Maintenance Mode and Deprecations in 7.4
With each new Liferay DXP and Liferay Portal release, a feature may not warrant continued enhancements or may become obsolete. Stopping enhancements for a feature puts it in Maintenance Mode.
Read Feature Flags to learn more about other feature statuses: beta and release feature flags.
Maintenance Mode: Supported features with no further enhancements planned
Obsolete features are eventually removed or replaced with newer, improved features. Before dropping support for an obsolete feature, Liferay marks it as Deprecated.
Deprecated: Unsupported from the next minor version release
You should plan to stop using deprecated features because their support may cease as early as the next minor release. See Maintenance Mode and Deprecation Policies for details.
Deprecated Feature Availability
Deprecated features have different availability:
Bundled: Liferay includes the feature.
Marketplace: The feature is included in a Marketplace app’s final version.
Final: The final version of the Marketplace app is released for this Liferay version.
Archived: The feature is unavailable, but its code is available in a sources artifact on Liferay’s repository at https://repository.liferay.com/nexus/index.html#welcome.
Removed: The feature and its code are unavailable.
Deprecation Feature Flags
Deprecation feature flags signal the planned removal of features or capabilities. These flags help identify and transition away from deprecated features in preparation for future updates.
To enable a deprecation feature flag,
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Open the Global Menu (
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Click Feature Flags under Platform, then click Deprecation.
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All deprecation flags are listed. Toggle to enable or disable features marked for deprecation.
Enabling a deprecation feature flag makes the corresponding feature visible again, so you can evaluate its usage or transition plans.
Use the search bar, sorting, and filtering options to locate specific flags.
Features Deprecated in 7.4
Here are the features deprecated in 7.4:
| Feature | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| App Builder, App Builder Workflow | Removed | Replaced by Liferay Objects. |
| Bootstrap 3 & Bootstrap 4 compatibility layer | Removed | Opt in to adding a compatibility layer during Theme upgrade or manually add the layer. |
| Central Authentication Service (CAS) | Archived | Deprecated in 7.2. Replaced by other solutions, including SAML, OpenID Connect, and Token-based SSO. |
| Commerce Account Widget | Removed | Replaced by the DXP/Portal Accounts Widget. |
| Commerce Bill of Materials (BOM) | Removed | Replaced by Shop By Diagram. |
| Commerce Categories Navigation widget | Bundled | Replaced by Display Page Templates Menu Display support. |
| Commerce Category Content widget | Bundled | Replaced by Display Page Templates. |
| Custom User Attribute (in the Asset Publisher widget) | Bundled | Replaced by Collections and Experiences. |
| Digest Authentication | Bundled | Digest Authentication requires weak password hash storage, which is a vulnerability. |
| Dynamic Data Lists | Bundled | Deprecated in 7.3. Replaced by Liferay Objects. |
| Export/Import Resource Importer | Removed | This importer was originally created to allow themes to provide additional Liferay assets during deployment. It was deprecated in earlier versions of 7.4 and was removed in 7.4 U74 / 7.4 GA74. We recommend leveraging our new approaches such as site initializers or client extensions. |
| EXT Plugins support | Removed | Replaced by configuration settings and standard extension points. |
| Google Login/SSO | Archived | Deprecated in 7.2. Replaced by other solutions, including SAML, OpenID Connect, and Token-based SSO. |
| Image Editor (Soy-based) | Removed | Replaced by a React-based image editor. |
| JAAS support code | Bundled | No replacement. |
| Liferay Mobile Device Detection Enterprise | Archived | Deprecated in 7.2. Contact 51Degrees for up-to-date definitions. |
| Liferay Screens | Removed. Final version released in 7.3. | No direct replacement; however, the mobile SDK and headless APIs support mobile application development. |
| Liferay Sync Connector and Sync Client | Archived | Deprecated in 7.3. No direct replacement. |
| Live Users | Bundled | Deprecated in 7.2. Replaced by Analytics Cloud. |
| Mobile SDK | Removed | Replaced by Headless Delivery. |
| NTLM | Archived | Deprecated in 7.2. Replaced by Kerberos. If you’re using NTLM to authenticate Microsoft Windows™ accounts with, switch to using Kerberos. |
| OAuth 1.0a | Archived | Deprecated in 7.2. Replaced by Liferay Connector to OAuth 2.0. |
| Polls | Removed | Replaced by Forms/Forms Reports. |
| Search widget (classic) | Bundled | Deprecated in 7.1. Replaced by the Search widgets. |
| SOAP Web Services | Bundled (disabled by default) | Replaced by JSON web services, REST services, and GraphQL services. |
| Theme: Hello World | Archived | Deprecated in 7.3. No direct replacement. |
| Web Content Search widget | Archived | No direct replacement. |
Features deprecated in earlier Liferay versions may also need to be considered if you are upgrading from an earlier version.
- 7.3 Deprecations and Features Moved to Maintenance Mode
- 7.2 Deprecations and Features Moved to Maintenance Mode
- 7.1 Deprecations
- 7.0 Deprecations
Features Moved to Maintenance Mode in 7.4
Here are the features moved to Maintenance Mode in 7.4:
| Feature | Notes |
|---|---|
| Contacts Module | Moved 4 portlets in the Contacts module (Contacts Center, Members, My Contacts, Profile) to maintenance mode. No replacement currently. |
| Solr Connector | Use Elasticsearch if possible. |
Liferay continues to improve import/export and staging, particularly for remote live staging in scenarios that require content to be created in one environment and consumed in another. See Publishing Tools for more information.