Capability

Sites

Liferay sites are customizable spaces for building personalized digital experiences. Each site includes applications for creating content, designing pages, and more. With these features, you can bring your custom solutions to life, whether intranets, public sites, customer portals, or e-commerce storefronts. In fact, you can leverage Liferay's multi-site capabilities to create multiple such sites in the same Liferay instance.

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Liferay DXP 2025.Q1 Breaking Changes
Liferay DXP 2025.Q1 Breaking Changes Breaking changes break or significantly alter existing functionality or code structure. Here are all of the breaking changes for Liferay DXP 2025.Q1. As the...
Published Date: Feb 25, 2025 12:40 PM
2025.Q1 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes
2025.Q1 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the...
Published Date: Mar 6, 2025 4:05 PM
Liferay DXP 2024.Q2 Breaking Changes
Liferay DXP 2024.Q2 Breaking Changes Breaking changes break or significantly alter existing functionality or code structure. Here are all of the breaking changes for Liferay DXP 2024.Q2. As the...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:47 AM
Liferay DXP 2024.Q3 Breaking Changes
Liferay DXP 2024.Q3 Breaking Changes Breaking changes break or significantly alter existing functionality or code structure. Here are all of the breaking changes for Liferay DXP 2024.Q3. As the...
Published Date: Jan 18, 2025 2:47 AM
2024.Q3 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes
2024.Q3 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the...
Published Date: Mar 6, 2025 4:05 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2024.Q2
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2024.Q2 Features moved to Maintenance Mode or marked as Deprecated in Liferay DXP 2024.Q2 appear here. For details about these statuses and their...
Published Date: Dec 11, 2024 4:21 PM
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2024.Q3
Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in Liferay DXP 2024.Q3 Features moved to Maintenance Mode or marked as Deprecated in Liferay DXP 2024.Q3 appear here. For details about these statuses and their...
Published Date: Dec 11, 2024 4:21 PM
2024.Q4 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes
2024.Q4 Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the...
Published Date: Mar 6, 2025 4:05 PM
Default Setting Changes in 7.2
Default Setting Changes in 7.2 Most new versions of Liferay include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the changes and decide to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
7.4 Breaking Changes
7.4 Breaking Changes Breaking changes break or significantly alter existing functionality or code structure. Here are all of the breaking changes for Liferay 7.4, starting with the latest quarterly...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
7.3 Breaking Changes
7.3 Breaking Changes This document presents a chronological list of changes that break existing functionality, APIs, or contracts with third party Liferay developers or users. We try our best to...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes in 7.4
Default Setting and Feature Flag Changes in 7.4 Most new versions of Liferay DXP include changes to the default settings. If you rely on the defaults from your old version, you should review the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Renamed Language Keys
Renamed Language Keys In Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4, module language keys were centralized to a module called portal-language-lang. Source location: ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Migrating Configurations and Properties
Migrating Configurations and Properties Your current DXP installation's OSGi configurations (7.0+) and properties (such as portal properties and system properties) set up your DXP instance to fit...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Upgrading the Database
Upgrading the Database Liferay's tools and instructions facilitate upgrading DXP and Portal environments safely and quickly. Non-clustered environments that have small data sets, for example can be...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Upgrading a Sharded Environment
Upgrading a Sharded Environment Since Liferay DXP 7.0, Liferay removed its own physical partitioning implementation (also known as sharding) in favor of the capabilities provided natively by...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Upgrading via Docker
Upgrading via Docker Running a Liferay Docker image with auto-upgrade enabled uses the Database Upgrade Tool to upgrade your database transparently on Liferay startup. After the upgrade completes,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Upgrading Clustered and Sharded Environments
Upgrading Clustered and Sharded Environments If you're upgrading a clustered installation, you must follow an upgrade approach that fits your cluster requirements. See Maintaining Clustered...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Upgrading via Auto Upgrade
Upgrading via Auto Upgrade You can upgrade your database automatically by enabling auto upgrade via the portal property before starting up your instance. Always back up your database and existing...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Updating the File Store
Updating the File Store File store options and configuration values changed in Liferay DXP 7.0. If you're on 7.0 or earlier and are affected by these changes, you must update your file store before...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Using the Database Upgrade Tool
