Default Widgets Reference
Liferay provides a variety of widgets out-of-the-box, so you can start building your solution right away. Widgets can be placed on content pages, widget pages, and page templates. To view available widgets on a content page, begin editing a page and select Fragments and Widgets (
) in the editing sidebar menu and select the Widgets tab. To view available widgets on a widget page, click Add ().
Widgets are organized into these sections:
- Highlighted
- Accounts
- Collaboration
- Commerce
- Community
- Content Management
- News
- Sample
- Search
- Social
- Tools
- Wiki
Highlighted
Widgets here are commonly used widgets when building pages.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Asset Publisher | Adds an Asset Publisher widget to display assets. |
| Documents and Media | Adds a Documents and Media widget to display documents and media. |
| Menu Display | Adds a Menu Display widget to display your site’s page hierarchy. |
| Web Content Display | Adds a Web Content Display widget to display web content articles. |
Accounts
To learn more about Accounts, see Accounts
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Account Management | Adds an Account Management Widget to manage and access account information. |
Collaboration
Collaboration widgets build sites and communities that foster collaboration and communication with other users.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Blogs | Adds a Blogs widget to manage and access the Blogs application. |
| Blogs Aggregator | Adds a Blogs Aggregator widget to publish blog entries from multiple sources. |
| Calendar | Adds a Calendar widget to see and add events. |
| Dynamic Data Lists Display | Adds a widget to display a dynamic data list. Dynamic Data Lists is deprecated as of Liferay DXP 7.3. It is replaced by Objects. |
| Form | Adds a Form widget to display a specific form. |
| Invite Members | Deprecated in Liferay 2024.Q4 Adds an Invite Members widget to invite users to join a site. |
| Message Boards | Deprecated in Liferay 2024.Q4 Adds a Message Boards widget to add the Message Boards application to a page. |
| Questions | Adds a Questions widget to display messages from the Message Boards in question and answer format. |
| Recent Bloggers | Adds a Recent Bloggers widget to display the most recent blog authors. |
Commerce
For a list of available commerce widgets, see Commerce Widget Reference.
Community
Community widgets add comments, ratings, and flagging to pages.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| My Sites | Adds a My Sites widget to list the sites a user belongs to and can join. |
| Page Comments | Adds a Page Comments widget where users can add comments to pages. |
| Page Flags | Adds a Page Flags widget to report a page. |
| Page Ratings | Adds a Page Rating widget to rate pages. |
Content Management
Content Management widgets create, manage, and display content on site pages.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Asset Publisher | Adds an Asset Publisher widget to display assets. |
| Breadcrumb | Adds a Breadcrumb widget to provide a navigation system that shows pages and sites at the same level of accessibility as the current page. It shows private pages if on a private page and public pages if on a public page. |
| Category Filter | Adds a Category Filter widget where users can select a category to filter assets. |
| Documents and Media | Adds a Documents and Media widget to display documents and media. |
| Hightest Rated Assets | Adds a Highest Rated Assets widget to list assets with the highest rating. |
| Knowledge Base Article | Adds a Knowledge Base Article widget to display a single article’s content. |
| Knowledge Base Display | Adds a Knowledge Base Display widget to display published Knowledge Base articles. |
| Knowledge Base Search | Adds a Knowledge Base Search widget to search for Knowledge Base articles |
| Knowledge Base Section | Adds a Knowledge Base Section widget to publish articles associated with a specific topic (section). |
| Media Gallery | Deprecated in Liferay 2024.Q4 Adds a Media Gallery widget to display media in a simple gallery-like style. |
| Menu Display | Adds a Menu Display widget to display a site’s page hierarchy. |
| Most Viewed Assets | Adds a Most Viewed Assets widget to display assets with the most views. |
| Nested Applications | Adds a Nested Applications widget to nest widgets and configure how widgets appear on a page. |
| Related Assets | Adds a Related Assets widget to display assets related to the main asset of the current page. |
| Site Map | Adds a Site Map widget to display the current site’s map. |
| Sites Directory | Deprecated in Liferay 2024.Q4 Adds a Sites Directory widget to display the hierarchy of sites and child sites |
| Tag Cloud | Adds a Tag Cloud widget to display how many times a tag has been used. Assets on a page can be filtered when a tag is selected. |
| Tag Filter | Adds a Tag Filter widget to display tags. Assets on a page can be filtered when a tag is selected. |
| Web Content Display | Adds a Web Content Display widget to display web content articles. |
Note
The Most Viewed Assets widget is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4+ and is scheduled for removal in a future release. Instead, use an Asset Publisher widget and select the Most Viewed Assets collection provider to track content view.
