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Can I copy my current site to the new instance?
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This article has been machine translated from its original language for your convenience. Please use discretion as this translation may include some inaccuracies. If you encounter issues with the translation, please use the feedback button to let us know. Issue Is it possible to copy the...
Is it possible to change the page title displayed on the browser tab?
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This article has been machine translated from its original language for your convenience. Please use discretion as this translation may include some inaccuracies. If you encounter issues with the translation, please use the feedback button to let us know. Issue The page title displayed...
Reindexing with script
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Issue As a developer, I would like to trigger reindex on my portal using a script, instead of running it via UI. This would for example bring the benefits of schedulable reindexing. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution Indeed, there is no 'official...
Deleting background tasks (such as LAR exports)
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Issue As an administrator, I would like to clean up the environment - therefore retrieve free space - by deleting previous exports which are no longer needed. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution Resolution A) - A method to delete previous exports on the UI Log in as admin At the...
Set Web Content to use CKEditor instead of Alloy Editor
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Issue By default, the editor for web content is set to use Alloy Editor. Sometimes, the user would like to use CKEditor instead Environment Liferay 7.1 Resolution You can change the default editor for web content by setting the following property in your portal-ext.properties file:...
In Liferay DXP 7.1, flags taglib uses scope of module that spawns flags window instead of Flags module
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Issue In Liferay 7.0, you can change the reasons and keys for that are displayed in the Flags portlet, and the flags for other portlets will change as well (e.g. Message Board). However, in Liferay 7.1, the flags taglib was re-written so that instead of using the scope of the Flags...
Liferay Push - How to migrate from Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
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Issue Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) was deprecated in 2018 and made no longer functional on 29, May, 2019. Google API Dev Team may contact Liferay customers using Liferay Push, asking to migrate from Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). Environment Liferay...
How can I export/import my form's Element Sets?
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Issue We are not able to export/import Form Element Sets.  Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution The idea is to create a template form with only Element Sets. You can import the form, duplicate it and start the creation of a new form using the template. 1. Create an Element Set 2....
How to find whether the Liferay bundle is Community Edition or Enterprise Edition
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Issue How to find whether the Liferay bundle is Community Edition or Enterprise Edition Environment Liferay Portal 6.x Liferay DXP 7.x Resolution There are four ways to find whether the bundle is CE or EE: 1) Check if the bundle is having the patching-tool folder in the Liferay home...
How to apply Font Awesome in a custom theme
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Issue As a developer, I would like to apply Font Awesome in my custom theme via Maven. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution 1) Create a theme based on the Simple Theme Maven Blade Sample: blade create -t theme -v 7.1 -b maven -p com.liferay.docs.theme -c Theme theme 2) Add...
How to find official Fix Packs in HelpCenter
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Issue Due to the migration processes of the Liferay systems, certain links for official Fix Pack releases could be outdated and are no longer accessible. Environment Starting from Liferay Portal 5.2 to Liferay DXP 7.2 all official Fix Pack releases are available in HelpCenter. Resolution...
How to change the default values available for password policy settings
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Issue Is it possible to change the default durations that can be used for Password Policy settings (maximum age, warning time, etc.)? We want to set the password expiration maximum age to 12 weeks, but the closet available options are 8 weeks and 13 weeks. Environment DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 DXP...
How can we track the complete details of the login history of any user from Liferay Database?
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Issue If the requirement is to track the events and actions which are going in the Liferay portal like user login logout, document library files actions like add, delete and update. Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Resolution Liferay had provided an OOTB application Liferay Audit which...
Is folder subscription available in knowledge base management ?
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Issue How to subscribe to the folder in knowledge base management Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution The folder subscription option is available at root level(Content -> KnowledgeBase -> click on ellipsis button which is at the right top -> select subscribe) which applies to all...
