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
Elasticsearch
Official Documentation
Elasticsearch Elasticsearch is the highly scalable, full-text search engine Liferay uses by default. Elasticsearch is bundled with Liferay for non-production purposes. In production, Liferay...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Connecting to Elasticsearch
Official Documentation
Connecting to Elasticsearch After setting up Elasticsearch, connect it to Liferay using the Liferay Connector to Elasticsearch. Connection steps depend on the connector you're configuring. See...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Getting Started with Elasticsearch
Official Documentation
Getting Started with Elasticsearch Compatibility: See the Search Engine Compatibility Matrix for details on the compatible Elasticsearch versions, available Liferay connectors, and required...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM
Installing Elasticsearch
Official Documentation
Installing Elasticsearch Here's how to install, configure, and start Elasticsearch on-premises. If you have Elasticsearch indexes used for primary data storage (storing data not backed by a...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM
Elasticsearch Connector Configuration Reference
Official Documentation
Elasticsearch Connector Configuration Reference The configuration information here applies to the latest available (bundled or through Marketplace) version of the Elasticsearch 6 and Elasticsearch...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Exercise: Run Liferay and Elasticsearch Using Docker
Official Documentation
Exercise: Run Liferay and Elasticsearch Using Docker 7.3+ Here you can walk through a minimal Liferay-Elasticsearch setup on your local machine to see how a secure REST Client connection between...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Securing Elasticsearch
Official Documentation
Securing Elasticsearch The very first thing you must do to secure Elasticsearch is enable X-Pack Security. After that you can begin configuring authentication and encrypted communication. ...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:51 AM
Troubleshooting Elasticsearch Installation
Official Documentation
Troubleshooting Elasticsearch Installation Liferay and Elasticsearch are complex systems full of configurations. When connecting them, you can run into difficulty along the way. Included below are...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM