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Adding custom Spell checker and Query suggestions for languages that do not have them by default
Issue You might want to enable the spell checking and suggestion feature in your 'Search Portlet' but the language you wish to use does not have them by default. Environment Liferay DXP 7.x Resolution Create a simple .txt file with all the words you would like to add As an example for...
How to programmatically get the list of calendar event invitees
Issue I want to get the list of users that accepted an invitation to an event (but programmatically, not by viewing the event on the UI) Environment DXP 7.2 Resolution - in the background, calendar events are called calendar bookings (so look for classes like CalendarBooking*,...
How to see the number of downloads for Documents and Media?
Issue In Liferay 6.1 and 6.2, if you opened a Document as and Admin, you had the information about the number of downloads. This is missing in DXP 7.0+ Environment Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution In DXP 7.0+, you can make this piece of information appear in Site Administration and in the...
How can I change the editor used in the Knowledge Base app?
Issue How can portal administrators change the default editor of the Knowledge Base app installed in Lifray DXP? Environment Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution You can change the Knowledge Base's default editor from the Control Panel: System Settings > Knowledge Base > Service > Editor Name...
Wiki FrontPage cannot be deleted or renamed
The page you are viewing has been machine translated for your convenience. As such, errors in translation are possible. Please refer to the original article for the most up-to-date version of this content HERE. Issue The Wiki creates a default page called "FrontPage" by default. If you...
How to disable birthday and gender fields from user profile
Issue Is it possible to disable birthday and gender fields from user profile? Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.x Resolution On Portal 6.2, go to Admin > Control Panel > Configuration > Users > Fields , and uncheck:  Enable Birthday Enable Gender On DXP 7.x, go to Control...
How to reset mail settings
Issue How can I reset (delete from the database) mail settings I have previously set and saved from the UI, at Control Panel > Configuration > Server Administration > Mail? (e.g if I want to provide them through portal properties or environment variables) Environment DXP 7.2 Resolution...
How to manually know the storage in use in a Liferay PaaS environment
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Description The storage is a limited resource with a default quota per environment. The quota can be increased with the respective cost....
Whitelisting Liferay Cloud IP in a private/internal system
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue Sometimes it is necessary to connect the Liferay DXP running on the Liferay Cloud with some internal/private system, such as an...
Monitoring Disk Usage for Jenkins
It is helpful to see how close you are to running out of space on Jenkins. We have provided a way to see the current disk usage of the CI service. Login to the Jenkins service and navigate to "Disk Usage" on the sidebar. When navigating to this tab you will be presented with a breakdown...
[CKEditor] Adding alt-text to images
Issue In order to comply with WCAG accessibility guidelines, we would like to add alt-text to the images that are uploaded in the Documents & Media gallery. How can we do that? Environment DXP 7.0+ Resolution If you try to create a new structure with the Image element, the element's...
Copy-pasting an image into a Web Content HTML field is stored as base64 characters
Issue When an image is copy-pasted into the Web Content editor, it is stored as a base64 collection of characters. What is the limit of this image? Are there any alternatives to this behavior? Environment DXP 7.0 Resolution This behavior is expected because you are using the built-in web...
Special characters are used in friendly URLs
Issue Special characters, e.g. åäö are shown in friendly URLs, instead of showing the ASCII version. Example: page is titled new page åäö becomes /new-page-åäö instead of /new-page-aao Environment DXP 7.0+ Resolution This is the currently intended behavior, made by LPS-65233, to support...
Disable Form's Success Page in DXP 7.3
Issue After submitting a form I want to disable the Success page. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution To disable the form's success page: Inside the site administration menu, go to Content & Data > Forms and click to edit the respective form; Scroll down to the bottom of the page;...
How to prevent user enumeration attacks through the Forgot Password functionality
Issue Insecure default configuration may allow remote attackers to enumerate users' email addresses via the forgot password functionality. This can be a risk in the case of public-facing deployments. Environment Liferay DXP 6.2 EE Liferay DXP 7.0-7.2 Resolution It is recommended to set...
