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Through the Blog Portlet, there is a unique functionality where Blog information can be split into different pages. Resolution To achieve this functionality, start by going to the wrench in the portlet and scoping the portlet to the specific page. This would make the scoped portlet...

In most cases, optimizing Lucene is helpful; in larger deployments it is a necessity. This article aims to explain the relevant settings for optimizing Lucene and provide links to further information. It must be mentioned, though, that this service is not supported by Liferay...

When an email notification is sent out, the template for the message may not be referencing the correct port within the URL. For example, the email may show the URL as "http://www.liferay.com:8080" instead of port 80. Resolution To resolve this issue, add the following properties to the...

When using the AIX operating system with Liferay Portal 6.1, a license may fail to deploy, giving the output: License is in use by another instance. Resolution This license issue is due to a known issue with AIX, in which neither ipconfig nor ifconfig will return the mac address for the...

This article documents a known behavior where Message Boards' CKEditor—when configured to HTML—will have text stripped from hyperlinks after a post. This is usually observed after setting the protocol to Other. Resolution This behavior is expected under Liferay DXP's Antisamy...

When searching, guest users are able to see highlighted folders, categories, and threads when they have no permission to view them. Resolution During search, Liferay runs a permission check on each of the results to see if the user that is searching has rights to view the result in...

Activation Key deployment for Liferay Portal versions 5.2.9 (Service Pack 5) to 6.0.x is different from key deployment for Liferay versions 5.2 SP4 and earlier. Activation keys are no longer generated based off the Server ID. Instead, you'll need an .xml key file. This file will be...

CVE-2018-3831 reports that, "Elasticsearch Alerting and Monitoring in versions before 6.4.1 or 5.6.12 have an information disclosure issue when secrets are configured via the API. The Elasticsearch _cluster/settings API, when queried, could leak sensitive configuration information such...

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 While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable.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 older versions of Liferay Portal (e.g. 5.1.x, 5.2 EE SP3), by default, Liferay will import all user groups a...

The following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) have been reported for Apache Struts 2: CVE-2017-9805 CVE-2017-12611 CVE-2018-1327 - REST XStream FreeMarker CVE-2018-11776 How are Liferay DXP (both 7.0 and 7.1) and Liferay Portal affected by the Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability?...

This article documents Liferay's position regarding the Session Identifier (JSESSIONID), including how and why a new JSESSIONID is generated.  Resolution Customers doing their own security scan of the Liferay platform might have noticed that a new JSESSIONID may have been generated....

This article documents a known issue where refreshing the CAPTCHA image causes a Java NullPointerException (NPE) to be triggered. Please note that the CAPTCHA image will still be refreshed. Steps to Reproduce Start the Liferay Digital Enterprise 7.0 platform. Click the Sign In link at...

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 contains a...

This article documents an issue that has been reported by some users working on Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP). It is a cookies issue that has been reported, and the issue arises when using certain versions of Internet Explorer behind a two-character domain...

This article serves as a reference guide on how to use the getOriginalServletRequest function to get the default queryString when using the OSGi framework. Developers familiar with Liferay Portal 6.2 EE and now using DXP 7.0 (also 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3) will find that certain requests are now...

When deploying Liferay DXP 7.0 Fix Pack 24, 25, 26 or 27, the WeDeploy Auth Admin portlet will appear in the Control Panel. WeDeploy is currently a beta product. The addition of this portlet will have no impact or security risk.  Installing an affected fix pack will result in the...

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. Security-hotfix-11-6012, which is available for Liferay Portal 6.0 EE SP2, is preventing embedded portlets from...

In Liferay Portal 6.0 EE SP2, a new Creole parser for the Wiki portlet has been implemented and changed how links are parsed. For example, previously in 6.0 EE SP1, links using single brackets like "[ ]" will redirect the user to a new Wiki page. In 6.0 EE SP2 and newer versions, links...

