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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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com.liferay.expando.kernel.model.ExpandoBridge cannot be found after upgrading to Quarterly Release
Issue After upgrading to Liferay Quarterly Release 2024.Q1.1, the portal logs are displaying an error related to Commerce: ERROR [SystemExecutorServiceUtil-1][ROOT:47] bundle...
In Liferay DXP 2023.q4.4, clustered environment fails to load additional nodes
Issue When using Liferay DXP 2023.q4.4 deployed in an environment, the initial node loads up without any issues, but any additional nodes result with the following traces: In JBoss EAP 7.4 Update 17: 2024-10-05...
Filtering objects by their NestedFields.
Issue Having a relationship between two objects A and B. It is possible to make queries to the /o/c/as api filtering by a field of object B as nestedField. curl -X 'GET' \...
JBoss 8.x compatibility with Liferay
Issue Is JBoss 8.x compatible with Liferay DXP? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution According to the compatibility matrix, the application version JBoss EAP 8 is currently not compatible with Liferay DXP 7.4....
Getting dozens of "BundleException: A bundle is already installed with the name XXX" errors on sever startup
Issue When starting the server, multiple messages similar to the following are logged, indicating failed module installations (typically after an upgrade): 2024-11-19 10:05:39.082 ERROR...
Receiving the 'Unable to parse upload request' when try to upload folder
Issue Receiving the error in the logs when trying to upload the folder using the custom module. Steps to reproduce: 1. Start the server. 2. Deploy the sample portlet for uploading the folder in the bundle. 3....
Upgrade Failed due to the Error "No User exists with the primary key..."
Issue When doing the database upgrade from 7.2 DXP-20 to Liferay DXP 7.4 QR 2024.Q3.0, the upgrade can fail with the following error: ERROR [main][UpgradeExecutor:333] Failed upgrade process for module...
Is Liferay vulnerable to CVE-2024-7254?
Issue I would like to know if Liferay is vulnerable to CVE-2024-7254. Is Liferay affected by CVE-2024-7254? This article outlines the concerns of CVE-2024-7254 vulnerability with respect to the Liferay DXP. Environment...
Using properties dl.file.max.size and dl.file.extensions in Liferay DXP 7.4
Issue Guidance on Setting Maximum File Upload Size and Allowed Extensions in Liferay 7.4 with the help of dl.file.max.size and dl.file.extensions properties. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution In Liferay DXP...
Error: Unable to copy from file:/opt/liferay/osgi/modules/biz.aQute.remote.agent-6.4.0.jar
Issue When starting the server, the following exception is printed in the logs: 2024-09-25 17:50:18.363 ERROR [main][ModuleReadHookImpl:88] Unable to copy from...
Do Quarterly Releases minor versions include updated third-party libraries?
Issue We see that between 2024.Q1.1 and 2024.Q1.10 there is no any change related to third-party libraries. Does it means that Quarterly Releases minor versions do not include updated third-party libraries?...
How to check for errors while mass importing users with batch API?
Issue We are using http://localhost:8080/o/headless-admin-user/v1.0/user-accounts/batch to mass import users. We receive a HTTP code 202 in return indicating that the request is sent and being processed. How to check...
Unable to see the 'SEO' icon in Quarterly Release 2024.Q2
Issue According to Configuring XML Sitemaps documentation, users are unable to locate the 'SEO' icon in 2024.Q2 Environment Quarterly Release 2024.Q2 Resolution In order to see the 'SEO' icon, users need to...
Forms API returns default Field Name instead of the Field Reference value
Issue When making a request using a forms API such as the getFormRecord endpoint, the response returns the default Field Name(e.g. “Text12345”) instead of the newly created field Reference value on a field. Environment DXP 7.3...
After installing the Elasticsearch enterprise license I am not able to find where the JSON file is stored
Issue I installed the Elasticsearch license via API. After installation, I am not able to find where the JSON file is stored. Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution When you install the Elasticsearch license using the...
jgroups WARN in the Logs When Starting the Second Node in a Two Node Cluster
Issue During restart of a node in a clustered environment, WARN logs are thrown due to jgroup jgroups receive failures are logged as warnings during cluster node startup WARN...
Certificate details of internal load balancer
Issue There are few static IPs for private S2S connectivity, over different services like webserver and database. However, for webserver whose static IP is 172.xx.xx.xx, the certificate is updated at the...
Error message: Portal property "session.timeout.auto.extend" was modularized to com.liferay.frontend.js.web as "auto-extend"
Issue When starting up Liferay DXP, the following error message is displayed in logs: ERROR [main][VerifyProperties:138] Portal property "session.timeout.auto.extend" was modularized to com.liferay.frontend.js.web as...
Log Directory for Liferay
Issue The log folder may become oversized, causing server hang-ups, so how do I configure the logging directory for Liferay? Environment Liferay DXP  7.3 Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution The following are the steps...