Adding User Groups to Site Membership as a Site Administrator
Issue Site Administrators are unable to add user groups as members of the site they manage.  Environment DXP 7.0+ Resolution This is currently an intended behavior as the Site Administrator role by default does not have the permissions to view and update User Groups. A Feature Request...
SAML changes post upgrade from DXP 7.0 to higher version
Issue SAML authentication is being used in DXP 7.0. After upgrading the DXP 7.0 to any higher version, how to configure SAML in the upgraded environment? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Post upgrade, the respective SAML tables will be carried from source version to...
Session Timeout value is overridden during fix pack upgrade
Issue During installation of a fix pack, the value of <session-timeout> is reset to default within web.xml. Is the value of session timeout can be changed 'permanently'? Environment DXP 7.2 Resolution Currently, there is no out-of-the-box option to achieve this on DXP - the web.xml is...
Add custom certificate in SAML configuration
Issue As part of the SAML configuration, it is possible to generate a Certificate and a Private Key. This generates both a self-signed key and a container storekey (in $LIFERAY_HOME/data/keystore.jks by default). How to use a different key instead of the default one? Environment Liferay...
Set "Enable Email Subscriptions" in the Asset Publisher to "No" by default.
Please be aware that the page you are viewing has been machine translated from Japanese into English and may contain some translation errors. If you observe any issues with the translation, please contact us. Issue Is there an option to set "Enable Email Subscriptions" to "No" by default...
I cannot set the default template for a web content structure
Issue When I create web content based on a structure with multiple templates, I would like to change the default template of that structure. Environment Liferay portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0 + Resolution In order to change the default template of a structure, please perform the following:...
ClamAV integration with Liferay on windows
How to set up the latest Clam Antivirus with the Liferay platform on Windows. The goal is to scan documents for viruses when they are being uploaded. Environment Windows 10 Liferay 6.2 ClamAV version 0.103.0 Resolution Download the latest version of ClamAV...
Renamed Liferay Enterprise Search apps and how it impacts installations
Table of Contents Summary of Changes Impact to New Installations (DXP 7.0-7.3) Impact to Existing Installations (DXP 7.0-7.2) Summary of Changes As of September 24, 2020, the Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) applications are distributed under the following names: Old App Name New App Name...
After a web content owner loses his membership of a site, he can still edit all the previously authored web content
Issue If an editor user creates a web content, and after his site membership is removed, he can still edit/configure the web content. Environment Portal 6.2 DXP 7.0+ Resolution This behavior works as intended. The Web Content is expected to be configured using the Web Content's...
Message Board Portlet - File Attachments
Issue Is it possible to deactivate File Attachments on the Message Board portlet? Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP+ Resolution By adjusting the role/permissions according to the user and the Message Boards portlet it is possible. With the Admin create a new page and add a...
How to implement custom resolvers for Liferay Connector to SAML 2.0
Environment Liferay DXP 7.0-7.4 Liferay Connector to SAML 2.0 v3.1+, v4.1+, v5.x, v6.x,v7.x Resolution This sample module (^source is attached to this page) aims to provide minimal boilerplate code one can use to implement custom Liferay SAML 2.0 resolvers for:...
How to send a confirmation email to authenticated users about Form submission?
Issue I would like to send a confirmation email to the user who just submitted a Form Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution It is possible to use the Workflow engine to send an email to the logged-in user who submitted the form. Please follow the steps below: As an Admin user navigate...
Multiple language support for Knowledge Base
Issue How can content be created in the Knowledge Base in multiple languages?  Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP 7.3 Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution It is a current feature limitation in Liferay DXP as there is no option to translate Knowledge Base...
Disable Liferay "set your preferred language" message
Issue In case the User's Display Language is set differently than the language of the Site that is being displayed, a warning message appears with the option to set your preferred language. You may wish to disable or remove this message by default, but you may not be able to find a way...
Assign bulk users to an organization/user group/site
Issue I'd like to add many users at once to an organization/user group. How to do it? Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Currently it is not possible to assign bulk users to an organization or user group from the UI. However, you can use Liferay's API to assign all users at once with...
