Capability

Development and Tooling

Liferay offers a comprehensive toolkit to extend or customize your digital experience. Build applications quickly with low-code/no-code features like Objects, or leverage developer tools like Liferay Workspace and Blade CLI for further customizations.

For users on PaaS or running Self-Hosted, Liferay also offers tools deploying customizations.

Check these articles for an introduction:

Feature
Deployment Approach
Capability
Generating Projects with Blade CLI
Official Documentation
Generating Projects with Blade CLI Blade CLI exists to create, build, and deploy Liferay projects in Liferay Workspaces. Once created, these projects can be imported into an IDE or worked on...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Troubleshooting Blade CLI
Official Documentation
Troubleshooting Blade CLI If Blade CLI isn't working as expected, you may find answers here. The blade command is not available in my CLI The Blade CLI installer adds the blade command to your...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Configuring a Liferay Docker Container
Official Documentation
Configuring a Liferay Docker Container Creating and deploying containers is an important part of the modern developer workflow. Liferay Workspace makes it easy to use Docker containers both for...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Configuring Liferay Workspace
Official Documentation
Configuring Liferay Workspace Liferay Workspace is simple to use, and you can learn the basics by starting at the beginning. If you're happily creating projects, deploying code, or using a Docker...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Creating A Liferay Workspace
Official Documentation
Creating A Liferay Workspace You can create a Liferay Workspace manually or with Blade CLI. Creating a Liferay Workspace Manually To create a Liferay Workspace manually, you must have Gradle...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Creating Code with Liferay Workspace
Official Documentation
Creating Code with Liferay Workspace Liferay Workspace is the developer's tool for creating and managing Liferay development projects. Creating Projects Blade CLI makes it easy to create projects...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Creating Deployment Environments
Official Documentation
Creating Deployment Environments There comes a point when your code is ready to share. For that, you must build an environment. In the corporate world, there are usually three environments: ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Other Tools (Deprecated)
Official Documentation
Other Tools (Deprecated) These tools are deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and they are planned for future removal. Modern browsers (and Liferay DXP) all support including JavaScript...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Liferay CLI Tool
Official Documentation
Liferay CLI Tool The Liferay CLI tool is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal. The Liferay CLI tool makes it easy to create Angular, JavaScript,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Liferay npm Bundler (Deprecated)
Official Documentation
Liferay npm Bundler (Deprecated) The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal.
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Bundler Migration Guide
Official Documentation
Bundler Migration Guide The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal.
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Migrating an Angular Project to Use Liferay npm Bundler 2.x
Official Documentation
Migrating an Angular Project to Use Liferay npm Bundler 2.x The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal. Follow these steps to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Migrating a liferay-npm-bundler Project from 1.x to 2.x
Official Documentation
Migrating a liferay-npm-bundler Project from 1.x to 2.x The Liferay npm bundler is deprecated of Liferay 2024.Q4/Portal GA129, and it's planned for future removal. liferay-npm-bundler 2.x offers...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
7.4 Breaking Changes
Official Documentation
7.4 Breaking Changes Breaking changes break or significantly alter existing functionality or code structure. Here are all of the breaking changes for Liferay 7.4, starting with the latest quarterly...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Default Setting Changes in 7.3
Default Setting Changes in 7.3 Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the changes and decide...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.3
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.3 With each new DXP release, a feature may not warrant continued enhancements or may become obsolete. Stopping enhancements for a feature puts it in...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes in 7.4
Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes in 7.4 Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.4
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.4 With each new Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal release, a feature may not warrant continued enhancements or may become obsolete. Stopping enhancements for a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Renamed Language Keys
Renamed Language Keys In Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4, module language keys were centralized to a module called portal-language-lang. Source location: ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Post-Upgrade Considerations
Post-Upgrade Considerations After upgrading the database, you should configure Liferay for production again and check up on feature changes that might affect your Liferay instance. Re-enable...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Liferay DXP 2025.Q2 Breaking Changes
Official Documentation
Liferay DXP 2025.Q2 Breaking Changes Breaking changes break or significantly alter existing functionality or code structure. Here are all of the breaking changes for Liferay DXP 2025.Q2. As the...
Published Date: Jun 2, 2025 6:29 PM
Default Setting Changes in 7.2
Default Setting Changes in 7.2 Most new versions of Liferay include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the changes and decide to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.2
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.2 With each new DXP release, a feature may not warrant continued enhancements or may become obsolete. Stopping enhancements for a feature puts it in...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
7.3 Deprecations and Breaking Changes
7.3 Deprecations and Breaking Changes
Published Date: Jul 19, 2025 3:05 AM
7.3 Breaking Changes
Official Documentation
7.3 Breaking Changes This document presents a chronological list of changes that break existing functionality, APIs, or contracts with third party Liferay developers or users. We try our best to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2024.Q4
Official Documentation
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2024.Q4 Features moved to Maintenance Mode or marked as Deprecated in Liferay DXP 2024.Q4 appear here. For details about these statuses and their...
Published Date: Dec 11, 2024 4:21 PM
2024.Q4 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes
Official Documentation
2024.Q4 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the...
Published Date: Mar 6, 2025 4:05 PM
2025 Deprecations and Breaking Changes
2025 Deprecations and Breaking Changes Liferay quarterly releases introduce new features and enhancements while phasing out older or less-used functionality. Some features move to Maintenance Mode,...
Published Date: Apr 29, 2025 4:46 PM
2025.Q1 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes
Official Documentation
2025.Q1 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the...
Published Date: Mar 6, 2025 4:05 PM
Liferay DXP 2025.Q1 Breaking Changes
Official Documentation
Liferay DXP 2025.Q1 Breaking Changes Breaking changes break or significantly alter existing functionality or code structure. Here are all of the breaking changes for Liferay DXP 2025.Q1. As the...
Published Date: Feb 25, 2025 12:40 PM
2025.Q2 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes
Official Documentation
2025.Q2 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, review the changes and...
Published Date: Jun 2, 2025 6:29 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2025.Q2
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2025.Q2 Features moved to Maintenance Mode or marked as Deprecated in Liferay DXP 2025.Q2 appear here. For details about these statuses and their...
Published Date: May 7, 2025 4:42 PM
7.2 Deprecations and Breaking Changes
7.2 Deprecations and Breaking Changes
Published Date: Jul 19, 2025 3:04 AM
7.2 Breaking Changes
Official Documentation
7.2 Breaking Changes This document presents a chronological list of changes that break existing functionality, APIs, or contracts with third party Liferay developers or users. We try our best to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
7.4 Deprecations and Breaking Changes
7.4 Deprecations and Breaking Changes
Published Date: Jul 19, 2025 3:05 AM
Data Cleanup
Data Cleanup Available 7.3+ When you're done using an obsolete Liferay app or capability, you can remove its data. You can use the Control Panel or a configuration file to do data cleanup. Here's...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Database Pruning for Faster Upgrades
Database Pruning for Faster Upgrades The more data you have the longer your data upgrade takes. Unneeded site data is a common occurrence. Pruning the database of unneeded data improves upgrade...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Data Removal
Data Removal Available 7.4+ Use the Data Removal tool to erase unnecessary application data, such as expired journal articles and publication previews. To remove data, Open the Global Menu...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Common Upgrade Issues
Common Upgrade Issues Skipping an upgrade step or creating custom references to the Liferay database, can cause upgrade issues. The following questions and answers address some common situations. ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Upgrade Report
Upgrade Report Available 7.4+ When you perform upgrades, it is important to know the changes made and any issues that occurred. The upgrade status returns combined results for core upgrades,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM