Capability

Search

Liferay Search is a fundamental component of Liferay DXP. Search obviously powers search results for your sites, but can also be tailored and configured to do much more! Use Search to build dynamic navigation menus based on categories, boost search results for important content, or use it to present a dynamic content experience for users.

Search features include Full-text Search, Indexing of all content types, Search Pages and Widgets, Search Results, and more.

Feature
Deployment Approach
Capability
Collection Providers
Official Documentation
Collection Providers Collection providers group items into collections for display on your pages. Several are available out of the box, or you can create them using the Information Framework to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Collections and Collection Pages for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
Official Documentation
Collections and Collection Pages for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions In versions before Liferay DXP 7.3+, collections were called content sets. A content set is exactly what it sounds like: a...
Published Date: Oct 17, 2024 4:38 PM
Creating Collections
Official Documentation
Creating Collections This information applies to Liferay DXP 7.3+. For previous Liferay DXP versions, see Creating Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions. You can create Manual or...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Creating Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
Official Documentation
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, 2024 4:38 PM
Displaying Collections
Official Documentation
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, 2024 6:57 PM
Using Display Page Templates
Official Documentation
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, 2024 10:52 PM
Creating and Managing Display Page Templates
Official Documentation
Creating and Managing Display Page Templates Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Display page templates define structures for displaying content at a dedicated friendly URL. These templates currently support...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Displaying Collections for Liferay 7.2 and Earlier Versions
Official Documentation
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, 2024 4:38 PM
Defining Content Relationships
Official Documentation
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, 2024 6:57 PM
Configuring SEO and Open Graph Settings for Display Page Templates
Official Documentation
Configuring SEO and Open Graph Settings for Display Page Templates Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Display page templates are custom layouts that display individual content items at a dedicated...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Displaying Categories using Display Pages
Official Documentation
Displaying Categories using Display Pages Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+. Using a display page template, you can render web content, documents, and blog entries in a display page. Starting...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM
Publishing Content With Display Pages
Official Documentation
Publishing Content With Display Pages You can use display page templates to create reusable dynamic designs for displaying content items at their friendly URLs. After designing the template, you...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Using Multiple Display Page Templates to Create Multi-Step Applications
Official Documentation
Using Multiple Display Page Templates to Create Multi-Step Applications Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ Display page templates display content at a dedicated URL. To use this URL and view the...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM
Using Information Templates
Official Documentation
Using Information Templates Available 7.4+ With Information Templates, you can create FreeMarker templates for any item type that implements the Info Framework. Supported item types include web...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Using the Asset Publisher Widget
Official Documentation
Using the Asset Publisher Widget The Asset Display widget displays individual pieces of content from various sources like blogs, web content, and documents. You can use it to highlight specific...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Configuring the Asset Publisher Display Settings
Official Documentation
Configuring the Asset Publisher Display Settings When using an Asset Publisher widget, you can configure several display settings to specify how users view your content. Create a new page or...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Displaying Assets Using the Asset Publisher Widget
Official Documentation
Displaying Assets Using the Asset Publisher Widget As you create web content, remember that pieces of content are assets like message board entries and blog posts. The most common type of asset is...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:50 AM
Configuring Asset Publisher Subscriptions
Official Documentation
Configuring Asset Publisher Subscriptions The Asset Publisher supports two kinds of subscriptions: email subscriptions and RSS feed subscriptions. Email Subscriptions Users can subscribe to the...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Optimizing Sites
Official Documentation
Optimizing Sites From having top-tier SEO, to understanding and acting on your site's content, to building a site that is accessible to all types of users, Liferay provides tools for identifying...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
A/B Testing
Official Documentation
A/B Testing Liferay DXP 7.2 SP1+ With A/B Testing, you can determine the most effective version of your content by testing variations on different users. The majority of visitors see the current...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Reviewing A/B Test Results and Publishing Test Variants
