by Keith O'Connell | Apr 23, 2014 | Blog, Portals
Introduction Liferay’s out-of-the-box packaging provides a set of ready-made “bundles” which include a functional application server configured to work with the Liferay application. While these “bundles” do make it convenient for an individual to quickly start up a...
by Keith O'Connell | Apr 20, 2014 | Blog, Portals
One of the most common questions we encounter when starting up a new Liferay project is: “Which Liferay bundle should I use for installation?” Our response is often not what clients are expecting to hear; in most cases, we do not recommend that you use any...
by XTIVIA | Apr 19, 2014 | Blog, Portals
Liferay Dynamic Data List is a powerful tool to create simple CRUD applications without writing any code. But it is not powerful enough to create a real dynamic application, because simple CRUD actions do not contain business logic. For example, if we want to...
by Asier Del Pozo | Apr 6, 2014 | Blog, Enterprise Java, Portals
After talking about the Elastic Search main features, how to create an Elastic Search cluster, and the Liferay, Solr and Elastic Search comparison, here’s the most interesting part. Liferay and Elastic Search integration As far as I know no one...
by XTIVIA | Dec 27, 2013 | Blog, Portals
The Dockbar provides one-stop shopping for your Portal administration needs; but sometimes you either don’t like the default look of it (if you’re building from _styled) or you don’t feel like styling it from scratch (if you’re building from...
by Derek Nerenberg | Jul 12, 2013 | Blog, Databases, Enterprise Java, Portals
Set the transaction isolation level to READ_COMMITTED with READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT turned ON. Yay! When I mention the words “transaction isolation level” to SQL Server DBAs, the first words out of their mouths are almost always “READ...
by Jon Ilko | Jun 27, 2013 | Blog, Portals
Google Analytics gives you insights into how visitors use your site, how they arrived on your site, and how you can keep them coming back. Liferay includes built-in support for Google Analytics out of the box, allowing administrators to make use of Google’s tool set...
by XTIVIA | Jun 14, 2013 | Blog, Enterprise Java, Portals
Recently a client asked about the differences between Liferay and social community products. Great question! Here are some points based on our work with customers. Social community products are narrowly focused and track social interactions well, but do not provide...
by XTIVIA | Jun 6, 2013 | Blog, Portals
This is part 3 of a series written for UI-dev/FED new to Liferay. This assumes you’re solid with css/html/javascript, and have at least a passing understanding of dynamic languages like PHP or ASP. If you have a Java background, you may want to skip the parts that...
by XTIVIA | Jun 6, 2013 | Blog, Portals
This is part 2 of a series written for UI-dev/FED new to Liferay. This assumes you’re solid with css/html/javascript, and have at least a passing understanding of dynamic languages like PHP or ASP. If you have a Java background, you may want to skip the parts that...
