Capability

Content Management System

Liferay’s Content Management System (CMS) offers user-friendly applications for creating, editing, publishing, and managing your site’s content.

Liferay empowers you to create and manage web content effectively. Easily create web content, upload documents, and leverage a suite of tools to administer and optimize your content. These tools include a user-friendly Content Dashboard UI, built-in Translation capabilities, and Content Performance insights.

Feature
Deployment Approach
Using a CSS Client Extension
Using a CSS Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ CSS client extensions introduce new CSS styling to pages. A deployed CSS client extension on a page adds to the page's existing styling, including theme...
Using a JavaScript Client Extension
Using a JavaScript Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a JavaScript (JS) client extension, you can run your own JavaScript on any page in Liferay without worrying about dependencies on Liferay code...
CSS YAML Configuration Reference
CSS YAML Configuration Reference You can define a CSS client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a CSS client extension definition: ...
Theme CSS YAML Configuration Reference
Theme CSS YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme CSS client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a theme CSS client...
Using a Theme Favicon Client Extension
Using a Theme Favicon Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a theme favicon client extension, you can override the theme's favicon on the selected page. Start with the sample workspace to build and...
Theme Favicon YAML Configuration Reference
Theme Favicon YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme favicon client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a theme favicon...
Theme Sprite Map YAML Configuration Reference
Theme Sprite Map YAML Configuration Reference You can define a theme sprite map client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml defines a theme sprite...
JavaScript YAML Configuration Reference
JavaScript YAML Configuration Reference You can define a JavaScript client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a JavaScript client...
Using a Theme CSS Client Extension
Using a Theme CSS Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ With a theme CSS client extension, you can override the current theme's CSS files (main.css and clay.css) to change the look and feel of a page....
Using a Theme Sprite Map Client Extension
Using a Theme Sprite Map Client Extension Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA100+ With a theme sprite map client extension, you can override the default Clay sprite map used for icons on a page. Start...
Editor Config Contributor YAML Configuration Reference
Editor Config Contributor YAML Configuration Reference Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ This feature is currently behind a release feature flag (LPS-186870). Read Release Feature Flags for more...
Data Sets
Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Data sets are like virtual containers that help organize and manage related...
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension
Using an Editor Config Contributor Client Extension Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal GA120+ Editor Config Contributor client extensions override existing CKEditor configuration in a...
Creating Data Sets
Creating Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). You can create data sets from different resources available through...
Data Set Actions
Data Set Actions Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). While managing data set, define actions to be used in the data set...
Data Set Filters
Data Set Filters Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). While managing data sets, you can define pre-applied filters to be used...
Using Data Set Actions
Using Data Set Actions Liferay DXP 2024.Q1/Portal GA112 Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Here are some examples for how to use data set actions and perform...
Batch YAML Configuration Reference
Batch YAML Configuration Reference Use a client-extension.yaml file to define a batch client extension. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a client extension of type batch: ...
Managing Data Sets
Managing Data Sets Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). Once you create a data set, you can customize how users see it....
Data Set Visualization Modes
Data Set Visualization Modes Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Currently, this feature is behind a release feature flag (LPS-164563). To customize the data display in your data set, use the...
Importing/Exporting Data
Importing/Exporting Data Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 If you want to import or export data from Liferay, you use batch client extensions. Use and reuse your data...
Integrating External Applications
Integrating External Applications Custom Element and IFrame client extensions register applications with Liferay and render them as widgets on site pages. When you create one of these frontend...
Integrating Microservices
Integrating Microservices Liferay Self-Hosted Liferay SaaS Liferay PaaS Liferay 7.4 You can define microservice client extensions to run your own code in response to events in your Liferay...
Notification Type YAML Configuration Reference
Notification Type YAML Configuration Reference You can define a notification type client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a...
Object Action YAML Configuration Reference
Object Action YAML Configuration Reference You can define an object action client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml defines an object action and...
Creating a Basic Custom Element
Creating a Basic Custom Element Liferay 7.4+ Custom element client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external, remote applications with the Liferay platform and render...
Custom Element YAML Configuration Reference
Custom Element YAML Configuration Reference You can define a custom element client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a custom...
Using an IFrame Client Extension
Using an IFrame Client Extension Liferay 7.4+ IFrame client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications as HTML elements. They're added to Liferay pages as...
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference
IFrame YAML Configuration Reference You can define an IFrame client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Data Usage This client-extension.yaml file defines an IFrame client extension: ...
Using Routes with Custom Elements
Using Routes with Custom Elements Liferay 7.4+ Custom element client extensions use Liferay's frontend infrastructure to register external applications with the Liferay platform and render them as...
