Liferay 7.3 FreeMarker display username using Web Content template https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=119785294&threadId=119212623 2026-04-05T08:45:45Z 2026-04-05T08:45:45Z Nick Burton https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119294564 2020-06-02T08:52:33Z 2020-06-02T08:52:33Z

Just a thought ... This sort of script would be useful to have as a built-in feature.  Perhaps a default admin page that can be visited on every virtual instance.  

Nick Burton 2020-06-02T08:52:33Z Nick Burton https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119294210 2020-06-02T08:00:08Z 2020-06-02T08:00:08Z

Thanks, everyone.

Nick Burton 2020-06-02T08:00:08Z Christoph Rabel https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119273558 2020-05-29T08:47:07Z 2020-05-29T08:47:07Z

I have used this fork recently and it works at least with 7.3.2:<br /><a href="https://gist.github.com/bmvakili/b5d871b4cbc4ebbbe0a0">https://gist.github.com/bmvakili/b5d871b4cbc4ebbbe0a0</a><br />I think, some issues with the old code were fixed there.

Christoph Rabel 2020-05-29T08:47:07Z Olaf Kock https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119272614 2020-05-29T06:09:22Z 2020-05-29T06:09:22Z

Maybe <a href="https://liferay.dev/blogs/-/blogs/the-magic-template-variable-dumper-script-for-liferay-7">James&#39; Magic Template Dumper helps</a> - it might need some adaptation for the latest version, but the approach might still work. And then, the information would come from the currently running system, e.g. be accurate and up to date.

Olaf Kock 2020-05-29T06:09:22Z Lee Jordan https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119268784 2020-05-28T20:21:11Z 2020-05-28T20:21:11Z

There is this for the theme but for templates the documentation is lacking ...<a href="https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032627372-Freemarker-Variable-Reference-Guide">https://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032627372-Freemarker-Variable-Reference-Guide</a>

Lee Jordan 2020-05-28T20:21:11Z Nick Burton https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119216592 2020-05-21T19:49:36Z 2020-05-21T19:49:36Z

Thank you very much.${user.getFirstName()}  worked perfectly.<br />When I search for Liferay 7.3 variables I get different versions of them.  Is there a page that has the current list of variable options?<br />Thanks again.

Nick Burton 2020-05-21T19:49:36Z Christoph Rabel https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119214199 2020-05-21T17:04:28Z 2020-05-21T17:04:28Z

That&#39;s the name of the author, not the name of the current user.

Christoph Rabel 2020-05-21T17:04:28Z Christoph Rabel https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119213869 2020-05-21T17:03:45Z 2020-05-21T17:03:45Z

${user.getFirstName()}  should work.

Christoph Rabel 2020-05-21T17:03:45Z Mohammed Yasin https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119215729 2020-05-21T17:01:42Z 2020-05-21T17:01:42Z

Hi , You can try below code<br />.vars[&#39;reserved-article-author-name&#39;].data

Mohammed Yasin 2020-05-21T17:01:42Z Nick Burton https://liferay.dev/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=119785294&messageId=119212622 2020-05-21T13:40:56Z 2020-05-21T13:40:56Z

Version:  Liferay 7.3<br />How do I get Freemarker to display the user&#39;s (first) name within Web Content using a custom template?<br />Use Case:  &lt;p&gt;Welcome, ${userName}.&lt;/p&gt;

Nick Burton 2020-05-21T13:40:56Z