Release Notes
We have implemented a new translation status feature in the web content editor, labeled "Translating," which provides information about the number of translated fields and those still requiring translation. This feature helps users to quickly identify areas needing translation. Additionally, all translatable fields, including metadata, are now conveniently displayed on the left side of the screen, reducing the likelihood of overlooking them.
Users can readily spot content that is not visible to Guest users through an icon, whether it's in list or table view or within the web content editor. Additionally, this feature is accessible in the item selector, empowering users to discern which content is not viewable by Guest users.
You can now have access to the event’s details when selecting a calendar event and be redirected to the already existing details page of that particular event. It is also possible to map a Calendar Event’s specific URL, along with some other fields, in order to use it in emails so the recipient can click on it and be redirected to the Event’s details.
Now it is possible to easily identify the content you have created and any recent content you generated. This enhancement streamlines and optimizes this workflow.
Easily configure the friendly URLs for the different asset types, updating URL separators. In addition to that, now users are able to set categories within a blog’s friendly URL and easily identify by the URL what is the main topic of the page they are visiting.
This feature aims to refine the Analytics Cloud Usage Page. Alongside UI enhancements for a better user experience, we focused on enhancing data accuracy and real-time precision. Our efforts aimed to eliminate data discrepancies and prioritize transparency for the users.
Key Changes:
To promote pricing transparency, we removed the outdated prices from the Workspace settings and implemented a clear message prompting users to reach out to their Customer Success Manager for information on upgrading their plan.
Aiming to simplify the interface and highlight pertinent subscription details, some changes were made to the UI of the Subscription and Usage menu, focusing on displaying relevant information to the customer related to their current plan.
We're introducing advanced script loading options for JavaScript Client Extensions in Liferay, providing developers more control over how JavaScript is applied to pages. This update allows the specification of async and defer attributes directly in the extension's configuration, optimizing the loading process and improving page performance.
Benefits for users:
async or defer attributes, scripts can be loaded non-blocking, enhancing page responsiveness.Allow developers to specify additional attributes to the <script> tag when deploying in with the JS Client Extension.
Example usage in client-extension.yaml: liferay-portal/workspaces/liferay-sample-workspace/client-extensions/liferay-sample-global-js-2/client-extension.yaml at master · liferay/liferay-portal
scriptElementAttributes:
async: true
data-attribute: "value"
data-senna-track: "permanent"
fetchpriority: "low"
Or, developers can configure the attributes via the create Client Extension UI too:
When configuring a JS CX on a page and async/defer Boolean attributes are present in the CX (set in the yaml / defined through the UI), the following behaviors apply in regards to the Load type options:
async will be applied.async or defer is set to false in the CS, the related option will be removed from the Load selector. (e.g. if defer: false the load options available for the user will be default and async).
This feature introduces the capability to connect Liferay Objects with SugarCRM Objects, empowering users to synchronize and store their data efficiently between the two platforms. By bridging these systems, users can streamline their workflows, enhance data consistency, and leverage the robust features of both Liferay and SugarCRM.
Users can now, with low effort, connect their Liferay and SugarCRM environments, eliminating the need for manual data transfers and reducing the risk of errors. This enhancement not only simplifies data management but also enhances the overall user experience by providing a cohesive and integrated ecosystem for managing customer data.
We have improved the behaviour of an existing configuration to be able to properly publish a child page in a Staging process to Live site without its parent(s). This also improves the performance of publishing changes.
It is now possible to select Date Times as a product option type, configuring purchase options for products based on date, times, time zones, and durations, allowing for the sale of time slots.
Manage contacts directly related to accounts like phone numbers, emails, websites, addresses.
A new Contact Tab in Account details page with 2 internals tabs was created:
Users with “Accounts > Account Entry: Manage Addresses” permission should be able to manage their contacts with all these actions:
Example of managing a phone number:
Users without “Accounts > Account Entry: Manage Addresses” permission should be able to only view the existing phone number entries.
The Server Administration interface provides powerful tools for controlling the server. As an added layer of security, CAPTCHA is now required for actions in Server Administration pages and the Gogo Shell page. Due to the sensitive nature of these controls, the system will still enforce CAPTCHA on these pages, even if the “Maximum Challenges” configuration is set to a negative number.