Patching Tool Separate Command
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Please Note: The patching tool separate command is only available for Patching tool 2.x versions (Patching Liferay Portal and DXP until 7.2). The Patching Tool’s separate command helps reduce the patched Liferay DXP installation size. If the installation has been patched, you can make it...
How to disable Liferay Commerce from accessing currency update service
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Issue I want to trial Liferay Commerce offline. Liferay Commerce requires access to the European Central Bank for foreign exchange rates. How can this be disabled? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1, 7.2 Resolution With Liferay Commerce deployed in your environment, to disable: 1. Go to:...
How do I re-subscribe to Help Center announcements after opting out?
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Issue How do I sign up for email notifications after I previously opted out? How do I re-subscribe to security and fix pack announcements? Resolution There are two options to re-subscribe to Help Center announcements: Option 1: Update your email preferences through a old email in your...
Why does logging in with a new user create two '\home' entries in the database?
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Issue After logging into the portal, two entries of friendlyURL '\home' are made in the layout table for every new user is created Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution This is the intended behavior of Liferay. The reason behind the creation of these two '/home' entries is that there...
Store documents in a database
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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 Uploaded files are stored in "/data" under the installation directory by...
Change the Sitemap format in Liferay DXP
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Issue The default Sitemap format in Liferay DXP is "Sitemap Index". For example, accessing http://localhost:8080/sitemap.xml will return the following content. How do I change the default format to use Sitemap instead? <sitemapindex> <sitemap>...
How to hide the title of a portlet on DXP
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Issue On Liferay Portal 6.2 EE, if one would like to make the title of a portlet non-visible, an easy way is to set an empty string ('') as title. Although, on DXP (7.0 and above) it is no longer possible, hence if the title is set with an empty value, the portal automatically replaces...
How can I keep a web page out of Google's crawler?
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Issue I don't want some pages to be crawled by Google and display in the search result.  Environment DXP 7.0, DXP 7.1, DXP 7.2 Resolution You can prevent a page from appearing in Google Search by including a noindex meta tag in the page's HTML code, or by returning a 'noindex' header in...
Can I change the default Control Menu position to closed?
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Issue Is there a setting or configuration to have the left side Control Menu hidden by default when a user logs in on our site? Environment DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.2 Resolution There are no settings or configurations present to change the default Control Menu position. However, it is...
Method to diff two Liferay Fix Packs
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Issue How can I find the difference between two fix pack versions? Is there a method to diff fix packs? Environment DXP 7.2    DXP 7.1    DXP 7.0 Portal 6.2 Resolution Quick method: Liferay provides an Online Comparison Tool for DXP Releases Manual method: In this example guide, we will...
How to simulate a remote staging environment with one portal
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Issue To simulate a staging environment with just one portal instance. Environment Portal 6.2 DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.2 DXP 7.3 Resolution Just need to configure in the remote staging configuration page, the site id of that you want to be as remote site. It could be even from the same...
LCS Connection Grace Period Message Displayed to Liferay DXP Users
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A warning message will be displayed when a Liferay DXP instance, activated through Liferay Connected Services, loses it's connection for more than 1 hour. This is the connection grace period message that informs administrator users when the Liferay DXP instance will become unregistered....
[LES] Issues reinstalling Liferay Connector to X-Pack Security
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Issue I'm having issues reinstalling X-Pack Security How do I reinstall X-Pack Security? Environment DXP 7.2    DXP 7.1    DXP 7.0 + Fix Pack 54 onwards (de-54) Resolution To Install Add Liferay Connector to X-Pack Security [Elastic Stack 6.x].lpkg to deploy folder here:...
Preventing host header attack vulnerabilities
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Issue Adjusting the Host header in the request can impact page rendering, redirections, and other server-side behaviors. This manipulation could potentially lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) for example. Environment Liferay Quarterly Release and 7.4. Liferay DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3...
