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Configuring the Search Results Widget Configure the Search Results widget by opening its options menu (Options) and selecting Configuration. The display of Search Results is configured in the...

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Search Results

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Search Results Search Results Configuring the Search Results Widget Sorting Search Results Filtering Search Results Custom Filter Examples Enabling Search Suggestions Search Results...

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Site Facet

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Site Facet The Site Facet narrows search results down to those existing in a certain site. Each site with content matching the searched keyword appears as a facet term. Example of Site facet...

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User Facet

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User Facet The User Facet narrows search results down to those created by certain Users. Example of user facet results. Configuring the User Facet To configure the User Facet, open the Options...

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Enabling Search Suggestions

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Enabling Search Suggestions Search terms can be suggested to users when their initial queries can be improved. Spell check settings allow administrators to configure the Search application so that...

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Search Results Behavior

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Search Results Behavior Previously, you learned how to display search results. There are additional Search Results concepts and configurations that can enhance your search results: Filtering...

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Using the Search Results Widget

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Using the Search Results Widget Search results should be easy to navigate, sort, and filter. Give your users an optimal search experience by understanding the default search experience and the many...

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Understanding Low Level Search Options

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Understanding Low Level Search Options Low level search works only with Elasticsearch. Low level search doesn't go through the Search and Indexing Framework, which is infrastructure used for...

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Similar Results

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Similar Results Subscription [Bundled with DXP 7.3 and 7.4; Liferay Marketplace for DXP 7.2 SP2+/FP5+](https://web.liferay.com/marketplace/-/mp/application/172465398) This feature does not work...

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Sorting Search Results

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Sorting Search Results Search results displayed in the Search Results widget are ordered by relevance score (as calculated by the search engine) by default. With the Sort widget, users can control...

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Using the Custom Filter Widget

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Using the Custom Filter Widget This feature does not work with Solr. With Custom Filters, you can contribute queries to the main search query, filtering search results to control what's returned...

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Using Search Widget Templates

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Using Search Widget Templates The default search widgets views are useful, but your site's widgets likely need a specific design. You can choose from one of the available widget templates or create...

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Search Results Widget Template Reference

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Search Results Widget Template Reference While creating a search results widget template, you can access pre-populated variables in the FreeMarker template editor. The variables listed in the...

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Working with Search Pages

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Working with Search Pages Search Pages Creating a Search Page Using a Search Page Template

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Creating a Search Page

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Creating a Search Page You can create and configure a search page for your Site if you choose not to base it on an existing search page template. This approach is preferable if you do not want to...

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Search Pages

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Search Pages Access the default search page at localhost:8080/web/guest/search. If you have a running Liferay DXP with some content in it, you can navigate there and execute a search. By default,...

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Configuring Liferay

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Configuring Liferay Liferay is a very adaptable tool. You can modify and configure it to suit the needs of your application.

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Administration

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Administration Liferay is highly adaptable and customizable. You can configure multiple aspects of it in the system or instance scope. For an overview of the different settings and configurations...

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Security and Administration

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Security and Administration After installation comes configuration. There are three areas you should examine carefully before opening your system to users: Security Administration Settings ...

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Audit Configuration Reference

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Audit Configuration Reference Configuration settings for audits are available at a system scope. You can find these settings by opening the Global Menu (Global Menu) and navigating to Control Panel...

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Searching and Exporting Audit Events

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Searching and Exporting Audit Events The audit application comes with simple and advanced searching capabilities. To use the simple search, you can enter a search term and click the magnifying...

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Using a Search Page Template

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Using a Search Page Template The default search page is backed by a Global scope page template. Manually created search pages can use that same template as a baseline. Out-of-the-box, the Search...

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Audit Framework

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Audit Framework Liferay's audit framework shows activities relating to users, user groups, organizations, roles, multi-factor authentication, and objects (definitions, fields, actions, layouts,...

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Audit Event Types Reference

Audit Event Types Reference The EventTypes class lists the different event categories logged by the audit framework. It specifies the action performed on the resource listed in the audit...

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Adding Custom Fields

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Adding Custom Fields Custom fields are in maintenance mode. Use Liferay Objects if possible. Many of Liferay's assets and resources can be extended with custom fields. Adding custom fields can...

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Common Tasks

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Common Tasks Enabling OpenOffice / LibreOffice Configuring Mail Managing Instance Email Notification Templates Setting a Terms of Use Managing User Authentication Configuring Default User...

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Using Configuration Files

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Using Configuration Files System Settings provides a user interface for making system-scoped configuration changes and setting default configurations for other scopes. The same configurations in...

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Beta Features and Feature Flags

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Beta Features and Feature Flags Feature Flags DXP 7.4 U69+/GA69+ Some features in Liferay are hidden behind feature flags. Using feature flags, you have control over new functionality introduced...

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Changing Translations with Language Override

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Changing Translations with Language Override Liferay DXP 7.4 U4/Portal 7.4 GA8. Import/Export and filtering functionality in Liferay DXP 7.4 U17/Liferay Portal 7.4 GA17 Liferay's Language...

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Configuration Files and Factories

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Configuration Files and Factories Using Configuration Files Using Factory Configuration

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Using Factory Configuration

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Using Factory Configuration Most Liferay DXP System Settings allow just one set of configurations for an entry. To change the configuration, you update the single configuration form, and it applies...

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Managing Countries

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Managing Countries Liferay DXP 7.4 U36/Liferay Portal 7.4 GA36 and above Liferay contains a list of available countries as defined by the ISO 3166 Standard, but you can use the Countries...

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Security Settings

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Security Settings Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files More coming soon!

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System Settings

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System Settings You can make System-scoped configurations from Control Panel → Configuration → System Settings. The System Settings application shows configuration sections underneath four...

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Virtual Instances

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Virtual Instances Liferay DXP can host multiple portals on one installation. These are called virtual instances. Each virtual instance has completely separate data and configurations. Each is...

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Adding a Virtual Instance

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Adding a Virtual Instance Before you do anything in Liferay DXP to add a virtual instance, you must configure its domain name in your network to point to your installed Liferay DXP system. There's...

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Email Settings

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Email Settings The email configuration is where you configure email notifications at the virtual instance scope. To access these options, Open the Global Menu (Global Menu) and navigate to...

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Understanding Configuration Scope

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Understanding Configuration Scope Liferay DXP settings are applied at four levels, or scopes: System, Virtual Instance, Site, and Widget. System Settings define the system-wide defaults. For all...

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Analytics

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Analytics The Analytics category defines the available analytics systems for the virtual instance. Enter an analytics system or remove one of the two pre-configured options (google and piwik)....

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Configuring Users in Virtual Instances

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Configuring Users in Virtual Instances You can define the look and feel of the personal menu, the default user associations, and the fields that appear when a new user creates an account. To...

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