Blogs

Janne Hietala | Aug 19, 2015 8:40 AM

The benefit of eLearning is that it is independent of time and space. This makes it also flexible and cost-effective. On the other hand, it challenges the learner to focus on studying since there...

Roguen Keller | Aug 12, 2015 5:37 PM

My wife has always given me a great amount of grief when it comes to doing even small improvement projects around the house. Almost always, I see the opportunity to get something else done "while...

Janne Hietala | Aug 11, 2015 2:30 PM

Valamis 2.4 Enterprise Edition release - New Features Summary Valamis 2.4 Enterprise Edition has been released. This version is significantly enriched with new functionalities and introduced by the...

Sana Razvi | Aug 10, 2015 10:55 PM

Recently, my company was a sponsor at the Red Hat Summit, a large open source technology event with 5,000+ attendees and 80+ exhibitors. We knew a conference of this size would be overwhelming and...

Neil Griffin | Aug 10, 2015 6:09 PM

On August 11, 2015 Liferay released the 6th General Availability (GA) version of Liferay Faces: Liferay Faces 4.2.5-ga6 JSF 2.2 + Liferay Portal 6.2 *NEW* Release Notes (420 Issues) - PrimeFaces...

Eric Kirby | Aug 7, 2015 8:11 PM

If you are struggling to choose the right web platform for your project, you’re not alone. There are many options to choose from, each claiming to be better than the rest. How do you choose for...

Iliyan Peychev | Aug 7, 2015 10:36 AM

Those of you who were following the Frontend trends the last two years, would know that there was a big movement toward the next version of JavaScript, previously know as ES6 and now as ECMAScript...

Sampsa Sohlman | Aug 6, 2015 9:03 AM

First of all announcement for Vaadin developers: As from issue LPS-57525 we are not shipping Vaadin with Liferay core anymore. But no worries, Vaadin can be deployed to Liferay 7 as a set of OSGi...

Angela Wu | Aug 5, 2015 8:53 PM

In the digital age, companies are learning fast that meeting customer expectations and driving business outcomes go beyond brand recognition or product availability. Bryan...

Andrew Jardine | Aug 3, 2015 8:53 PM

My very first blog post. To be honest I've said for months that I was going to start doing this but there just always seems to be something more "urgent". Today I promised someone on the forums...

Dominik Marks | Jul 31, 2015 7:16 AM

Extending Liferay core functionality is rather easy. You can use hook or (if needed) ext plugins to extend the functionality. But what if you want to extend a custom plugin (e.g. one you downloaded...

Iliyan Peychev | Jul 30, 2015 12:41 PM

As you probably know, in Liferay we are working on a new and exiting project, called Liferay Screens. In two words, the project allows creating complex native applications for iOS and Android in a...

Angela Wu | Jul 28, 2015 5:45 PM

Last month, I attended BizBash LA. As an event planner, I rarely get to enjoy events from an attendee’s point of view, so this was a great experience for me. Even though I was an attendee, I...

Dave Truong | Jul 24, 2015 6:48 PM

A little while back, I gave a presentation on a new command line tool that the tooling team was hoping to create to help ease development for Liferay. While we were able to get a working prototype...

Ivan Cheung | Jul 23, 2015 5:47 PM

Liferay's Employee Volunteer Program allowed me see my role at work and Liferay's vision to converge in a very unique way. My role at work is mentoring people to mentor other people. Liferay was...

Miroslav Ligas | Jul 23, 2015 11:35 AM

Liferay UK will be hosting some dev.live sessions this November 4th prior to our annual conference on the 5th at Thistle Hotel, Marble Arch, London. Get ready for an exciting afternoon with lot's...

Jim Hinkey | Jul 16, 2015 8:28 PM

Do you like conceptualizing and noting important details about Liferay? Do you enjoy explaining terms used in Liferay and in technologies related to Liferay? If so, then it's time you poured this...

Fady Hakim | Jul 16, 2015 7:30 PM

I will show you the steps to install liferay 6.2-SP11 on JBoss 7.1 1 - Download the below files: - JBoss 7.1 from here and unzip the folder, This directory is referred to as $JBOSS_HOME...

Eric Kirby | Jul 16, 2015 6:22 PM

If you are struggling to choose the right web platform for your project, you’re not alone. There are many options to choose from, each claiming to be better than the rest. How do you choose for...

Annika Sinnecker | Jul 16, 2015 3:35 PM

The following information is only relevant for German speaking members: Wer mehr darüber erfahren möchte, welche rechtlichen Aspekte bei Nutzung der Community und der Liferay Enterprise Edition zu...

