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Workflow Task Node Reference
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Workflow Task Node Reference As of DXP 2024.Q3, scripting is disabled by default. You can enable it in System Settings → Script Management (under the Security category). Tasks are the part of the...
Working with Workflow Context
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Working with Workflow Context Workflows in Liferay are used as approval processes. At each step of the process, the workflow has certain data that's available in a Map object referred to in your...
Introduction to Workflow
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Introduction to Workflow Liferay DXP ships with a workflow engine that allows users to review and approve content such as Blogs, Web Content, Wikis before they are published. The Workflow...
Using Workflows
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Using Workflows Activating Workflow Reviewing Assets Using Workflow Metrics Workflow Metrics Reports
Using Workflow Metrics
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Using Workflow Metrics Subscription This feature works only with Elasticsearch. Workflow Metrics gives insight into the time spent to complete certain workflow events. To use it, set up...
Creating Pages
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Creating Pages Pages form the foundation of your site's content and user experience. With Liferay, you can create dynamic and engaging web experiences using flexible, low-code tools to define...
Using the Full Page Application Page Type
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Using the Full Page Application Page Type Create a new page and select Full Page Application under Other. Enter a name and click Add. Under Layout, select the Full Page Application you want...
Using Utility Pages
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Using Utility Pages 7.4 U86+ and GA86+ Utility pages serve specific operational tasks and actions and are usually essential for users to interact with a website or application effectively. Utility...
Adding Pages
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Adding Pages Managing a Liferay site involves adding and customizing pages to deliver content and create a personalized user experience. Learn how to create new pages and child pages from the...
Creating a Page Template
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Creating a Page Template Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ With page templates, you can create pages based on predefined layouts and content. There are several basic page templates available out-of-the-box....
Exporting and Importing Page Templates
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Exporting and Importing Page Templates Sometimes, it's easier to edit templates in a code editor. After you create a page template, you can export it for local editing. Once you've made the...
Creating a Master Page Template
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Creating a Master Page Template Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Although there are default master page templates you can use to define the look and feel of the headers and footers for your...
Master Page Templates
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Master Page Templates Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Master page templates define common elements (e.g., headers and footers) for pages using fragments, allowing easier management without...
Defining Headers and Footers
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Defining Headers and Footers Headers and footers define the structure and appearance of your site. Use master page templates to apply these elements consistently across pages while maintaining...
Managing Master Page Templates
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Managing Master Page Templates Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Master Page Templates control the design of content pages, enabling consistent styling and layouts across your site. You can...
Using Fragments
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Using Fragments Page fragments are extensible and reusable drag-and-drop elements for building content pages and templates (i.e., masters, pages, and display pages). Built with HTML, CSS, and...
Configuring Fragment Visibility
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Configuring Fragment Visibility Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ Fragments can be used to assemble content pages with a variety of layouts and information. Starting with Liferay DXP 7.4, you can configure...
Configuring Fragments
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Configuring Fragments You can configure fragments and their sub-elements. Available options can vary, though some are common to all. To view available configuration options, begin editing a page or...
Advanced Settings Reference
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Advanced Settings Reference Available 7.4 U37+/GA37+ All Liferay's default fragments include advanced settings except for the Collection Display fragment. Advanced settings can add custom CSS to a...
Page Fragments and Widgets
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Page Fragments and Widgets Liferay provides page fragments and widgets for building site pages and page templates. Fragments cannot be used in widget pages. They are only available in content...
Fragment Sub-Elements Reference
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Fragment Sub-Elements Reference In addition to General and Style settings, many fragments include sub-elements with their own configuration options. To access these options, begin editing a page or...
Localizing Fragment Configuration Fields
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Localizing Fragment Configuration Fields Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ When using Liferay Fragments, you can localize the following Fragment configuration fields to match your target audience's...
Default Fragments Reference
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Default Fragments Reference Liferay provides many out-of-the-box fragments, so you can start building your solution immediately. To view available fragments, begin editing a content page or page...
Duplicating Fragments
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Duplicating Fragments When building a page or template with fragments, you can duplicate configured fragments to save time. A duplicated fragment includes the original fragment's settings,...
General Settings Reference
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General Settings Reference All fragments have general settings. Some options are standard (e.g., visibility and frame), while others are unique to each fragment. Follow these steps to access a...
Styles Reference
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Styles Reference All fragments have a Styles settings section except for the Collection Display fragment. Use the style settings to configure your fragments' look and feel. Many of these options...
Creating Dropdown Menus with Fragments
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Creating Dropdown Menus with Fragments Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ Liferay provides the Dropdown fragment to create advanced drop-down menus (A). With it, you can define drop zones for additional page...
Mapping and Linking Fragment Elements
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Mapping and Linking Fragment Elements You can map and link fragments together as reusable components for your digital experiences (e.g., form submissions and navigation actions). Not all...
Personalizing Forms Using Form Fragments
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Personalizing Forms Using Form Fragments Form fragments auto-generate forms based on custom objects. If Liferay's out-of-the-box form fragments don't satisfy your use case, you can create form...
Managing Fragments
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Managing Fragments Liferay DXP provides tools for managing fragments in the Liferay UI. With out-of-the-box tools, you can edit fragment code, export/import fragment sets between sites, and more. ...