How to install Liferay Connector SAML 2.0 without need to restart in a Docker Container for Kubernetes usage
Issue I have a docker image in Kubernetes with Liferay installed. I'd like to deploy the SAML 2.0 connector plugin without the need to restart.  Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Copy the SAML 2.0 Connector plugin to osgi/marketplace before starting the container. This way the...
Configuring Liferay's LDAP Settings to Import Users in DXP 7.3
This article shows how to setup Liferay DXP 7.3 to import users from an LDAP server through the graphical user interface. The steps are the basically the same as for earlier versions of Liferay, but the UI options have changed in DXP 7.3. Environment Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution To enter...
I cannot select birthday year in date picker using Liferay Forms
Issue I have a form with a date field The date field should be used to select birthdays The year-selector goes back only 5 years prior to the current year Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP 7.3 Liferay DXP 7.4 Resolution Due to a combination of style and usability...
How to include unique links in an RSS feed that point to a displayed web content article
Issue Our team is attempting to set up an RSS feed for web content, but are running into one of two issues: either all URLs listed in the feed are identical (pointing to the site, instead of pointing to where an asset can be viewed), or the links are unique but the page is blank when...
Multi-Tenant Elasticsearch Index Names Support in DXP 7.2 FP8/SP3 and DXP 7.3+: Important Changes for Search Tunings and Workflow Metrics
Applicable Environments Liferay DXP 7.3 and 7.4 Liferay DXP 7.2 Service Pack 3+/Fix Pack 8+ (SP3+/FP8+) Elasticsearch 6.x/7.x Liferay Connector to Elasticsearch 7 v3.1.0 (for DXP 7.2) Who should read this article? Administrators upgrading existing DXP 7.2 deployments to SP3+/FP8+ or DXP...
Getting the themeDisplay object in DXP themes and layout templates
Issue In Liferay Portal 6.2, the themeDisplay object was inherited in themes and layout templates. How is it possible to get the same object in DXP? Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution For 7.0, this can be an example: <#assign...
Checking the different fixes between two hotfixes
Issue We have two hotfixes and we would like to know the difference between them How can we check the common and different fixes within those hotfixes? Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution Run a diff tool against the fixpack_documentation.xml files in those hotfixes...
How Can I Share Widget Content on Social Media?
Issue I would like to share blogs, web content, and other asset-based widgets on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, or Linkedin. Environment DXP 7.2 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.0 Resolution Sharing widget content on social media can be done in two ways, either by using the social bookmarks...
Exporting and Importing User Roles from One Environment to Another
Issue Whether you want to copy over User Roles and its respective permissions from one environment to another, or in order to keep a backup of your current Roles and Permissions set before making big changes, Liferay offers the ability to export and import your User Roles. Environment...
How to disable login to access DXP web interface
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue By default, authentication is required to access the Liferay DXP instance for both DEV and UAT environments. It is recommended that...
How to review User Permissions on Freemarker and Velocity templates
Issue After applying the fix for LSV-658, how can I see which users have permissions for (which) Freemarker/Velocity templates, i.e. via the user interface or by a database query? The Mitigation Notes of LSV-658 suggests that we review the owners of existing templates as they have full...
Migrating a Remote Staging Setup to Liferay Cloud
Issue There are many factors to consider when planning to migrate your on-prem Liferay installation to Liferay Cloud. One of these factors is your Staging configuration. Below is the recommended method to migrate a staged local installation to Liferay Cloud. The best way to migrate your...
Are Blade/Gradle FrontEnd NPM 7.0/7.1 portlets still available and supported on 7.2?
Issue Developers are using Blade/Gradle FrontEnd NPM portlets on DXP 7.0 / DXP 7.1, for example: https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018170751-React-npm-Portlet https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017891632-Angular-npm-Portlet...
How to load a third-party npm package as a JS provider OSGi bundle in Liferay 7.1 and 7.2?
Issue Front-End developers may at times need to load third-party NPM packages in Liferay DXP and consume them from the Liferay APIs Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 + Liferay Loader version 4.x Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution As an example, we will use the minimal, zero-dependencies, NPM...
Make Recycle Bin available for regular users
Issue How to make Recycle Bin available for regular users?  Environment Liferay 6.2  Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Navigate to Control Panel --> User --> Roles. Create a new regular role.  Edit the new role, select Define Permissions --> Site Administration...
