Configuring the scaling behaviour of Liferay is not simple. Customers are required to have a deep understanding of how their application' metrics behave to set their thresholds. Since charges are also incurred depending on the hours and instances scaled, customers can feel confused on the value they are being invoiced. 

That’s why we allowed for customers to set the maximum and minimum number of scaled instances in their Cloud Console scaling page. This means non-technical customers now can control how little or how much they want to spend in scaling their application. Allowing them pinpoint precision when balancing between improved user experience with more instances, and the increase in costs associated with that.

The Liferay Developer Studio installer now includes JDK 21 as a selectable option if it’s available, simplifying the initial setup and providing a more convenient and user-friendly experience for developers wanting to use the latest Java version supported by Liferay.

This initiative focuses on developing a dedicated "Publisher Page" on the Liferay Marketplace. This page will serve as a public profile for each vendor or seller, showcasing their products, brand, and relevant information like company description, company logo and a contact us form to reach out the publisher directly.

The enhancement aims to improve the overall Marketplace experience by:

• Providing greater visibility and credibility for publishers.

• Enabling customers to make more informed purchasing decisions.

• Fostering a stronger connection between publishers and customers.

• Offering publishers a new avenue for marketing and branding.

Implement multi-currency support to enable marketplace to display product prices in various currencies.

Phase 1- publisher workflow

This feature aims to enhance user experience by allowing publisher to set the price of their apps in multiple currencies during the publisher workflow which are:

• Euro (mandatory)

• USD (mandatory)

• Rupee

• Yen

This release introduces several key improvements across the new Order Pages:

1. Dedicated Shipping Tab for Placed Orders: A new "Shipping" tab has been added to the Order Pages specifically for placed orders, providing a clear and organized view of shipping details for buyers.

2. Modular Order Summary Fragment: The existing "Order Summary" type for the InfoBox fragment has been removed and replaced with a new, more flexible "Order Summary" fragment. This allows for displaying individual fields from the order summary.

3. Enhanced Order Items Table: The Order Items listing table now features Search and Pagination capabilities, making it easier for buyers to navigate and find specific items within large orders.

4. Automated Channel Defaults Application: When a Channel Default (including Addresses, Payment/Delivery Terms, Shipping Options, Payment Options) is configured for an account, the selected default will now be automatically applied to new orders, streamlining the order creation process for buyers.

5. Advanced Placed Orders Search: You can now search by Shipping Address fields directly within the Placed Orders list, offering more granular control for buyers when locating their specific orders.

6. Renamed "Notes" Tab: The "Notes" tab in the Orders Admin UI has been renamed to "Questions & Answers" to align with the updated UI in the new Order Pages, improving consistency across the platform for administrators.

Highlight Key benefits:

1. Improved Clarity and Organization: Easily access shipping information and view order summaries in a more structured, modular format.

2. Enhanced Efficiency: Quickly find specific order items with new search and pagination, and save time with automatic application of channel defaults.

3. Consistent User Experience: Enjoy a more unified and predictable interface across different order management sections, reducing confusion and improving usability.

4. Better Data Management: Gain more powerful tools for searching and managing your placed orders, allowing for faster problem resolution and data retrieval.

5. Streamlined Workflows: Automate the application of default settings, reducing manual input and potential errors during order processing.

We've introduced a new toggle within the Channel Details section, labeled "Hide Orders List in the Account Selector".

This new setting allows you to configure whether the list of open orders is displayed or hidden from the account selector interface for a specific channel. By default, the orders list is visible, and the "Hide Orders List in the Account Selector" toggle is set to off. When activated, the open orders list will no longer appear, providing a cleaner, more streamlined view.

Highlight Key benefits:

1. Enhanced Privacy: For channels where order visibility is not desired or necessary for all users, this toggle provides an immediate way to restrict that information.

2. Improved User Experience: Reduce visual clutter in the account selector, making it easier for users to focus on relevant account information without being distracted by a potentially long list of orders.

3. Greater Flexibility: Tailor the display of each channel to better suit its specific use case and audience, offering a more customized and efficient experience.

We've introduced a brand new Upload option type for products. This option allows buyers to seamlessly upload a file directly during the purchase process.

Similar to our existing product options, the Upload option can be configured either in the Options UI or directly within the Product Options UI. Merchants also have the flexibility to mark this option as "Required", ensuring that a file upload is mandatory before a product can be purchased. Please note that this new Upload option is not eligible for SKU contribution.

In the storefront, the Upload option will appear as a disabled text input field, which will display the name of the uploaded file. Alongside this, buyers will see clear "Select" and "Clear" buttons to manage their file uploads.

Highlight Key benefits:

1. Enhanced Customization:Provides buyers with the ability to personalize products by uploading their own files.

2. Broader Product Offerings:Enables merchants to offer and sell products that require customer-provided assets, such as custom prints or personalized items.

3. Improved Buyer Workflow:Integrates file uploads directly into the purchasing flow, creating a more cohesive experience for custom orders.

This enhancement allows administrators to seamlessly duplicate an existing role along with all of its current permissions.

Similar to creating a new role from scratch, Role Duplication can be initiated directly from the Roles list. Administrators can simply select an existing role, choose Duplicate, and assign a unique name to the new role. The system then creates a fully configured duplicate, including all existing permissions, and redirects the administrator to the Role Details page for further adjustments.

Please note that only the role’s current permissions are copied at the time of duplication. If new applications are deployed later, their permissions are not automatically added to the duplicated role.

Highlight Key Benefits:

• Faster Role Setup: Quickly create new roles by reusing an existing permissions set without manual configuration.

• Consistency Across Roles: Maintain uniform permission structures across similar roles, reducing the risk of errors.

• Scalable Administration: Streamline management in large environments where many roles share similar access patterns.