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Elasticsearch Indexes Reference Liferay 7.3 and 7.4 each have a set of indexes created in Elasticsearch. Understanding these indexes and what they do can help you better configure and administer...

Category Facet

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Category Facet The Category Facet narrows search results for categorized assets that match the search query keywords. Each matching result's categories are aggregated as facet terms. Example of...

Custom Facet

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Custom Facet The Custom Facet is unique among the out-of-the-box search facets. Rather than always grouping results by a single static field (like the modified date or the asset type), you can...

Custom Facet Examples

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Custom Facet Examples The custom facet is a powerful aid to customizing your site's search experience. When the out-of-the-box facets don't meet your requirements, the custom facet fills the gap....

Search Facets

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Search Facets Enter a keyword in the Search Bar and click the Search button. The default search experience redirects to a page with results on the right and a collection of facets on the left. ...

Modified Facet

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Modified Facet The Modified Facet narrows search results down to those that match the searched keyword and results that were created or modified during a certain time period. Example of modified...

Folder Facet

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Folder Facet The Folder Facet narrows search results down to content found in specific Asset Folders. Note that the search match is not for folder names but for content found in the folders. ...

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...

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...

Type Facet

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Type Facet The Type Facet narrows search results down to those associated with a certain Asset Type. Each Type with content matching the searched keyword appears as a facet term. Example of type...

Configuring the Search Results Widget

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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...

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...

Tag Facet

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Tag Facet The Tag Facet narrows search results for any assets with tags that match the search keyword. Each match appears as a facet term. Example of tag facet results. Configuring the Tag Facet...

Custom Filter Examples

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Custom Filter Examples This feature does not work with Solr. The Custom Filter widget is a powerful aid to your search tuning efforts. Without deploying custom code, you can exert control over...

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...

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...

Search Insights

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Search Insights This feature is intended for testing and development. The Search Insights Widget, when added to a Search Page, is for inspecting two things: The query string that's constructed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Working with Search Pages

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

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Configuration Files and Factories

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Configuration Files and Factories Using Configuration Files Using Factory Configuration

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...

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...

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...

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)....

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...

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...

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...

Security Settings

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

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...

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...

Instance Configuration

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Instance Configuration The Instance Configuration settings define the configuration information for the virtual instance, from its appearance to the Terms of Use your Users agree to the first time...

Infrastructure

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Infrastructure The Infrastructure category contains settings related to the export/import, staging, and site template propagation processes. You can also configure the session timeout. To access...

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...

Configuring Frontend Resource Caching (CSS)

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Configuring Frontend Resource Caching (CSS) Liferay DXP 2025.Q4+ When you access a page on your site, the page's load time depends on how it retrieves frontend resources, such as JavaScript or...

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...

Localization

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Localization To access the Localization settings, Open the Control Panel and navigate to Configuration → Instance Settings, and select the Localization category under the PLATFORM section. Here,...

File Store Migration

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File Store Migration Files can be migrated from one file store type to another. Here are some migration scenarios: Migrating from Simple File System Store to Advanced File System Store for...

Liferay Talend Components Overview

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Liferay Talend Components Overview Unsupported Liferay Talend Connector is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. If you use Talend...

Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files

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Enabling Antivirus Scanning for Uploaded Files DXP 7.3 SP 1+, Portal 7.3 GA7+, and DXP 7.2 FP 9+ This feature is not currently available on Portal 7.2 and earlier versions. You can...

Installing Liferay Talend Components

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Installing Liferay Talend Components Unsupported Liferay Talend Connector is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 2024.Q4/Portal GA129 and is scheduled for removal in a future release. Liferay's...

File Storage

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File Storage All files uploaded to Liferay DXP are stored in the instance's designated file store. This includes files uploaded using Documents and Media, as well as those uploaded using...

Redirect URLs

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Redirect URLs Available 7.4+ Your Liferay Instance can be configured to allow redirects to certain URLs or IP addresses. To configure, navigate to Control Panel → Instance Settings → Content and...