News
News widgets display messages to users, RSS feeds, and recently created content.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Alerts | Adds an Alerts widget to display high-priority information with a red Important tag. |
| Announcements | Adds an Announcements widget to display information without a red Important tag. |
| Recent Content | Adds a Recent Content widget showing the most recently created assets. |
| RSS Publisher | Adds a RSS Publisher widget showing posts from RSS feeds. |
Sample
Sample widgets are used to demonstrate widgets and how they appear on a page.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Classic Theme Style Guide | Adds a Classic Theme Style Guide widget to display the style guide of the Classic theme. |
| Commerce Machine Learning Forecast Alert | Adds a Commerce Machine Learning Forecast Alert widget to display forecasts generated using Analytics Cloud forecasts. |
| Dialect Theme Style Guide Sample | Adds a Dialect Theme Style Guide Sample widget to display the Dialect theme’s style guide. |
| Iframe | Adds an Iframe widget creating an Iframe that can embed and display a web page. |
Search
Search widgets provide tailored search experiences that are customizable by you and the users.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Blueprints Options | Adds a Blueprints Options widget to apply a search blueprint. |
| Category Facet | Adds a Category Facet widget to filter search results by categories. |
| Custom Facet | Adds a Custom Facet widget to choose which field to group search results by. |
| Custom Filter | Adds a Custom Filter widget to control the query sent to the search engine without deploying custom code. |
| Elasticsearch Monitoring | Adds a Elasticsearch Monitoring widget to monitor Elasticsearch. |
| Folder Facet | Adds a Folder Facet widget to filter search results by asset folders. |
| Low Level Search Options | Adds a Low Level Search Options widget to use low level search. |
| Modified Facet | Adds a Modified Faced widget to filter search results by when an asset was created or modified. |
| Search Bar | Adds a Search Bar widget to perform searches. By default, the search bar widget sends users to the default search page. |
| Search Insights | Adds a Search Insights widget to inspect the query string constructed by backend search code when a keyword is entered and the response string returned from the search engine. This is intended to be used only during testing and development. |
| Search Options | Adds a Search Options widget to configure additional search options on a page. |
| Search Results | Adds a Search Results widget to display the results of a search query. |
| Similar Results | Adds a Similar Results widget to show search results similar to the main asset that’s selected on the page. |
| Site Facet | Adds a Site Facet widget to filter search results by site. |
| Sort | Adds a Sort widget to control the order of search results. |
| Suggestions | Adds a Suggestions widget to suggest improvements to an initial query. |
| Tag Facet | Adds a Tag Facet widget to filter search results by tags. |
| Type Facet | Adds a Type Facet widget to filter search results by asset type. |
| User Facet | Adds a User Facet widget to filter search results by users. |
Social
Social widgets create a social media experience on user sites.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Activities | Deprecated in Liferay 2024.Q4 Adds an Activities widget to track user activities on a site. |
| Contacts Center | Adds a Contacts Center widget to form connections and follow other users. |
| Members | Adds a Members widget to show site members. |
| My Contacts | Adds a My Contacts widget to show users’ connections. This widget can only be added to your profile page. |
| Profile | Adds a Profile widget to display user profile information, including pictures and descriptions. This widget can only be applied to the My Profile page. |
Tools
Tool widgets provide widgets to tailor a user’s experience.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Cookies Banner Configuration | Adds a Cookies Banner Configuration widget to configure which cookies are allowed. |
| IP Geocoder Sample | Adds a IP Geocoder Sample widget to display your country code and IP address. |
| Language Selector | Adds a Language Selector widget to set the language you see. |
| Search | Adds a Search widget to provide configurations to tailor queries. |
| Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal 7.4 GA120+ Create Account | Adds a Create Account widget with a form for users to enter their information to create an account. |
| Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal 7.4 GA120+ Forgot Password | Adds a Forgot Password widget with fields to enter an email address and a captcha to reset the password. |
| Liferay DXP 2024.Q2+/Portal 7.4 GA120+ Sign In | Adds a Sign-In widget with fields to enter an email address and password for users to sign in. |
Wiki
Note
Wiki is deprecated as of Liferay 2024.Q4+. For data continuity, consider transitioning to alternative content management solutions like Liferay Objects or Web Content.
Wiki widgets present the Wiki application and display wiki pages.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Page Menu | Adds a Page Menu widget to display links to other resources such as Wiki pages, site pages, and external websites. |
| Tree Menu | Adds a Tree Menu widget to list wiki pages and child pages in a wiki node |
| Wiki | Adds a Wiki widget to display the Wiki application. |
| Wiki Display | Adds a Wiki Display widget to highlight a specific wiki page. |