[LES] How to reinstall Liferay Connector to X-Pack Security
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Issue How can I reinstall x-pack security? Environment DXP 7.2    DXP 7.1    DXP 7.0 + Fix Pack 54 onward (de-54) Resolution When we uninstall X-Pack security, an entry is added to Bundle Blacklist at this location: Control Panel > Configuration > System Settings > Bundle Blacklist To...
How can I configure or customize the look and content of email notifications sent after a form entry has been submitted?
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Issue I am using Liferay Forms' native email notification I would like to change the content and appearance of this email.   Image: Liferay native email notification   Environment Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution Currently, there's an open feature request for allowing easier customization of...
How to reproduce https:// problems on localhost
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Issue If we are using https protocol the related use cases are hard to proof on localhost Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Use Firefox (Firefox is recommended, as Chrome does not allow self-signed certificates on localhost) Use Docker Use Nginx Resolution Download and...
Impact of deleting/cleaning up 'pg_largeobject' table on the Portal
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Issue After migration from DBstore to any other repository, how to delete the 'pg_large object' table from PostgreSQL. Will the deletion of the pg_large table have any impact on the portal? Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Database: PostgreSQL Resolution As the data will already be migrated...
CAPTCHA widget disappears after form submission
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Issue For a form with the CAPTCHA enabled for submission, after the form is submitted, the CAPTCHA will disappear. This issue only occurs for a user who is logged in. If the guest user is submitting the form (i.e. no user is logged in), the CAPTCHA will reappear after each submission....
Exported Data to .CSV files with accented characters does not import correctly into MS Excel
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Issue After exporting data from contacts stored in Liferay to a .CSV file, it was found that when trying to import that .CSV file to Microsoft Excel, if there were letters and words that contained accents (i.e. á, é, í, ó, ú), these letters were replaced with other symbols and letters....
Where can I download Liferay Connector to X-Pack Monitoring?
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Issue When trying to download Liferay Enterprise Search Monitoring (formerly Liferay Connector to X-Pack Monitoring) from Marketplace, I'm asked to enter my information and then the sales team will contact me.  Environment DXP 7.2   DXP 7.1   DXP 7.0 Resolution Liferay Enterprise Search...
Allow Guest / anonymous user add comment in Message Boards
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Issue Is there any configuration to allow Guest / anonymous user add a comment in a Message Boards thread? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution To allow Guest user posting a comment in Message Boards, user can define permissions for the Guest role. Refer to the following steps: Go to...
How to configure the "check-auth-token" parameter within an OSGi portlet?
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Issue The current Liferay DXP portal properties file contains the following for the "check-auth-token" parameter: # # Set this to true to enable authentication token security checks. The # checks can be disabled for specific actions via the property # "auth.token.ignore.actions" or for...
Unable to edit uploaded document in Document and Media Portlet.
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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. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution The first approach is by going to Site...
Migrating the users from one portal to another
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Issue The requirement to import or migrate users from one Liferay Portal to the another Liferay Portal. Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Resolution Importing users between the environments is not currently available as an out of the box feature. However, if you want to achieve this...
How to access a custom navigation menu in theme
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Issue DXP 7.0+ provides capability to create navigation menus from the UI (production menus). However, after creating one navigation menu, I am trying to refer the menu items inside theme. I know the default main nav can be accessed in the theme (as navItems in init.ftl), so I wonder if...
Individual Content Level Staging to Live publishing
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Issue "Individual Content Level Staging to Live publishing". For e.g., if there are 5 contents updated on staging environment and customer wants to publish only 3 out of five Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution Test case with step by step instructions: Start the server [Liferay 7.1 EE...
How to upload authentication XML file from Bing ownership verification
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Issue One of the methods to complete the verification process required to add a website to a Bing Webmaster Tools account is uploading a XML file to the root directory of the website and make it available on a specific URL.  Environment Liferay 6.2 Liferay DXP Resolution Upload the XML...
How to migrate to DBStore
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Issue How can I migrate my FileSystemStore or AdvancedFileSystemStore to DBStore? Environment DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 Resolution Stop the DXP server and make sure to do a backup of your database and document library root folder, just in case something goes wrong and you need to roll back. Start...
Record results from the lb command on Gogoshell
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Issue How do I record on a .txt file the results of executing the lb command on Gogoshell. Environment DXP 7.0 Resolution This is achieved by creating a script to record the session on Telnet. It's not possible to do it via Gogoshell. Create a script like this: #!/usr/bin/expect spawn...
S3 Snapshots on Elasticsearch 2.2.x and 2.4.x Impacted by AWS S3 SigV2 API Deprecation
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[Updated Timeline] If you’re running an Elasticsearch cluster version 2.2.x and 2.4.x, AND utilize AWS S3 for snapshots, you will need to prepare for Amazon’s gradual deprecation of the S3 Sigv2 API starting on June 24th, 2020. Original Timeline: Support for SigV2 ends on June 24, 2019. ...
Disable Commenting in Documents and Media
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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:     dl.file.entry.comments.enabled=false, content:...
AWS S3 Signature Version 2 Discontinued
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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 AWS S3 signature version 2 is scheduled to be discontinued, will this...
Restriction of file upload size for a Site
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Issue Can we set the upload size limit for a Site instead of the complete portal? For example, Can we set the file upload size limit to 20 MB or more on a site while setting 10MB for portal wide? Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Quarterly Releases...
Deleting Global and Default Site
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Issue Attempting to delete a Global or Default Site in the Environment Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution The Global and Default Sites cannot be deleted, since in case a new company is created, it is used automatically. Instead of deleting it, you should either...
Disable Account Settings page for all users
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Issue Question: Is it possible to disable Account Settings page for all users. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution Disabling the Account Settings page for all users can be achieved by defining permission for the default User role. Detailed steps: Log in as Admin user.   Go to Control...
Reordering Web Content's Repeatable Fields
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Issue How to change the order of the repeatable fields I started adding on a web content? (e.g.: changing a, b, c to a new order c, b, a) Environment DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.2 Resolution Repeatable fields can be dragged and dropped to be reordered. If you added the fields as A, B C and...
Disable "Success" Messages in DXP 7.1
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Issue After submitting a form I want to disable Liferay’s “Success” confirmation messages. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution At the time of writing, there isn’t an official method/process to prevent confirmation messages appearing, therefore we advise caution in using the described...
User should be re-directed to the login page once the session expires
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Issue Once the session expires, users remain on the same page on which they were already there until and unless they click on somewhere, then it redirects to the login page. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution If you want the user to directly go to the login page on the session...
How to hide the popup that appears in the upper right corner when a session is expired
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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 any way to hide the popup (with attachments) that appears in the...
Deploying Liferay DXP on Docker
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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 faster. This guide aims to provide a starting point for companies that...
Include more user attributes when exporting users to a CSV file
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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 of user attributes that will be included when exporting users #...
Breakpoints in iPhone 10 Causes Mobile Device in Landscape mode to show Desktop View
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Issue When viewing Liferay DXP 7.0 on iPhone 10, rotating the screen to landscape causes the portal to be displayed in desktop mode. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 iPhone 10 Resolution This is the intended behavior. Liferay engineers have set the breakpoint between showing the mobile and...
How do I restrict Guest Users from Viewing Public Pages?
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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 and Private Pages are for Site Members only. Environment Liferay DXP...
Method Name Change for JournalTemplateServiceUtil.getStructureTemplates(groupId, structureId)
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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 DDMTemplateServiceUtil.java class does not seem to have a method to retrieve...
Show Multiple Layers of Menus Using Display Templates
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Description The Navigation Menu widget lets you add navigation wherever you need it. You can place the widget on a page and then select a menu and style for the menu you are displaying. This widget provides a template List Menu which can display multiple layers of the menus in a vertical...

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