Propagating Fragment Changes
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Propagating Fragment Changes By default, changes made to a custom fragment's code are not propagated to deployed instances of the fragment. Using fragment propagation, you can propagate changes to...
Saving Fragment Compositions
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Saving Fragment Compositions Layout and composition are the foundation of your page design. They make pages easier to read and navigate, resulting in a richer and more consistent user experience....
Using Layout Elements
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Using Layout Elements For Liferay 7.4 U22+/GA22+ Layout elements define drop zones for designing page or template layouts. By default, Liferay includes two layout elements: containers and grids....
Configuring Widgets
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Configuring Widgets Widgets available out-of-the-box with Liferay DXP share several configurable features: look and feel, import/export of widget data, inter-widget communication, and more.
Using Widgets
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Using Widgets Widgets are full-blown web applications that must be deployed to a Liferay instance. Built on the Portlet specification, widgets provide a way to create customized web experiences for...
Communication Between Widgets
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Communication Between Widgets Portlet widgets can communicate with each other using public render parameters and events. Some Liferay portlets provide a configuration UI to help you get the most...
Configuring Templates
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Configuring Templates Once you've configured a widget, Configuration Templates can save those settings in a reusable template. Configuration templates are only available for widgets placed on a...
Setting Widget Permissions
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Setting Widget Permissions All of Liferay's widgets support Liferay's robust, fine-grained permissions system. Some higher level permissions can be configured in the permissions tab of the widget's...
Setting Widget Scopes
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Setting Widget Scopes The Scope configuration is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. By default, Liferay's page widgets are scoped...
Sharing Widgets with Other Sites
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Sharing Widgets with Other Sites The Sharing options for widgets are deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and are scheduled for removal in a future release. Currently, this feature...
Exporting/Importing Widget Data
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Exporting/Importing Widget Data Export data from individual widget instances without affecting the rest of the site. Many widgets support exporting and importing their data separately, including: ...
Using a Widget Template Example
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Using a Widget Template Example Widget Templates are great tools for customizing how widgets look and feel on your site. This example shows changing the default configuration of the Media Gallery...
Page Settings UI Reference
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Page Settings UI Reference You can configure individual pages to meet your needs. All changes made in this way are scoped to the selected page. To configure a specific page, open the Site Menu...
Configuring Page Sets
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Configuring Page Sets For Liferay 7.4 U22+ and GA22+, private pages are disabled for new installations. They are also deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and are scheduled for...
Updating Page Permissions
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Updating Page Permissions By default, when users join a site, they can see all of its pages. However, you can configure permissions for individual pages to restrict access based on user roles. ...
Default Widgets Reference
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Default Widgets Reference Liferay provides a variety of widgets out-of-the-box, so you can start building your solution right away. Widgets can be placed on content pages, widget pages, and page...
Styling Widgets
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Styling Widgets Once you've added widgets on a page, you can customize the look and feel of the widgets to meet your needs. With a range of configuration options available, you can tailor the...
Configuring Widget Look and Feel
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Configuring Widget Look and Feel Customize your widget's appearance using the Look and Feel Configuration menu when using widget pages. Adjust text styles, background colors, borders, margins,...
Creating a Widget Template
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Creating a Widget Template Widget Templates use FreeMarker to determine how widgets are rendered in site pages. Each template is designed for a specific widget type and can be selected while...
Setting a Default Widget Template
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Setting a Default Widget Template You can change the widget template for individual widgets through their own configuration; however you can also configure a default widget template to apply to all...
Page Settings
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Page Settings In Liferay, effective page management is crucial for maintaining an organized and user-friendly site. Page settings go beyond the physical layout and content of your pages to help you...
Configuring Locked Pages
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Configuring Locked Pages Liferay DXP 2023.Q3+/Portal GA92+ Liferay locks pages during editing to avoid conflicts when multiple users try to edit the same page. This feature works with content,...
Configuring Your Page's Friendly URL
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Configuring Your Page's Friendly URL Liferay 7.3+ You can set friendly URLs for each of your site's pages. These URLs make it easy to understand and recall your page's address while providing key...
Other Page Types
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Other Page Types Content pages are the most commonly used page type, but there are uses for the other page types. Utility Pages Utility pages are content pages you can apply to system-level pages,...
Using Content Pages
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Using Content Pages Liferay's default page type is the content page. You can manage and edit page content and design with a convenient interface containing configurable drag-and-drop elements, or...
Adding Elements to Content Pages
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Adding Elements to Content Pages After creating a content page, you can add widgets and fragments to build the page's content and structure. Navigate to the content page and click Edit (Edit...
Content Page Editor UI Reference
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Content Page Editor UI Reference For Liferay 7.4 U37+/GA37+ Using the content page editor, you can add and configure elements in a content page. Go to a content page and click Edit (Edit icon)....
Using Widget Pages
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Using Widget Pages A widget page is a page with a set layout that allows widgets (applications) to be displayed. Widgets can display content or add interactive and dynamic functionality to the page.
Managing Content in Content Pages
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Managing Content in Content Pages When working on content pages or templates, you can view and manage documents, web content articles, collections, and inline text added to them. To access these...
Using Page Comments
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Using Page Comments When building content pages, you and your team can collaborate using Liferay's page comments feature. Comments are enabled out-of-the-box in Liferay DXP 7.3+. Use page comments...