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Staging Basics and FAQ
Here at Liferay, we want to help you complete your project in an efficient and timely manner. So we compiled a list of strategies to avoid some issues when using the Staging feature. Feel free to use this resource as...
Restoring Testing Environment to Match the Production Environment
Often times, you will need to change your testing environment to be the same as your production environment for your Liferay Portal. The following article outlines some guidelines for restoring your testing...
Using the Patching Tool With Websphere
Websphere is a complex application server that does not behave like Tomcat, making its patching process slightly different Resolution There are two ways to patch Liferay Portal in...
Using a Custom Theme for Account Verification and Default Landing and Logout Pages
Liferay Portal users often deploy a custom theme and want to use this custom theme as the background instead of the default Liferay classic theme. This article describes how the custom theme can be used multiple places in...
Checking for Collisions Before Installing a Hotfix
This article will walk through the basic steps that can be used to check for code collisions between a new fix pack or hotfix and custom plugins. NOTE: This procedure requires that the patches being installed include...
Staging in Liferay Portal 6.2
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Using CMIS Hooks
Liferay Portal 6.1 introduced the ability to mount multiple repositories into the Documents and Media portlet (previously named the Document Library portlet). One of the protocols it...
AntiSamy Portlet Removes HTML Target Attributes
The AntiSamy portlet is meant to prevent XSS type attacks. One side effect however is that if an HTML target is used, then the portlet will remove it upon publishing the content. Steps to Reproduce Create Web...
Social Office Setup Guide
This article describes how to get a Social Office instance up and running for the Liferay Portal. Resolution Activation key In order to use Social Office EE, users will require an...
Setup Guide for Liferay and WSO2 Identity Server SAML Integration
This guide shows you how to integrate Liferay Portal with WSO2's Identity Server. These are the basic settings with the goal of setting the user on the right track. Resolution Install,...
Setting Up Liferay Portal on JBoss EAP 5.2
This article is on how to deploy Liferay Portal on JBoss EAP 5.2. Resolution First Steps Liferay Home, by default, is one folder above JBoss EAP 5.2’s install location. Download and install JBoss EAP 5.2 into your...
Setting Up a SharePoint Repository With Liferay Portal
This article describes how to set up a SharePoint repository to be used with the Documents and Media portlet of Liferay Portal. For versions of the SharePoint Connector...
Setting Up Liferay Portal War on Tomcat 7
This article documents how to set up Liferay Portal using a war on Tomcat 7. Resolution 1. Gather the Necessary Files Download and unzip the most recent supported version of Tomcat 7. Download the most recent Liferay...
Setting Up Liferay Portal on Websphere 8
This article documents how to deploy Liferay Portal on WebSphere 8. Resolution Before making any changes to the WebSphere application server, stop the server first. Failure to do so can cause errors. The latest...
Setting Up Liferay Portal on Websphere 7
This article is on how to deploy Liferay Portal on WebSphere 7 Resolution Before making any changes to the Websphere application server, stop the server first! Failure to do so can cause errors. The latest versions of...
Setting Up Clustering Liferay Portal on Azure
This article details what is needed to setup Liferay on the Microsoft Azure cloud Virtual Machine Setup Azure manages all instances as Virtual Machines. Create a new instance in the Azure Dashboard and follow the prompts...
Setting Up an Alfresco Repository
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Setting the Default Landing Page in Liferay Portal
Users have the ability to set different default home, default landing pages, and default logout landing pages. There are two places where users can make these changes; in...
Setting Up a Nuxeo Repository
This article explains the basic steps to setup Nuxeo and to add a Nuxeo repository in the Documents and Media portlet. Resolution The following steps use Nuxeo 5.4.2. Start an existing...
Setting Up a Documentum Repository
This article explains the basic steps to set up Documentum and to add a Documentum repository in the Documents and Media portlet. Note: Integrating with Documentum requires the...
Removing Default Document Types and Page Templates
Important: 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...
Removing Older Versions of a Portlet When Deploying a Newer Version
This article describes how to have Liferay Portal undeploy and remove the previous version of the portlet before redeploying new version of the portlet. Resolution Liferay provides a portal.property to address this...
Verifying Section 508 Compliance for Liferay Portal
The following article describes how to detect Section 508 Compliance issues. Section 508 is an, "Amendment to the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which is a federal law mandating that all electronic and...
Remote Staging Setup for Liferay Portal and DXP
This article describes how to configure a basic remote staging setup on Liferay Portal and DXP. The troubleshooting guide at the end of the article pertains to Liferay Portal 6.2. Users who have upgraded to Portal 6.2 will...
Providing User Data in SAML AuthnResponse Packets
SAML communication occurs via request and response packets between an identity provider and a service provider. This article addresses how to provide user data within the response...
Patching a Liferay Cluster With No Down Time
This article describes steps for customers to patch Liferay instances in a cluster with no down time for the cluster environment. Known as a rolling change, there are limitations to...
Liferay's Clustering API
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...
CKEditor Missing Buttons When Page is Not Maximized
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...
Importing Contact and Custom Field Mappings From LDAP
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...
Hiding or Restricting Access to Out-of-the-Box Liferay Portlets From Non-Administrator Users
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...
Granting Specific Roles to be Associated With a User at Creation
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...
Getting Started With Liferay Maven SDK
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...
Disabling the Change Password Request When Users First Log In to Liferay
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...
Embedding an HTML Page as a Liferay Portal Page
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,...
Displaying Web Content Across Multiple Sites
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...
Creating Liferay Themes With Maven
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,...
Creating a Blogger Role
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:...
Configuring Log4j Logging for the Audit Portlet in Liferay Portal EE
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...
Deploying Liferay Artifacts to Your Own Maven Repository
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...
Changing the Storage Type When Using Dynamic Data List Data Definitions
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...