Official Documentation
Reviewing A/B Test Results and Publishing Test Variants When the A/B Test finishes, you can find the test results in Analytics Cloud and Liferay DXP. Analytics Cloud declares a winner when the...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Verifying A/B Test Requirements
Official Documentation
Verifying A/B Test Requirements Before running A/B Testing on your Content pages, you must verify these requirements are met: Liferay DXP is connected to Analytics Cloud. Fore information on how...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Building a Responsive Site
Official Documentation
Building a Responsive Site More than half of all page views in the world come from mobile devices like phones and tablets. Any site should look as good when viewed by a mobile device as it does on...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Getting Started with Site Building
Official Documentation
Getting Started with Site Building Sites are a fundamental component of Liferay DXP. A site is a collection of pages with content and applications that provide functionality. When you start your...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Creating A/B Tests
Official Documentation
Creating A/B Tests Before creating A/B tests, remember these things: You can create a test for a default Experience or a personalized Experience mapped to a Segment. You can only create an A/B...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Running and Monitoring A/B Tests
Official Documentation
Running and Monitoring A/B Tests You can configure these parameters when you run the A/B Test: Traffic Split: The percentage of visitors randomly split between the original and the variant when...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Building Responsive Layouts with the Grid Fragment
Official Documentation
Building Responsive Layouts with the Grid Fragment Availability: Liferay DXP 7.3+. Liferay DXP uses responsive design by default, but there are situations where you want additional and more...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Creating Mobile Device Rules
Official Documentation
Creating Mobile Device Rules Available in Liferay 7.2 and prior as it is deprecated in 7.3 As a prerequisite, you must install the Liferay Mobile Device Detection Lite (LMDD) app from Liferay...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
SEO and Metadata Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
SEO and Metadata Configuration Reference Optimizing SEO and metadata is essential for improving site visibility in search engines and ensuring content is properly indexed and displayed across...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:52 PM
Using the Simulation Panel
Official Documentation
Using the Simulation Panel Available Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ You can verify your page's responsiveness by simulating different scenarios. With Liferay, use the Simulation panel to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Publishing Tools
Official Documentation
Publishing Tools Liferay provides two publishing tools for content creation and site building: Publications and Staging. With each tool you can edit sites and content in a working environment...
Published Date: Aug 3, 2025 11:42 PM
Comparing Publishing Tools
Official Documentation
Comparing Publishing Tools Liferay provides two publishing tools for content creation and site building: Publications and Staging. Publications is recommended over Staging in nearly all use cases...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Personal Sites
Official Documentation
Personal Sites By default, Liferay generates a personal site for every user. Each site includes two page sets: My Profile (public) and My Dashboard (private). Each user is the sole member of their...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Publications
Official Documentation
Publications Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ You can use Publications to develop, track, and publish changes across your DXP instance. It works by creating a database column to determine which version of...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Best Practices for Managing Publications
Official Documentation
Best Practices for Managing Publications Efficient publication workflows in Liferay help improve collaboration, reduce errors, and streamline content delivery. Follow these best practices to...
Published Date: Mar 25, 2025 3:57 PM
Collaborating on Publications
Official Documentation
Collaborating on Publications Liferay 7.4+ By default, a publication can only be accessed by its creator. However, publication creators can invite other users to view, edit, and publish their...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:57 PM
Creating and Managing Publications
Official Documentation
Creating and Managing Publications Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ With Publications, users can create instance-scoped blocks of changes. Because each publication is instance-scoped, they can be accessed...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Enabling Publications
Official Documentation
Enabling Publications Available Liferay 7.3+ Publications provides a convenient and flexible way for you and your teams to develop, track, and publish changes. When enabled, Publications is...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Making and Publishing Changes
Official Documentation
Making and Publishing Changes Liferay 7.3+ Publications provides a convenient way to manage changes to your Liferay instance. With it, you and your team can create and collaborate on blocks of...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Reverting Changes
Official Documentation
Reverting Changes Liferay Publications maintains a history of all published changes. You can use this publishing history to easily create publications that revert earlier changes to production....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM