Blogs

Hello all, First off I wanted to let everyone know that we have released a new milestone for Liferay IDE 3.1 You can install it into your Eclipse using below updatesite below: http://releases.liferay.com/tools/ide/latest/milestone/ For full list of download see this page. Code Upgrade Tool Its been awhile since we have released a new update to Liferay IDE, but it...

Once again: Devcon is over (actually, for quite a while now) and it's time to look back. If only because the Recap site is public. You can now watch the video recordings of presentations that you've missed, download slides and go through everything again. Just like last year, we've started with the Unconference on Monday (day 0). Also, like last year, the Unconference was...

One more year, it's been great to meet many of you at our events. This time I dedicated one of my workshops to the migration of 6.2 plugin projects to Liferay 7.0. I knew that some of you had already started planning this migration and you would find it helpful, so thanks for the good feedback. And thank you even more for all your questions, as they help us know what your concerns...

Whether you're new to developing on Liferay DXP Digital Enterprise 7.0 and Liferay Portal CE 7.0 or you've developed on previous versions of Liferay Portal, the latest additions and improvements to Liferay's reference docs are for you. New additions and improvements: Reference docs for DXP Digital Enterprise, DXP apps, and CE apps Improved Javadoc organization and...

It isn’t possible to read a news article or open a newspaper without reading about Digital Transformation. From consultants and software vendors to infrastructure providers and analysts everyone is talking about digital transformation and how it can improve customer experience, increase revenue streams and improve operations. So what defines digital transformation? ...

I mentioned last time in The State of Maven Development, that we were missing a few items for our Maven users. Well I have good news... You can now build themes in Maven! In pom.xml: <build> <plugins> <plugin> <artifactid>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactid> <executions> ...

Welcome to the Liferay Symposium North America 2016 Live Blog! If you've never followed one of these live blogs before, the content runs in reverse chronological order so that people following live can just refresh the page and see the latest on top. Presentation slides will be available in about two weeks (as of 9/27/16). Check www.liferay.com/northamerica2016 (Looking for...

Define Websocket Server Endpoints using Liferay Websocket Whiteboard JSR 356 is the Java API for Websocket. It defines the standard way to create Websocket client and server endpoits in Java. In this blog we are going to describe how you can register websocket server endpoints in a OSGi container using Liferay Websocket Whiteboard.  What is...

Welcome to the Liferay Symposium North America 2016 Live Blog! If you've never followed one of these live blogs before, the content runs in reverse chronological order so that people following live can just refresh the page and see the latest on top. ___ 5:00 pm That's it for today! Tuesday's live blogging starts here at 9:00 am. 4:30 pm - The Customer Lifecycle...

As many of you know, a while ago we presented AlloyEditor as the result of our quest for a delightful and productive editing experience. Alloy Editor was included by default as the rich editor in Liferay 7 (Yay!)   While we stand by it, our search for simplicity has inadvertently complicated some previously trivial tasks such as adding an alt attribute to an image. You...

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to clarify both our current status as well as our future direction, so I wanted to do that here. This blog post will be mainly a high level overview of what's new and different in Liferay 7, but over the coming weeks, different folks from our team will publish blog posts going into detail about the different areas regarding Liferay's...

Headed to Chicago for Liferay Symposium this year? If you’re short on time and need a handy guide to help you decide where to visit, here’s a list of must-see places:  1. Millennium Park Otherwise known as the “green heart” of urban Chicago, Millennium Park is a popular recreational area, often hosting a variety of special events, performances, and festivals, while...

On August 29, 2016 Liferay released a new version of Liferay Faces based on the new Liferay Faces Version Scheme. Because of our efforts towards greater modularity, many of the Liferay Faces artifacts now have independent release schedules. This new release includes support for JSF in Liferay Portal 7.0 / DXP as well as updated support for Liferay Portal 6.2. Downloads The...

Build Your Agenda: Tools for Digital Business Enhance your conference experience by customizing your agenda. Browse 50+ sessions to explore Liferay tools for digital business, get firsthand knowledge on the latest features and best practices, and deep dive into personalizing customer experiences. Hear from our amazing community of industry experts, key...

I am pleased to announce the release of:  Liferay Portal 7.0 CE GA3!  [Download Now] What's New Overriding LPKG Files: A while back I wrote a blog entry on patching OSGi modules. The original process wasn't very elegant because it involved altering the out of the box .lpkg files. GA3 now includes a way to override the out of the box modules without altering the...

I wanted to share some testing that I have been doing in terms of patching OSGi modules and adding the patched modules to your own Liferay installations.  One of the many benefits to modularity is that it allows for these kinds of changes to be made without having to recompile the whole platform from scratch. Update: This procedure has been updated to make use of a new...

It’s never too early to plan your next meal–or your next, next, next meal for that matter. While it may seem like Liferay Symposium North America is a while away, it’ll be here before you know it. And when it does, you want to make sure you’re prepared to do one of the most important things a person can do while in Chicago. Eat. What follows is a list of Chicago’s must-eats. You...

Last month, I attended BizBash LA for the second time (you can see my 2015 recap here). I had a great time hearing from industry leaders and meeting fellow event professionals. It’s one of the few times I get to enjoy events from the attendees’ perspective, and it was reaffirming to realize that as planners, we all encounter unpredictable issues at our events, no matter how much...

Every 30 seconds, someone becomes a victim of human trafficking. It’s a sad reality, and here are some common myths and misconceptions about this crime: “Human trafficking victims always come from situations of poverty or from small rural villages.”  Reality: Although poverty can be a factor in human trafficking because it is often an indicator of vulnerability, poverty alone...

For my very first EVP trip, my family and I had to opportunity to shadow the day-to-day operations of Solidarity Brasil and ABBA. These organizations share many of the same core values as Liferay to care for children in their city, São Paulo, Brazil. What I did varied from manual labor for a house that will be used as an aftercare center for underage girls victimized by...