Webcontents vs Custom code https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=119785294&threadId=111387020 2026-04-06T04:18:58Z 2026-04-06T04:18:58Z Fernando Fernandez https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=111388742 2018-10-30T20:02:06Z 2018-10-30T20:02:06Z

Hi João, <br /><br />IMHO you are right to think of using CMS features as a first option. However, if you are accostumed to develop in Java and are productive with that, you might find templating a bit less productive.<br /><br />HTH<br /><br />Fernando

Fernando Fernandez 2018-10-30T20:02:06Z Joao Vicente https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=111387019 2018-10-30T19:26:59Z 2018-10-30T19:26:59Z

I&#39;ve aready have experience with Liferay, but always as a developer with custom code and not using Liferay as a CMS.<br />However, I need to create a new portal with liferay 7 CE for a product catalog.<br />​​​​​​​<br />I believe that I should use webcontents for those products, with an application template and structure in order to have a specific form for the information, and using - for instance - freemarker I can display them on a specific page. <br />thus, users can see the catalog, admins can edit and see.<br /><br /><br />is this a correct approach? any other suggestion?<br />of course I can also build my own page and form, and using aui library and service builder I can store the same information in a custom block, but looks like using the out of box features is a better approach.<br /><br /><br />can I use a marketplace tool for data migration to create webcontents?<br /><br /><br />thanks.<br /><br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Joao

Joao Vicente 2018-10-30T19:26:59Z