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. |
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. |