James Falkner | Jul 15, 2015 2:13 PM

Here we go again with another crazy summer app contest! This year, to celebrate the release of Liferay Screens, we are holding another community app building contest with some sweet, sweet prizes!...

David H Nebinger | Jul 7, 2015 3:49 AM

Just a quick note... Vaadin 7.5.0 was released at the end of June, 2015. I've completed an initial round of testing, and Vaadin 7 Control Panel version 1.0.3.0 is totally compatible with 7.5.0. ...

Angela Wu | Jul 2, 2015 12:19 AM

Discover Become a Liferay insider and get a first look at new features and product roadmaps. Learn how Liferay is transforming portal technology to change the way you do business. Learn Enhance...

Mike Macauley | Jun 30, 2015 10:45 AM

I've been having an ongoing 'discussion' with a good friend of mine about the nature of open source and what constitutes open source. It makes me want to turn it into a proper noun, Open Source,...

Jorge Ferrer | Jun 30, 2015 9:15 AM

Together with the summer season and the sunny days the sixth milestone has come too. We are getting closer to the end of the year, and this will be one of the last milestones so all development...

Shannon Chang | Jun 29, 2015 9:34 PM

This year, Liferay was proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the Red Hat Summit in Boston. With over 210 sessions including ones from top executives and developers worldwide, we knew we’d be in for a...

David H Nebinger | Jun 27, 2015 12:48 AM

Let me say that again: Content Creation is Not a Development Activity! Pretty strong statement, but for for those considering Liferay as a platform it's really an important concept, one that lives...

Ken Dong | Jun 24, 2015 7:17 PM

On top of a great product, good leadership has always been a necessity in any successful organization throughout history. But what do people want in a leader? It simply boils down to the fact that...

Martin Yan | Jun 24, 2015 6:11 PM

It's not easy shopping for enterprise portal software. There are many factors to consider such as reliability, long-term costs and the ease of development. Not to mention things like meeting...

Olaf Kock | Jun 23, 2015 9:13 AM

Hofburg, Wien CC by-nd 2.0 by R. Halfpaap Servus nach Österreich. Kurzfristig verschlägt es mich wieder nach Wien und was ist schöner, als sich dort mit freundlichen Menschen zu treffen, die das...

Zeno Rocha | Jun 17, 2015 12:03 AM

Originally published on Medium At Liferay we have more than 600 employees spread in 18 different offices all over the world. Some of these people work with similar stuff but they may not interact...

Martin Yan | Jun 16, 2015 5:47 PM

It might be the most universal and recognizable store in the world. Walk by street corners and chances are you’ll see a bright green sign with the red and orange “7” aglow, beckoning visitors to...

Vikash Kumar | Jun 4, 2015 2:26 PM

package com.space.archiveprocess; import java.io.StringReader; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Date; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import...

Ruud Kluivers | Jun 4, 2015 7:40 AM

In Nederland denken we vaak dat we vooroplopen en ons positief onderscheiden van de rest van de wereld. Zelfoverschatting is een zorgwekkende eigenschap en de feiten zijn niet altijd in...

Lauri Hiltunen | Jun 1, 2015 5:45 PM

Sometimes you need to perform actions which relate directly to your Liferay portal and your site structure. In some cases getting the handle on the layout needed might be a bit tricky though. You...

Angela Wu | Jun 1, 2015 4:53 PM

Reimagine Digital Engagement Through an All-in-One Platform Being digital should be at the heart of what you do to provide customers with rich, compelling online experiences. To thrive, and not...

Ken Dong | May 29, 2015 11:19 PM

When 6.2 was first released, there was a lot of buzz surrounding things like responsiveness out-of-the-box, application display templates, updated control panel, and the recycle bin. We heard good...

David H Nebinger | May 29, 2015 8:09 AM

Introduction In my last blog post I had a little rant about the old version of Font Awesome included with Liferay 6.2 and how it would always be out of date because they seem to keep adding new...

David H Nebinger | May 23, 2015 2:12 AM

Introduction So I'm not the best theme person around. I'm less a UI guy and more of an implementation person. Honestly I hate working on themes. Maybe it's just me, but all of the styling work...

Martin Yan | May 23, 2015 12:08 AM

Our experiences with corporate brands and products are rapidly evolving with the influx of new technology. As consumers, we are looking for companies that can provide us more content pertaining to...