To create Sign In, Forgot Password, and Create Account utility pages, it's necessary for these three views of the Login portlet (i.e., Sign In widget) to be available as individual widgets, which can be placed on pages separately. As a result, Sign In, Forgot Password, and Create Account are now accessible as separate widgets.
It's worth noting that the Sign In widget retains its previous functionality.
We aimed to facilitate seamless navigation between various Utility pages, whether there are multiple or just one.
It allows users to map fields on the first level of related elements or any hierarchical structure through a tree view which is searchable and expandable.
In addition, it is possible to map leaf fields, the common use case, but also parent fields which include all the children data to be rendered through a Client Extension.
Until now the Data Set was always rendered as a table with one column for each mapped field. From now on, the admin user can define up to three different visualization modes for the same data: Table, List and Cards.
These visualization modes share the configurations about: filters, actions, sorting and pagination. However, each visualization mode can have different mapped fields decided by the admin users.
Also, a new Settings tab to select the default mode has been added.
Final users will be able to view the visualization modes created by Admin Users and they will be able to change between them to discover the data in the way they want.
The Data Set for actions has been improved to provide new capabilities to the users:
The autocomplete attribute grants the user agent permission to provide automated assistance in filling out form fields. This feature can significantly speed up the form-filling process, especially for repetitive or standard information like names, addresses, and email addresses. This also allows screen readers which use standard attributes such as autocomplete to assist users navigating websites.
Incorporating the HTML autocomplete attribute into your forms is a simple yet powerful way to enhance user experience. By leveraging autocomplete suggestions, you can streamline the form-filling process, reduce errors, and ultimately create a more user-friendly environment. Experiment with different values, test across browsers, and watch as your users appreciate the improved efficiency of your forms.
When publications go out of date, they are completely useless and all changes made to them can not be leveraged in any capacity. The changes in this feature allow publications users to move changes from an out of date publication to another publication. This allows users to salvage changes after an upgrade.
This feature prevents portal from being unusable when a change-tracked entity being modified in a publication is removed from production. If an entity is being modified in a publication, it cannot be removed from production. If a deleted entity in a publication is being modified in another publication, the publication with the deletion cannot be published.
We are constantly working on improving performance of Publications. We have implemented improvement for Timeline and Conflict checking icons.
Boost the performance of reverting changes , when the DB has huge amount of records. This way the usability of Publications further increases.
If a conflict appears between the scheduled publication and Production before or during publishing stage, we have added a functionality to provide more information inside Liferay notifications when this situation occurs.
This features creates a reviewer role that has read-only (and no update) permissions. It grants permission to review the draft of a content page, or the pages that are submitted through a workflow and are still pending approval and publication.
Page Creator now can efficiently manage permissions for their website, distinguishing between public and restricted pages. Key functionalities, such as unique designs and restricted access, are incorporated seamlessly.
Requirements include easy identification of page visibility, bulk permission management, and configuration options for both individual pages and entire branches.
Provide the option at Instance and Site settings to the XML sitemap to allow customers to customize the inclusion or exclusion of content according to the SEO technical requirements.
When the User reaches Control Panel → Instance Settings, a new menu item (SEO), under Platform, will be shown. By accessing this menu, the user will be able to include/exclude different content.
When the user has Download permission on a file, then the Documents and Media File result features a download link in the Search Results widget in all out-of-the-box widget display styles.
The Search Results widget Template Context has received a new field to obtain the download URL in custom display templates: ${entry.getAssetRendererURLDownload()}
Part of the recurring compatibility testing, Elasticsearch 8.13.x has been added to the compatibility matrix to the corresponding Liferay versions.
Note: Compatibility with newer Elasticsearch minor versions is always tested in two ways:
Latest-Latest: Testing the latest Liferay version with the latest available minor version of Elasticsearch → e.g. Master/2024.Q2 + Elasticsearch 8.13
Minimum-Latest: Testing the minimum Liferay version where Elasticsearch 8 compatibility was first made available with the latest minor version of Elasticsearch → DXP 7.4 U81/DXP 7.3 U31 + Elasticsearch 8.13
This way we can not only provide compatibility for the latest Liferay versions, but also backwards compatibility, allowing a broader customer base and deployments to operate their stack with an up-to-date search engine version.
As Elasticsearch is usually released a new Minor version roughly every two months, this is a recurring process and a planned activity for our team.
Liferay ships with an updated Elasticsearch connector using 7.17.18 as the client version. It is also for the development and testing purpose for Sidecar server.
The solution involves implementing advanced filtering options on the Builds and Deployments pages of the platform. This feature allows users to filter builds and deployments by key parameters such as date and environment. It is structured as following:
Date Filter: users can select a specific date or a date range from a calendar interface. This allows to view builds and deployments that were created or modified within that timeframe, facilitating quick access to historical data or recent updates.
Environment Filter: this filter enables users to select from pre-defined environment options (e.g. development, testing, production) viewing only the builds and deployments relevant to the chosen environment. This is particularly useful for teams managing multiple environments and needing to track their respective changes efficiently.
For custom objects, we have add the possibility to upload and save an attachment file in only one step. As another field of the entry, users can upload directly a document to an attachment field using Base64 format.
"AttachmentField1" : {
"fileBase64" : "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAD0AAAAXCAIAAAA3N9DuAAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAEHRFWH", "name" : "file.png"
}
And, to recover the values of the entry, they can do it in the same format using nested fields.
curl -X GET \ -u 'test@liferay.com:test' \ 'http://localhost:8080/o/c/mytestobjects/by-external-reference-code/users-computer-attachment-1?nestedFields=usersComputerAttachment1.fileBase64'
For sure, the previous options of uploading and downloading files of an entry are available too so the user can decide which to use in any case.
Only available for Custom Objects fields.
Until now, in GraphQL, it was not possible to create a query (or mutation) where the user could select the version to execute. Besides that, in case more than one endpoint had the same name but in different applications, you couldn’t select which one to use.
In order to make queries and mutations unique in GraphQL, we have created a new structure using a namespace with the following format:
Path + “_” + “v” + MayorVersion + “_” + MinorVersion ( 0 by default ).
query {
structuredContents(siteKey: "20117") {
items {
title
}
}
}
VS
query {
headlessDelivery_v2_0 {
structuredContents(siteKey: "20117") {
items {
title
}
}
}
}
Until now, for a translatable object fields, there was no way to get the values in different languages and always returned the default one. With this change, by adding the Accept-Language header, users can get the selected values properly. This change affects to Rest API and GraphQL.
Feature Status Change
Provides the ability for the Order Manager to make refunds against on-line payments using the stand alone payment gateway. While the refund amount can be configurable, the refund is always made against the payment method of the original payment.
Feature Status Change
New link added to the chart from the organization management admin pages. Chart now supports search functionality. Users with permissions can view or edit more details of the Organization, Account or User when it is selected on the chart.
Feature Status Change Use the platform's configurable purchasing rules to dictate which product options need to be purchased together when setting up products with options. You can set which product options must be purchased together and/or which product options cannot be combined together to create a valid product bundle. You can also limit the number of products from a particular group of products that can be purchased together. |
Feature Status Change
The ability for a buyer or sales agent to edit a product bundle directly from the mini-cart has now been added. Previously, if a change had to be made the bundle had to be deleted from the cart and added again. This allows for more speedy alterations to be made before proceeding with check out.
Feature Status Change
Ability to add new steps to the checkout process via client extension. |
Feature Status Change
We've introduced case-sensitive tagging for page creators, allowing tags to be saved and displayed exactly as created, whether in uppercase or lowercase. The feature ensures case sensitivity for tag creation, case-insensitive searching, and autocomplete, while maintaining backward compatibility for existing tags.
Feature Status Change
In response to user feedback, several enhancements have been introduced for content creators. The first functionality addresses the challenge of easily finding and managing Web Content created within specific structures, allowing creators to review and edit content more efficiently. The rest of functionalities enable refined filtering and searching options, including the ability to search in the title, filter by categories and tag, filter search results and multi-select filters.