How to migrate from SharePoint to Liferay DXP?
Issue We would like to migrate a lot of content from SharePoint to Liferay. Are there any Liferay-specific tools, connectors, or utilities available to facilitate this migration process? Environment Liferay DXP...
Security scan detected a "Reference to Windows file path is present in HTML"
Issue Our security scan detected a "Reference to Windows file path is present in HTML" in the following URL:...
Spring Boot Client Extension fails with [invalid_token_response] An error occurred while attempting to retrieve the OAuth 2.0
Issue We have a Spring Boot extension client that interacts with the Liferay APIs and that makes the OAuth2 challenge via OAuth2AccessToken oAuth2AccessToken =...
Is it possible to use wildcards with virtual hosts?
Issue We are using Azure and we set the virtual hosts in the portal-ext.properties with virtual.hosts.valid.hosts with oursite-xxxx.region.azurecontainerapps.io We receive a blank landing page like this because the...
How to reference static assets by URL from a client extension on SaaS?
Issue I am trying to use static assets (images) from the test-theme-css client extension that I deployed. When running the project locally, I am able to do this, but on SaaS, the URL does not work. Local URL:...
How to setup custom error page in Nginx webserver
Issue NOTE: Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. The information provided about products not created by Liferay is for reference purposes only, and any...
Liferay logs Timezone
Issue How do change the timezone displayed in the Liferay log files without changing the JVM time zone? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 [All updates] Liferay Quarterly Release Resolution Get a copy of...
Error message: Portal property "cluster.executor.debug.enabled" was renamed to "cluster.link.debug.enabled"
Issue When starting up Liferay DXP, the following error message is displayed in logs: ERROR [main][VerifyProperties:220] Portal property "cluster.executor.debug.enabled" was renamed to "cluster.link.debug.enabled"...
Unable to initialize bundle
Issue Tomcat folder is missing after running blade gw initbundle command. Steps to reproduce: 1. blade init -v dxp-7.4-u102 liferay-workspace 2. echo >> liferay-workspace/gradle.properties 3. echo...
NullPointerException when evaluating AuthLoginGroupSettingsUtil.isPromptEnabled
Issue The following error is thrown in the logs every once in a while: 2024-07-29 06:55:37.018 ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-7][CTCollectionPreviewFilter:53] java.lang.NullPointerException...
How to implement Bar Chart in DXP?
Issue How to display dynamic data on bar and graph charts in Liferay DXP? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution NOTE: The following resolution requires customization and should only be implemented at the...
Garbage Collection on Java 21
NOTE: Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. The information provided about products not created by Liferay is for reference purposes only, and any implementation...
How to resolve "From address not allowed" email errors in a Liferay SaaS environment
Issue In our SaaS environment, email notifications are failing when the "From Address" domain does not end in "@lxc.app" in our notification template for creating objects (even after adjusting the "Email Sender"...
Obsolete "module.framework.properties.dependency.manager.sync.timeout" Portal Property
Issue Migrating from Liferay 7.3 to 7.4, I noticed that the module.framework.properties.dependency.manager.sync.timeout property no longer works in 7.4. This is the error I'm getting: ERROR...
Obsolete "dl.file.indexing.interval" Portal Property
Issue Migrating from Liferay 7.3 to 7.4, I noticed that the dl.file.indexing.interval property no longer works in 7.4. This is the error I'm getting: ERROR [main][VerifyProperties:172] Portal property...
How to determine the master node?
Issue I am running a clustered environment, and I would like to know whether the node I am currently on is the master node. Environment DXP 7.0+ Resolution Liferay doesn't have a fixed “master” node in the...
Liferay Support for Spring 5.x
Issue Since, Spring 6.0.x supports JDK 17-21, while Liferay DXP 7.4 supports JDK 8 and JDK 11, hence upgrading to Spring 6.0.x for Liferay is currently not possible. Also, Spring 5.x's End of Support (from...
Custom module fails to start with error "Stopping blacklisted bundle"
Issue I have deployed a custom module, but it is failing to start and does not work. The logs show this message: Stopping blacklisted bundle my-custom-portlet_1.0.0 Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Liferay PaaS...
Accessing the virtual instance over another machine without using the internet
Issue How to access the virtual instance (of Liferay Server running on Machine A) over Machine B without using the internet? Environment Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution First, check the domain configured for...
Redirect URL configuration does not persist after a restart
Issue We noticed that after changing the Security Mode of Redirect URL configuration from "IP" to "Domain", and subsequently restarting Liferay, the configuration was back to "IP" again. We want to ensure this...
Log4j warnings and error on startup after upgrading to Update 36
Issue After upgrading Liferay DXP 7.3 to Update 36, the following warnings and error are printed in the logs on startup: log4j:WARN Continuable parsing error 3 and column 30 log4j:WARN Document root element...