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Unable to edit uploaded document in Document and Media Portlet.
Issue In Liferay Portal 6.2, while previewing a document, there were options present to edit, delete the document. But in Liferay DXP 7.0, by default these options are not visible while previewing a document....
Disable Commenting in Documents and Media
Issue How do I disable comments for content in Documents and Media? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay EE 6.2 Resolution The following property can be set in the portal-ext.properties file:    ...
Deploying Liferay DXP on Docker
There has been growing interest in using Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) with Docker, a popular software container platform that makes it easier to use containers to create, run, test and deploy applications...
Include more user attributes when exporting users to a CSV file
Issue How to include more user attributes when exporting users to a CSV file Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution Add "users.export.csv.fields=" into portal-ext.properties to include more user attributes. # # Input a list...
How do I restrict Guest Users from Viewing Public Pages?
Issue Sometimes it is necessary for Guests (non-authenticated users) to be restricted from viewing Public Pages so that they are only viewable by Site Members. Otherwise, Public Pages are for Guests and Site Members...
Method Name Change for JournalTemplateServiceUtil.getStructureTemplates(groupId, structureId)
Issue In the past, developers could get the list of JournalTemplates in Portal 6.2 using JournalTemplateServiceUtil.getStructureTemplates(groupId, structureId) After renamed as DDMTemplate, the corresponding...
Updated Email Addresses in LDAP are not Imported to Liferay DXP 7.0
Issue This article documents a product limitation and a possible workaround for importing a user whose email address was updated in LDAP into a Liferay DXP instance. Environment Liferay DXP  LDAP server Resolution This...
Language Coverage
This article describes and provides links for: Our language / translation coverage documentation How to customize language keys / translations in your Liferay platform. How to contribute to languages outside of...
Configuring Liferay's LDAP Settings to Import Users
This article shows basic configuration of how to setup Liferay to import users from an LDAP server through the graphical user interface. Resolution Please note that the Control Panel...
Using Shibboleth 3 as IdP + SAML Integration
Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding these products. Any implementation of these...
Restricting Access to Specific User Fields
This article documents how to restrict access to specific fields for certain users in the Liferay platform. For example, there may be the need to set the email address field for users...
Removing Sample Document Types in the Documents and Media Repository
Description This article describes how to remove the default "Document Types" from the Documents and Media portlet. These sample Document Types are created when Liferay DXP 7.0 is started for the first time. These...
Setting Up Liferay Portal on tc Server 2.9.3
This guide is on how to set up tc Server 2.9.3. Resolution Download the tc Server zip file called: vfabric-tc-server-standard-2.9.3.RELEASE.zip. Open a command prompt to...
Configuring Cookies' httpOnly Status
Description By default, the Liferay platform sets all of its cookies to httpOnly true in its portal.properties file (Liferay 6.2 and earlier) or in its system.properties (starting with Liferay 7.0) files. # #...
Installing SOLR on a Two Node Cluster
Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding these products....
How to configure HTTPS in Tomcat for Liferay DXP 7.3
Introduction Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding...
What is the significance of "Reset preview and thumbnail file for Documents and Media" option?
This article is designed to show how to regenerate image and document previews in case they are corrupted or missing. Resolution To regenerate the previews: Navigate to Control Panel → Configuration → Server...
Installing Liferay Sync
  This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable.  This article houses documentation...
Liferay Activation Key Deployment Instructions (Table of Contents)
This article outlines the straightforward steps that are required to deploy your activation key for the Liferay Portal. Note that the instructions will vary depending on which version...
Managing Organization Request Notifications
As a Help Center user, you can be a member of one or many different organizations. If you're a member of a shared organization, you can see tickets for all members of that organization. You can also receive...
Enabling or Disabling Permission to Edit Specific Fields in the My Account Portlet
This article demonstrates how portal administrators can enable or disable permissions to edit specific fields in the My Account portlet in Liferay Portal 6.2. By default any user...
Downloading the Source Code for Plugins in Liferay Marketplace
This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. If you are...
Creating a Folder for a Specific Team
With the advent of teams in Liferay Portal, the portal administrator now has greater flexibility in managing site membership. This article outlines a method for creating a set of...
Checking for Collisions Before Installing a Hotfix
This article will walk through the basic steps that can be used to check for code collisions between a new fix pack or hotfix and custom plugins. NOTE: This procedure requires that the patches being installed include...
Staging in Liferay Portal 6.2
Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding these products. Any implementation of these...
Using CMIS Hooks
Liferay Portal 6.1 introduced the ability to mount multiple repositories into the Documents and Media portlet (previously named the Document Library portlet). One of the protocols it...
AntiSamy Portlet Removes HTML Target Attributes
The AntiSamy portlet is meant to prevent XSS type attacks. One side effect however is that if an HTML target is used, then the portlet will remove it upon publishing the content. Steps to Reproduce Create Web...
Setting Up Liferay Portal War on Tomcat 7
This article documents how to set up Liferay Portal using a war on Tomcat 7. Resolution 1. Gather the Necessary Files Download and unzip the most recent supported version of Tomcat 7. Download the most recent Liferay...
Setting Up Liferay Portal on Websphere 8
This article documents how to deploy Liferay Portal on WebSphere 8. Resolution Before making any changes to the WebSphere application server, stop the server first. Failure to do so can cause errors. The latest...
Setting Up Liferay Portal on Websphere 7
This article is on how to deploy Liferay Portal on WebSphere 7 Resolution Before making any changes to the Websphere application server, stop the server first! Failure to do so can cause errors. The latest versions of...
Setting Up Clustering Liferay Portal on Azure
This article details what is needed to setup Liferay on the Microsoft Azure cloud Virtual Machine Setup Azure manages all instances as Virtual Machines. Create a new instance in the Azure Dashboard and follow the prompts...
Setting Up an Alfresco Repository
Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding these products....
Patching a Liferay Cluster With No Down Time
This article describes steps for customers to patch Liferay instances in a cluster with no down time for the cluster environment. Known as a rolling change, there are limitations to...
Liferay's Clustering API
Liferay will support our API and resolve any issues and answer any questions having to do with the API itself or any other part of Liferay's software. Issues and questions regarding...
CKEditor Missing Buttons When Page is Not Maximized
If the window size of the browser is not fully maximized, the CKEditor will not display all the buttons as when the browser is maximized. Resolution This behavior is a new feature...
Changing the Storage Type When Using Dynamic Data List Data Definitions
When working with Dynamic Data Lists, it is possible to create your own data definition. By default, the Liferay platform stores the data definition as an xml, but you may also store...
Adding a Tag, Category, or Related Asset Does Not Increment the Version or Update the Time Stamp
This article documents a known issue with adding categories, tags or related assets to files in the Document and Media library. When you try to do this, a new version of the document...
Adding Portlets to Users' Private Pages By Default
This article describes how to add portlets to a user's private page by default. Resolution One way of achieving this is by creating a page anywhere in the portal with the pre-configured portlets you need, and...
Virtual LDAP Server Plugin Setup
The following article gives a basic use case for Liferay's Virtual LDAP Server Plugin. Liferay's EE Virtual LDAP plugin turns Liferay portal into a virtual LDAP server that can be accessed by external LDAP explorer...
Utilizing the Validation Feature Within the Web Form Portlet
This article contains a brief example for how to effectively manage validation in the web forms portlet. Resolution Note that following the below reproduction steps (or something similar) will produce an error:...