Using the Database Upgrade Tool The Liferay Database Upgrade Tool is a client program for upgrading Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal databases offline. Always back up your data and installation...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Providing Files to the Container
Providing Files to the Container The Liferay container uses the files you provide to execute the following use cases: Configure Liferay with .properties Files and .config files Configure Tomcat...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:49 PM
Patching DXP in Docker
Patching DXP in Docker Liferay patches fix DXP issues and the Patching Tool applies the patches. On Docker Hub, Liferay provides images pre-populated with each new Fix Pack, Security Fix Pack, and...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:49 PM
Running Scripts in Containers
Running Scripts in Containers If there's more that you want to do in the Liferay container beyond setting up Tomcat and Liferay files, deploying arifacts, and applying patches, you can use scripts....
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:49 PM
Exporting and Importing Page Templates
Exporting and Importing Page Templates Sometimes, it's easier to edit templates in a code editor. After you create a page template, you can export it for local editing. Once you've made the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Adding Pages
Adding Pages Managing a Liferay site involves adding and customizing pages to deliver content and create a personalized user experience. Learn how to create new pages and child pages from the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Sites
Sites Sites are customizable spaces for building personalized digital experiences. They are a fundamental component of Liferay DXP. At its core, a site is a collection of pages that contains...
Published Date: Jul 3, 2025 8:41 PM
Creating Pages
Creating Pages Pages form the foundation of your site's content and user experience. With Liferay, you can create dynamic and engaging web experiences using flexible, low-code tools to define...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Adding a Page to a Site
Adding a Page to a Site Adding and customizing pages is a key part of managing your Liferay site. You can add pages using the Pages application or through the Page Tree menu. For Liferay 7.4 U22+...
Published Date: Oct 17, 2024 4:33 PM
Upgrading to a New Docker Image
Upgrading to a New Docker Image As new Liferay versions are released as Docker images, you can upgrade to them. Upgrading Liferay describes the process. Always back up your data and installation...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:49 PM
Adding a Site
Adding a Site Sites are customizable spaces within Liferay, designed for building personalized digital experiences that engage specific audiences and meet unique organizational goals. Creating a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Creating a Page Template
Creating a Page Template Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ With page templates, you can create pages based on predefined layouts and content. There are several basic page templates available out-of-the-box....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Using the Full Page Application Page Type
Using the Full Page Application Page Type Create a new page and select Full Page Application under Other. Enter a name and click Add. Under Layout, select the Full Page Application you want...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Managing Master Page Templates
Managing Master Page Templates Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Master Page Templates control the design of content pages, enabling consistent styling and layouts across your site. You can...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Page Fragments and Widgets
Page Fragments and Widgets Liferay provides page fragments and widgets for building site pages and page templates. Fragments cannot be used in widget pages. They are only available in content...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Defining Headers and Footers
Defining Headers and Footers Headers and footers define the structure and appearance of your site. Use master page templates to apply these elements consistently across pages while maintaining...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Using Fragments
Using Fragments Page fragments are extensible and reusable drag-and-drop elements for building content pages and templates (i.e., masters, pages, and display pages). Built with HTML, CSS, and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Using Utility Pages
Using Utility Pages 7.4 U86+ and GA86+ Utility pages serve specific operational tasks and actions and are usually essential for users to interact with a website or application effectively. Utility...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Creating a Master Page Template
Creating a Master Page Template Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Although there are default master page templates you can use to define the look and feel of the headers and footers for your...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM
Master Page Templates
Master Page Templates Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+ Master page templates define common elements (e.g., headers and footers) for pages using fragments, allowing easier management without...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:56 PM