Boost Liferay’s platform with drag-and-drop, multi-selection, and cut/copy/paste features for easier field and fragment organization.
Fine adjustments in the User Experience when managing page components through in bulk multiselection
Release Notes
In order to make it easier to manage and override portal language translations, modules have a new configuration that allows language keys to be defined specifically for a single module. This also allows the user to override a system-wide language key programmatically within the module. An existing feature allows modules to use the Language Resources header ( A new variable was added within this header, |
Generally Available (aka OOTB)
This release expands the support of the Timeline History feature to Blogs, Wiki pages, Bookmarks, Forms, Knowledge base, Message boards, and Categories. The feature enhances the publication toolbar with tools to detect and manage collaboration conflicts.
A timeline icon shows recent modifications in the same asset, which may have been done in production or parallel Publications.
The user can view, discard, or move these changes directly from the toolbar.
Warning icons appear to make users aware of current conflicts in the Publication.
Key benefits:
Enhanced context for content editors and managers for a streamlined collaboration.
New capabilities to detect conflicts before publishing time, while users may have more time to decide how to resolve conflicts without the go-live pressure.
Release Flag (opt-in)
This improvement allows users to customise the appearance of their Liferay instance more effectively with new properties in the .yaml file for Theme CSS and CSS Client Extensions.
Key benefits:
Admins can personalise the interface for both the admin panel and the entire platform.
A more cohesive, branded appearance will improve usability and satisfaction for all users.
Allows fine-grained control over where customisations are applied.
Release Flag (opt-in)
Liferay 7.4 introduces the ability to manage language translations directly within client extensions. This enhancement allows developers to provide multilingual support for custom labels and properties without relying solely on OSGi bundles.
Key benefits:
Developers can now define and manage language keys and translations within the client extension itself, ensuring that all labels and custom properties are displayed correctly across different languages.
This feature eliminates the issue of untranslated labels with dashes, providing a consistent and professional appearance on multilingual sites.
Simplifies the process of adding translations, reducing the need for manual intervention and external OSGi bundles, thus accelerating the development and deployment of multilingual features.
Empowers developers to create more flexible and fully localized custom elements and themes, enhancing the overall versatility of the Liferay platform.
Release Flag (opt-in)
It is now possible to subscribe to documents and folders, allowing users to receive notifications when they are updated.
Highlights:
Users can now subscribe to documents and folders through the “Subscribe” action and through the Subscribe icon in the Info Panel
If a user subscribes to a folder, all documents and subfolders within it will be automatically subscribed to as well
Generally Available (aka OOTB)