages are not just for displaying portlets. Users can also embed HTML documents as pages. It is up to the user to ensure that the CSS, JS, and image paths on their HTML page are correct; the Liferay...

Displaying content across multiple sites in the same portal instance is an out-of-the-box Liferay feature. This article provides a basic example for achieving this. Resolution The following steps comprise a basic example to demonstrate the ability to share web content across sites....

This article describes the issue with setting dl.file.extensions portal property preventing all Documents and Media file uploads, including using the multiple filder uploader. Steps to Reproduce Add the following to your portal-ext.properties found in the Liferay Home directory:...

This article contains a guide on how to add themes to a project using the Liferay Maven SDK. Resolution 1. Open command prompt or terminal and go to your project directory. 2. Next, create a theme using the Liferay platform theme template and run the following command: mvn...

This article documents how to create a blogger role with the ability to view, edit and publish blog posts. Resolution Follow these basic instructions to achieve the blogger role: Navigate to Control Panel > Users and Organizations, and create an organization named Test with an...

Liferay Portal 6.0 is a platform for creating effective business applications and solutions. It offers a robust feature set, impressive scalability, time-saving development tools, support for over 30 languages, and a flexible, scalable architecture that is open source developed and...

This article demonstrates how to create a separate audit.YYYY-MM-DD.log file within ${liferay.home}/logfor audit INFO messages. It should roll over every day with this configuration.  Environment Liferay Portal EE 6.1 & 6.2 Resolution Please note: For the following procedures we will use...

If you try to deploy a portlet or theme or any .war file on a standalone JBoss 5.1, it will fail and try to create the directory in [Jboss_home]\jboss-5.1.0.GA\standalone\deployments Resolution The issue is that deployments are not put in the correct folder. Add the property...

As part of the Liferay Portal 6.1 release, anyone can download the created package that has a convenient script to install Liferay platform artifacts to their local repository or to a remote repository. This package doesn’t release EE versions of the artifacts to Maven Central...

This article describes known issues that have been encountered when publishing large files using Remote Staging. Resolution Affected Products Liferay Portal 6.2 EE SP5-SP10 Known Issue: Invalid checksum for LAR file error When the Staging server transfers the LAR file in smaller chunks...

Liferay Portal 5.2 is a platform for creating effective business applications and solutions. It offers a robust feature set, impressive scalability, time-saving development tools, and a flexible, scalable architecture that is open source developed and enterprise refined. Product...

After installation of a new hotfix, the dockbar fails to display and an error message can be found in the logs: ERROR [http-bio-8080-exec-1][LiferayMethodExceptionEventHandler:34]com.liferay.portal.kernel.portlet.PortletContainerException:...

When working with Dynamic Data Lists, it is possible to create your own data definition. By default, the Liferay platform stores the data definition as an xml, but you may also store it as an expando type. Resolution To change the storage type, you can override the default property...

This article documents a known issue with adding categories, tags or related assets to files in the Document and Media library. When you try to do this, a new version of the document is not created and the time stamp is not updated. Resolution With the introduction of LPS-37702...

This article describes how to add portlets to a user's private page by default. Resolution One way of achieving this is by creating a page anywhere in the portal with the pre-configured portlets you need, and then exporting a LAR of the page. Next, use the following property in...

If a Marketplace app activation key is acquired via OrderId, the Liferay bundle will try to validate the key by accessing www.liferay.com. This is an issue if the server requires a forward proxy to access the Internet. The Java proxy properties that would be put in JAVA_OPTS or...