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Personalizing Collections Liferay Portal 7.3 GA6 / DXP 7.3+ By default, any user can see all the collection's content and is part of the Anyone personalized variation. However, you can create a...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM

Personalizing Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions

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Personalizing Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions Personalizing collections tailors content for specific user segments, enhancing user experiences and targeting content effectively. In...

Published Date: Jan 9, 2025 5:24 PM

Using the Accessibility Menu

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Using the Accessibility Menu Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ Most enhancements to accessibility in Liferay are propagated across the entire platform by default, so all your users can benefit...

Published Date: Jun 6, 2024 3:57 PM

Creating and Managing User Segments

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Creating and Managing User Segments Using Segments you can create different groups of users based on a common set of properties, like user Job Title, or user Language. For a list of the properties...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM

Segmentation

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Segmentation With Liferay's segmentation tools, you can define user groups based on shared characteristics like behavior, location, or profile details. You can use these segments to personalize...

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Manually Migrating from Audience Targeting

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Manually Migrating from Audience Targeting Due to the similarities between Audience Targeting user segments and Liferay 7.2+ Segments, most of your configuration is automatically transferred into...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM

Migrating to Segmentation and Personalization

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Migrating to Segmentation and Personalization Starting with Liferay 7.2, Segmentation and Personalization functionality was integrated into the core product. Users of Audience Targeting must...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM

Segments Admin Settings

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Segments Admin Settings Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ You can configure Segments behavior at the system or instance level. With these settings, you can enable/disable segmentation, set the interval for...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM

Segments Editor UI Reference

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Segments Editor UI Reference You can use segments to organize users into different groups with common sets of properties. Follow these steps to access the segments editor UI. Go to Site...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM

Getting Analytics for User Segments

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Getting Analytics for User Segments Subscribers To use Analytics Cloud with User Segments, you must first connect your DXP data source to Analytics Cloud and enable synchronization of users and...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM

Migration from Audience Targeting

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Migration from Audience Targeting If you're upgrading from a Liferay version that used Audience Targeting, you must migrate to the built-in Segmentation and Personalization features introduced in...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM

Migrating User Segments

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Migrating User Segments A user segment represents a subset of users with a common set of properties. Segmentation in Liferay 7.2+ works similarly to Audience Targeting in previous Liferay DXP...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM

Segmentation By Geolocation

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Segmentation By Geolocation Liferay DXP 7.4 U44+/GA44+ You can configure Segments by geolocation to display different pages dynamically or content based on the user's country. To display different...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM

Contributing Custom Content to the Similar Results Widget

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Contributing Custom Content to the Similar Results Widget Subscribers This functionality relies on a Service Provider Interface (SPI) that's bundled with Liferay DXP 7.3+. It's available in...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Search

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Search

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Developer Guide

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Developer Guide Contributing Custom Content to the Similar Results Widget Search Queries and Filters Aggregations Model Entity Indexing APIs Search Headless APIs

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Search Overview

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Search Overview Search is a fundamental component of Liferay. Elasticsearch is bundled with Liferay for testing and development purposes. Production environments require Elasticsearch running on a...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

What's New in Search for 7.3?

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What's New in Search for 7.3? Elasticsearch Integration Elasticsearch 7 Support Liferay CE 7.3 GA4+, Liferay DXP 7.3 GA1+ Liferay DXP 7.3 comes with out-of-the-box support for Elasticsearch 7. The...

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Getting Started

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Getting Started

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Search Queries and Filters

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Search Queries and Filters To get sensible results from the search engine, you must provide a sensible query. Liferay's query APIs are in the portal-search-api module and are used to construct both...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Searching for Content

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Searching for Content All indexed content (a.k.a. assets in Liferay DXP) can be returned as search results. Custom content can also be indexed, so your installation might have additional asset...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

What's New in Search for 7.4?