Using a Microservice Client Extension
Using a Microservice Client Extension A microservice client extension is a standalone server process that relies on OAuth 2 for communication with Liferay. The microservice is a resource server and...
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference
Object Validation Rule YAML Configuration Reference To define an Object Validation Rule client extension, add the objectValidationRule type to your client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This...
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference
Workflow Action YAML Configuration Reference You can define a workflow action client extension with a client-extension.yaml file. Usage Details This client-extension.yaml file defines a workflow...
Creating and Managing Objects
Creating and Managing Objects Liferay 7.4+ Liferay Objects provides a convenient UI for creating custom applications that meet your business needs without writing code. You can also use Objects to...
Actions
Actions Object actions define custom business logic that you can run manually or automatically for object entry events. Examples include delivering entry event data to a webhook URL, sending email...
Understanding Action Types
Understanding Action Types Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ Actions define custom operations triggered by object entry events. Liferay provides these action types: TypeDescription NotificationSend email or...
Objects
Objects Liferay 7.4+ With Liferay Objects, you can build and deliver applications without having to write code or deploy modules. Each application built with Objects is integrated with Liferay's...
Defining Object Actions
Defining Object Actions Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ Object actions define operations that you can run manually or automatically for object entry events. To add an action, Open the Global Menu (...
Using Manual Actions
Using Manual Actions Liferay 7.4 U60+/GA60+ When you use the standalone trigger for object actions, the actions become manual instead of automatic. Trigger these actions using these methods: ...
Fields
Fields Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Object fields are data definitions that represent database columns and store different types of values. All objects include default system fields, but you...
Aggregation Fields
Aggregation Fields Liferay 7.4 U47+/GA47+ Aggregation fields perform basic calculations on the entries from a relationship table and display the resulting values. Available aggregation functions...
Activating and Deactivating Objects
Activating and Deactivating Objects Custom objects are activated when published. While active, you can use the object to create entries via the Liferay UI or dedicated REST APIs. If needed, you can...
Auditing Object Events
Auditing Object Events Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ You can use Liferay's audit framework to track events for custom object definitions and their entries. To track entry events, you must enable entry...
Creating Objects
Creating Objects Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Liferay Objects provides development capabilities in the Liferay UI. Using Objects, you can build fully integrated Liferay applications without...
Deleting Objects
Deleting Objects Liferay 7.4 U26+/GA26+ You can delete draft and published object definitions. Deleting a definition removes its associated data, including the stored entries for published...
Exporting and Importing Object Definitions
Exporting and Importing Object Definitions Liferay 7.4 U68+/GA68+ You can export and import object definitions as .json files. These files include the definition's complete schema (e.g.,...
Extending System Objects
Extending System Objects Liferay 7.4 U86+/GA86+ With Liferay Objects, you can extend supported system services. Currently, only these services are integrated with the Objects framework: Account...
Adding and Managing Custom States
Adding and Managing Custom States Liferay 7.4+ Some use cases may require assigning multiple states to an object entry at the same time. For example, when building an Order application, you may...
Adding Fields to Objects
Adding Fields to Objects Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Fields are data definitions that represent database columns and store different types of values. By default, all objects include these...
Encrypted Fields
Encrypted Fields Self-Hosted and PaaS Only Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Liferay provides the encrypted field type for storing sensitive user data. To use encrypted fields, first add an encryption...
Formula Fields
Formula Fields Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Formula fields store read-only values calculated using numeric fields in the object definition. Example use cases include calculating an...
Using Read-Only Fields
Using Read-Only Fields Some use cases may require data fields to be read-only. For example, data integrity may require some field values to remain immutable, or you may need to prevent unauthorized...
Designing Object Layouts
Designing Object Layouts Liferay 7.4 U31+/GA31+ Layouts define how fields and relationships appear when creating and editing object entries. Each layout can include multiple tabs containing...
Attachment Fields
Attachment Fields Attachment fields are for uploading files to your instance's Document Library. When uploaded, the file is linked to the entry's attachment field, and each field can only be linked...
Auto-Increment Fields
Auto-Increment Fields DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Auto-Increment fields are configurable read-only fields for uniquely identifying object entries in a human-readable format. For example, an IT...
Picklist Fields
Picklist Fields Liferay 7.4 U72+/GA72+ Picklists define lists of text values usable as single select or multi-select fields in object definitions. By default, single select fields appear as...
Layouts
Layouts Liferay 7.4+ Object layouts define how fields and relationships appear when creating and editing entries. All published objects include an autogenerated layout with a single tab that lists...
Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs
Adding Categorization to Fields Tabs Liferay 7.4 U31+/GA31+ You can add categorization blocks to fields tabs so end users can apply tags and categories to object entries. Follow these steps: ...
Managing Objects with Headless APIs
Managing Objects with Headless APIs Liferay 7.4+ You can create and manage objects from the Applications menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage...
Organizing Objects with Folders
Organizing Objects with Folders By default, object definitions are grouped in the Uncategorized folder, but you can add object folders to organize data models and manage access to definitions. ...