For customers working on Liferay DXP 7.1, the following table has been formed to serve you and provide current information regarding known issues that have been discovered, reported, or resolved. Please be sure to check the linked LPS ticket for more information on an issue. We also...

For customers working on Liferay DXP 7.0, the following table has been formed to serve you and provide current information regarding known issues that have been discovered, reported, or resolved. Please be sure to check the linked LPS ticket for more information on an issue. We also...

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. When a session of Liferay times-out, an Invalid Authentication error is displayed. When the error is displayed, it...

This article highlights several changes to front-end tools and features with User Interface for Liferay DXP 7.0. Resolution Here are some highlighted changes followed by brief explanations of new projects: Modularization; css and javascript files can be moved with modified file...

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. While using Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility mode, some of the CKEditor tool bar options are missing and thus...

The Liferay WYSIWYG portlet allows for WYSIWYG editing capabilities in a very simplified package. While the lightweight nature of the Liferay WYSIWYG portlet can be useful, Liferay Marketplace indicates that the app, "should only be used when the full capabilities of Liferay's CMS system...

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. When trying to apply Security Update 2012-05-25 the following error message occurs: "security-hotfix-5-6012 ::...

This is a comprehensive article that documents the steps for how to set up SAML on Liferay Portal 6.2 EE. In addition, this article covers the different ways that SAML can be implemented and utilized. SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an XML-based open standard data format for...

Issue When using the "Nested Portlets" portlet, one possibility is that portlets cannot be nested because the Nested Portlets portlet is collapsed. Resolution Ensure Nested Portlets is not collapsed when attempting to add other portlets within its frame., content:...

This article serves as a reference concerning an intended change in the minification process which might break some JavaScript code. After upgrading from Liferay Portal 6.2 to Liferay DXP 7.0, any JavaScript code that uses eval() or with() may no longer work as expected. After the...

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. Subscribers often develop custom portlets and themes based on the APIs Liferay provides. As part of the portlet...

This article documents the Kaleo workflow changes that have taken place in Liferay Digital Experience Platform. In DXP, there are some Kaleo Workflow related user experience changes happening surrounding Web Content. These changes include: Unlike 6.2 and previous versions, the Web...

The Liferay platform's JSONWS page is available to unauthenticated users at your Liferay_URL/api/jsonws. However, this does not mean that guest users have access to execute JSON web services. Even if the web services are listed in JSONWS page when accessing as Guest, most of the web...

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...

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. Customers using Internet...

Many apps from Liferay Marketplace are now included in Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.0 Suites, and are updated through Fix Packs and Service Packs.  Please see the complete list below: Resolution Collaboration Suite Liferay Notifications Liferay Wiki Navigation Forms and Workflow...

With the purchase of a subscription to Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP), customers have access to Liferay Developer Studio, which  is a set of Eclipse plugins designed to ease development with Liferay DXP.  This article documents the features included with Liferay Developer...

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. This article describes how to deploy patches to Liferay in a variety of environments. The steps are seperated by...

This article demonstrates how to create a separate audit.YYYY-MM-DD.log file within ${liferay.home}/log for audit INFO messages. It should roll over every day with this configuration. Resolution Once the DXP 7.0 instance has started, navigate to the Control Panel → Configuration → System...

The Patching Tool 2.0.8 is a maintenance release for Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.0 and 7.1, which includes fixes and minor updates.  Resolution Release Highlights:  Introduces the command, system-info, which provides additional hardware information, such as number of CPUs, disk...

This article documents a minification error you will encounter if using ECMAScript 6 (ES6) in your custom code and the ES6 code is not transpiled. In a production environment, we enable the following property in order to minify CSS and JavaScript resources, and to make our code lighter....

An activation key for Liferay version 5.4 SP4 and lower is based off the Server ID or server MAC address and utilizes a license key. The key will be generated by Liferay's Provisioning team. Please follow the deployment instructions below. Resolution After obtaining an activation key:...