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What's New in Search for 7.4? There are several highlights and new features added to Liferay's search infrastructure for the 7.4 release. New features include those added to the product for Liferay...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Installing and Upgrading a Search Engine

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Installing and Upgrading a Search Engine A search engine is a critical component of your Liferay installation. Creating an Example Cluster can get you started with an Elasticsearch installation,...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Advanced Configuration of the Liferay Elasticsearch Connector

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Advanced Configuration of the Liferay Elasticsearch Connector The Elasticsearch connection is configured using a configuration file or via System Settings. The Elasticsearch connector has a lot of...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Elasticsearch

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Elasticsearch Elasticsearch is the highly scalable, full-text search engine Liferay uses by default. Elasticsearch is bundled with Liferay for non-production purposes. In production, Liferay...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Connecting to Elasticsearch

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Connecting to Elasticsearch After setting up Elasticsearch, connect it to Liferay using the Liferay Connector to Elasticsearch. Connection steps depend on the connector you're configuring. See...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Getting Started with Elasticsearch

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Getting Started with Elasticsearch Compatibility: See the Search Engine Compatibility Matrix for details on the compatible Elasticsearch versions, available Liferay connectors, and required...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Installing Elasticsearch

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Installing Elasticsearch Here's how to install, configure, and start Elasticsearch on-premises. If you have Elasticsearch indexes used for primary data storage (storing data not backed by a...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Elasticsearch Connector Configuration Reference

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Elasticsearch Connector Configuration Reference The configuration information here applies to the latest available (bundled or through Marketplace) version of the Elasticsearch 6 and Elasticsearch...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Exercise: Run Liferay and Elasticsearch Using Docker

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Exercise: Run Liferay and Elasticsearch Using Docker 7.3+ Here you can walk through a minimal Liferay-Elasticsearch setup on your local machine to see how a secure REST Client connection between...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Securing Elasticsearch

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Securing Elasticsearch The very first thing you must do to secure Elasticsearch is enable X-Pack Security. After that you can begin configuring authentication and encrypted communication. ...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Troubleshooting Elasticsearch Installation

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Troubleshooting Elasticsearch Installation Liferay and Elasticsearch are complex systems full of configurations. When connecting them, you can run into difficulty along the way. Included below are...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Troubleshooting Elasticsearch: Common Issues

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Troubleshooting Elasticsearch: Common Issues Listed here are some common issues you may encounter while configuring Elasticsearch and Liferay. Additional connection-specific errors are discussed in...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Upgrading Elasticsearch

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Upgrading Elasticsearch Liferay supports Elasticsearch 8. The compatibility matrix provides the latest support details. Solr is in maintenance mode in Liferay 7.4. Elasticsearch 6.x is not...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Backing Up Elasticsearch

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Backing Up Elasticsearch Elasticsearch replicas protect against a node going down, but they won't help you with a catastrophic failure. Only good backup practices can help you then. Backing Up...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Troubleshooting the Elasticsearch Connection

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Troubleshooting the Elasticsearch Connection Listed here are some connection issues you can encounter when configuring the Liferay-Elasticsearch connection, along with the most common solutions to...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Upgrading Search Infrastructure

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Upgrading Search Infrastructure While upgrading Liferay, consider whether an Elasticsearch upgrade is required. The exact steps for upgrading depend on your existing search engine installation and...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Upgrading to Elasticsearch 7

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Upgrading to Elasticsearch 7 7.1 and 7.2 Liferay's connection to Elasticsearch 7.17.x servers is deprecated due to the End of Life for Elasticsearch 7.17. Connecting to a deprecated Elasticsearch...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

Installing a Search Engine

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Installing a Search Engine A search engine is a critical component of your Liferay installation. Creating an Example Cluster can get you started with the installation, but this guide demonstrates...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Installing OpenSearch

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Installing OpenSearch Subscription Required [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md) You can connect OpenSearch with Liferay. For...

Published Date: Nov 28, 2024 3:14 PM

Upgrading to Elasticsearch 8

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Upgrading to Elasticsearch 8 7.4 U81+, 7.3 U31+ Elasticsearch 8 is supported and recommended for the latest Liferay DXP Quarterly and Portal GA release out of the box. For specific version...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Using the Sidecar or Embedded Elasticsearch

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Using the Sidecar or Embedded Elasticsearch Sidecar and embedded Elasticsearch are not suitable for production. When using an app server different other than Tomcat, set up a standalone...

Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM

OpenSearch

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OpenSearch Subscription Required [Beta Feature](../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md) Elasticsearch is Liferay's native search engine. Beginning...

Published Date: Nov 28, 2024 3:14 PM

OpenSearch Connector Configuration Reference

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OpenSearch Connector Configuration Reference Subscription Required [Beta Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md) Configure Liferay's...

Published Date: Nov 28, 2024 3:14 PM

Solr

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Solr Solr is in maintenance mode in Liferay 7.4. Solr Limitations Installing Solr

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Installing Solr

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Installing Solr 7.2-7.3 (CE, DXP); 7.4 DXP U60+ Solr is a popular enterprise search platform built on Apache Lucene. It's reliable, scalable, and fault tolerant. Read more about it here. Solr is...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Solr Limitations

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Solr Limitations Liferay's Solr implementation has limitations. Some Liferay features and APIs cannot be used when you choose Solr as the search engine. Install Elasticsearch for the best...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Configuring an Example CCR Installation: Replicating Between Data Centers

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Configuring an Example CCR Installation: Replicating Between Data Centers Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) Subscribers This example configures Liferay DXP's Cross-Cluster Replication module and...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Activating Liferay Enterprise Search

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Activating Liferay Enterprise Search Starting with Liferay DXP 7.4, the Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) applications are included out-of-the-box. You can begin using LES right away, then purchase...

Published Date: Jul 29, 2025 8:56 PM

Configuring CCR In a Remote Leader Data Center

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Configuring CCR In a Remote Leader Data Center Ensure you have completed the necessary prerequisite steps before following the steps below. This data center holds Liferay DXP cluster nodes with a...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Cross-Cluster Replication

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Cross-Cluster Replication Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) Subscribers In a classic Liferay DXP/search engine installation, one Liferay DXP cluster talks to one Elasticsearch cluster, sending all...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Liferay Enterprise Search

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Liferay Enterprise Search A Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) subscription provides access and support for additional search features. Detailed installation and usage instructions are available in...

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Cross Cluster Replication

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Cross Cluster Replication Cross Cluster Replication Configuring an Example Cross Cluster Replication Installation Configuring a Cross Cluster Replication in a Remote Leader Data Center ...

Published Date: Jul 29, 2025 8:56 PM

Configuring CCR in a Local Follower Data Center

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Configuring CCR in a Local Follower Data Center First configure CCR in the remote/leader data center before following the steps below. The local/follower data center holds Liferay DXP cluster...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Configuring CCR: Settings Reference

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Configuring CCR: Settings Reference To help with the CCR configuration process, the example configurations from the step-by-step instructions in this guide are collected here. These configuration...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM

Troubleshooting Cross-Cluster Replication

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Troubleshooting Cross-Cluster Replication Known common pitfalls encountered during the CCR setup are covered here, as well as general troubleshooting techniques. For further troubleshooting, look...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 7:00 PM

Learning to Rank

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Learning to Rank Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) Subscribers Search engines like Elasticsearch have well-tuned relevance algorithms, good for general search purposes. LES Learning to Rank...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 7:00 PM

Monitoring Elasticsearch

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Monitoring Elasticsearch [LES Subscription](./activating-liferay-enterprise-search.md) If you have a Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) subscription, you can integrate Elastic's Kibana monitoring UI...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 7:00 PM

Search Blueprints

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Search Blueprints [LES Subscription](./activating-liferay-enterprise-search.md) DXP 7.4 U5+; 7.3 U6+ With Search Blueprints you can Make minor tweaks to Liferay's default search page behavior ...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 7:00 PM

Collapsing Search Results

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Collapsing Search Results Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ You can collapse search results that have identical keyword field values. For example, an internal blog titled Employee of the Month...

Published Date: May 9, 2024 7:00 PM