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+ and GA22+, private pages are disabled for new installations. To enable them, see Enabling Private Pages for more information.
Adding a New Page Using the Pages Application
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Open the Site Menu (), expand Site Builder, and click Pages (1).
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To create a new page, click New and select Page (2).
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To create a child page, click Add () next to an existing page and select Add Page.
TipUsing the Actions menu () next to the page, you can preview a content page draft (Liferay DXP 7.2+). These options are available for pages in draft status and users with page editing permission.
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Under Page Template Sets, select a Basic or Global template.
To start with an empty content page, select the Blank master page template.
Alternatively, select from other available templates.
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In the Add Page dialog, enter a name and click Add.
If you created a content page, the page editor appears for adding fragments and widgets; if you created a widget page, the page’s configuration options appear.
To learn how to configure the remaining page settings, see Page Settings UI Reference or see Configuring Page Sets to configure options for a page set.
By default, new pages are added to the navigation menu for the site. To configure this navigation menu, see Using the Navigation Menus Application.
Adding a New Page Using the Page Tree Menu
Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+
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Open the Site Menu () and click Page Tree ().
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Click Add () and select Add Page.
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To create a child page, click Actions () next to an existing page and select Add Child Page.
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Follow the standard steps for adding a new page.
Pages in draft status have an asterisk (*) next to their names in the page tree.
Previewing Pages
You can preview the created pages before making them live or to identify the ones that need work:
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Open the Site Menu (), expand Site Builder, and click Pages.
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Click Actions () next to the page you want to preview and select View.
When multiple experiences are in place, users with edit page permissions can view/preview the page based on the selected experience.