Setting Cookie Configurations for Liferay PaaS
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue One common service customization is to add the HttpOnly and Secure flags onto JSESSIONID cookie at the application level for...
How to configure Liferay DXP to connect to Elasticsearch on Elastic Cloud
Disclaimer: please read the Liferay DXP compatibility with Elasticsearch hosted on Elastic Cloud article before starting to build your Elastic Stack for Liferay DXP on Elastic Cloud to understand the requirements and the support coverage. This article shows an example configuration only...
How can we use the Notifications portlet in DXP?
Issue In Liferay Portal it was possible to place a Notifications portlet onto a page. However in Liferay DXP 7.2 the Notifications portlet is not a listed Widget and can not be added to pages. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution The default setting for the Notifications portlet can be...
How to make the image as clickable with the link in fragments?
Issue How to make the image as clickable with the link in fragments? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution Please note: The following information involves customizations or implementation ideas that are beyond the scope of Liferay Support.  Please exercise appropriate...
How to register the same user using email id in other sites as well
Issue Use case: Creating multiple sites in a single instance of the portal. User1 is registered using the same email id on SiteA and SiteB. If User1 is logged in on SiteA and he/she should not able to open the SiteB without login again in SiteB. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution...
Integration of SiteMinder SSO
Issue How to integrate the SiteMinder SSO with Liferay Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution By default, Token based authentication is disabled in the Liferay. To manage the same, refer to this document Token-based Single Sign-On Authentication which describes the Token SSO...
How to change Liferay DXP session timeout on Liferay PaaS
Note: please note that Liferay has renamed its Liferay Experience Could offerings to Liferay SaaS (formerly LXC) and Liferay PaaS (formerly LXC-SM). Issue You need to change the session timeout for Liferay DXP instances running on Liferay PaaS Environment Liferay PaaS stack 4  Liferay...
Range affected by IP address changes
Please be aware that the page you are viewing has been machine translated from Japanese into English and may contain some translation errors. If you observe any issues with the translation, please contact us. Issue The IP address of the application server will be changed.Does it have any...
Is it possible to view the field values of a specific Elasticsearch document through the Liferay UI?
Issue I'm aware that the values for a specific, indexed Elasticsearch document can be viewed using the Elasticsearch REST APIs, but can I also view those fields and values within the Liferay UI? Environment DXP 7.2 Resolution Yes, it is possible to view the fields and values of...
Liferay DXP Source Code Access
Liferay DXP repositories are located at https://github.com/liferay/liferay-dxp.  This repository replaces source patching mode, which is no longer available for Liferay DXP 7.3+ and Liferay Commerce 3.0+   Liferay subscribers can now access the Liferay DXP source code for our releases...
In Select File modal window, when clicking on the SITES breadcrumb link, the Global site is not listed
Issue When creating e.g. a web content and adding an image or document to it, I am presented with a popup window for selecting the document/image file, and at the top there's a breadcrumb link (Sites), and when I click on it, I cannot see the Global site, so I can select a document from...
How to hide specific pages from search results using the Custom Filter Widget
Issue Is it possible to hide specific pages from search results? For example, we have a site with Page A and Page B. Both pages need to remain public, but we only want Page B to show up in the results when users perform searches.  Environment DXP 7.2 Resolution Important note: Instead of...
Web Contents still appear after updating Display Date to a future time
Issue 1. Create a Web Content with a future display date 2. Add an Asset Publisher in the home page 3. The Web Content does not appear in the list (as expected) 4. Create another Web Content and publish 5. The Web Content appears in the list (as expected) 6. Change this last Web...
How to enable simultaneous login from multiple sessions
Issue How to enable users to simultaneously login to Liferay DXP using multiple different sessions Environment Liferay DXP Resolution Add the following lines to your portal-ext.properties file (you must include both of them otherwise it will not work): auth.simultaneous.logins=true...
Users with role Site Member cannot find other users in search results
Issue Users with role Site Member cannot find other users in search results. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution This is the expected behavior. For security reasons, by default the permission to view other users' data is only given to administrators....

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