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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.

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Saving Fragment Compositions
Saving Fragment Compositions Layout and composition are the foundation of your page design. They make pages easier to read and navigate, resulting in a richer and more consistent user experience....
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Managing Fragments
Managing Fragments Liferay DXP provides tools for managing fragments in the Liferay UI. With out-of-the-box tools, you can edit fragment code, export/import fragment sets between sites, and more. ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Propagating Fragment Changes
Propagating Fragment Changes By default, changes made to a custom fragment's code are not propagated to deployed instances of the fragment. Using fragment propagation, you can propagate changes to...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Using Layout Elements
Using Layout Elements For Liferay 7.4 U22+/GA22+ Layout elements define drop zones for designing page or template layouts. By default, Liferay includes two layout elements: containers and grids....
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Exporting/Importing Widget Data
Exporting/Importing Widget Data Export data from individual widget instances without affecting the rest of the site. Many widgets support exporting and importing their data separately, including: ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Setting Widget Scopes
Setting Widget Scopes By default, Liferay's page widgets are scoped by site, meaning all widget instances in a site share the same data and display the same content. For example, adding the Message...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Communication Between Widgets
Communication Between Widgets Portlet widgets can communicate with each other using public render parameters and events. Some Liferay portlets provide a configuration UI to help you get the most...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Configuring Templates
Configuring Templates Once you've configured a widget, Configuration Templates can save those settings in a reusable template. Configuration templates are only available for widgets placed on a...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Setting Widget Permissions
Setting Widget Permissions All of Liferay's widgets support Liferay's robust, fine-grained permissions system. Some higher level permissions can be configured in the permissions tab of the widget's...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:56 PM
Sharing Widgets with Other Sites
Sharing Widgets with Other Sites The Sharing options for widgets are deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4+ and are scheduled for removal in a future release. You can share widgets with other sites by...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Configuring Widget Look and Feel
Configuring Widget Look and Feel Customize your widget's appearance using the Look and Feel Configuration menu when using widget pages. Adjust text styles, background colors, borders, margins,...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Styling Widgets
Styling Widgets Once you've added widgets on a page, you can customize the look and feel of the widgets to meet your needs. With a range of configuration options available, you can tailor the...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Creating a Widget Template
Creating a Widget Template Widget Templates use FreeMarker to determine how widgets are rendered in site pages. Each template is designed for a specific widget type and can be selected while...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Page Settings
Page Settings In Liferay, effective page management is crucial for maintaining an organized and user-friendly site. Page settings go beyond the physical layout and content of your pages to help you...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Configuring Page Sets
Configuring Page Sets For Liferay 7.4 U22+ and GA22+, private pages are disabled for new installations. They are also deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4+ and are scheduled for removal in a future...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Setting a Default Widget Template
Setting a Default Widget Template You can change the widget template for individual widgets through their own configuration; however you can also configure a default widget template to apply to all...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Using a Widget Template Example
Using a Widget Template Example Widget Templates are great tools for customizing how widgets look and feel on your site. This example shows changing the default configuration of the Media Gallery...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Default Widgets Reference
Default Widgets Reference Liferay provides a variety of widgets out-of-the-box, so you can start building your solution right away. Widgets can be placed on content pages, widget pages, and page...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Configuring Locked Pages
Configuring Locked Pages Liferay DXP 2023.Q3+/Portal 7.4 GA92+ Liferay locks pages during editing to avoid conflicts when multiple users try to edit the same page. This feature works with...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Other Page Types
Other Page Types Content pages are the most commonly used page type, but there are uses for the other page types. Utility Pages Utility pages are content pages you can apply to system-level pages,...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Types of Utility Pages
Types of Utility Pages Utility pages are content pages managed at the site level. Since the default system-level pages are not customizable, you can use site-level utility pages to provide a unique...
Published Date: Nov 22, 24, 10:52 PM
Using Content Pages
Using Content Pages Liferay's default page type is the content page. You can manage and edit page content and design with a convenient interface containing configurable drag-and-drop elements, or...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Understanding Pages
Understanding Pages Pages render content and applications for users of a site. Page Sets If you enable private pages, two page sets are created: public pages and private pages. For Liferay 7.4...
Published Date: Nov 22, 24, 10:51 PM
Updating Page Permissions
Updating Page Permissions By default, when users join a site, they can see all of its pages. However, you can configure permissions for individual pages to restrict access based on user roles. ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Content Page Editor UI Reference
Content Page Editor UI Reference For Liferay 7.4 U37+/GA37+ Using the content page editor, you can add and configure elements in a content page. Go to a content page and click Edit (Edit icon)....
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Managing Content in Content Pages
Managing Content in Content Pages When working on content pages or templates, you can view and manage documents, web content articles, collections, and inline text added to them. To access these...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Using Widgets on a Content Page
Using Widgets on a Content Page The widgets section functions like the add menu on a widget page. You can access the full list of available widgets and add them to the page. The main difference is...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Using Widget Pages
Using Widget Pages A widget page is a page with a set layout that allows widgets (applications) to be displayed. Widgets can display content or add interactive and dynamic functionality to the page.
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Adding Elements to Content Pages
Adding Elements to Content Pages After creating a content page, you can add widgets and fragments to build the page's content and structure. Navigate to the content page and click Edit (Edit...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Managing Content in Content Pages For Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions
Managing Content in Content Pages For Liferay 7.3 and Earlier Versions For Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3, you can review web content deployed using fragments and widgets in the Contents panel (Contents). ...
Published Date: Oct 29, 24, 3:17 PM
Using Page Comments
Using Page Comments When building content pages, you and your team can collaborate using Liferay's page comments feature. Comments are enabled out-of-the-box in Liferay DXP 7.3+. Use page comments...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Adding Widgets to a Page
Adding Widgets to a Page Widgets are applications. They can be simple and only used to display content, or they can be full-featured collaboration applications, like the Message Boards widget. ...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Displaying Collections
Displaying Collections Liferay Portal 7.4 GA6+, DXP 7.3 GA1+ You can display a collection by adding a collection page, or a Collection Display fragment. For more information about these display...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Creating Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
Creating Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions In versions before Liferay DXP 7.3+, collections were called content sets. You can create Content Sets through the Content Sets interface...
Published Date: Oct 17, 24, 4:38 PM
Defining Content Relationships
Defining Content Relationships When creating new content, you can define relationships between assets even if they don't share any tags and aren't in the same category. The Related Assets option...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Displaying Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
Displaying Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions In versions before Liferay DXP 7.3+, collections were called content sets. Content sets are primarily displayed through the Asset...
Published Date: Oct 17, 24, 4:38 PM
Using Display Page Templates
Using Display Page Templates Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Display page templates define structures for displaying content at a dedicated URL. When you create or upload content items, Liferay generates...
Published Date: Nov 22, 24, 10:52 PM
Site Initializers
Site Initializers Liferay 2023.Q4+/GA100+ Site Initializers package pages, content, and configurations to help you jump-start a new site with much of the site already built. You can reuse them...
Published Date: Oct 16, 24, 4:33 PM
Displaying Content
Displaying Content You can display content in various ways. The option you choose depends on the type of asset you want to display, how many assets you want to display at once, and how you want...
Published Date: May 9, 24, 6:57 PM
Collections and Collection Pages
Collections and Collection Pages This information applies to Liferay DXP 7.3+. In previous Liferay versions, collections were called content sets. For information on content sets, see Liferay DXP...
Published Date: Nov 22, 24, 10:52 PM

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