Liferay upgrade learnings – Part 1

Some learnings below from various Liferay upgrades that I have been part of: Upgrades need us to plan various dry runs in advance on non-production environment Divide your upgrade between core / database and non-core upgrade Core includes Liferay engine, configurations and database Non-core includes themes, custom code, integrations and such Understand how to use…… Continue reading Liferay upgrade learnings – Part 1

Notes on Liferay search optimization – Part 1

Notes on Liferay search optimization – Part 1. There are two parts to search optimization in Liferay. One is the internal search and other is the SEO / Digital Marketing for content. Below, I am sharing concepts and keywords to explore for both areas. Liferay internal search: Search BluePrintsSearch InsightsCustom IndexersTags & CategoriesReIndexingFacetsSuggestionsBoostingSortingLow level searchSearch…… Continue reading Notes on Liferay search optimization – Part 1

Navigating Liferay as a Customer & Partner – Part 1

Single ready reference of important links for customers & partners of Liferay: Where is the customer portal: https://www.liferay.com/customersWhere do I find the documentation – Version & Product wise: https://learn.liferay.com/Where is the developer portal: https://www.liferay.com/developersWhere is the partner portal: https://www.liferay.com/partnersWhere can I get online trainings: https://www.liferay.com/learningWhere are the blogs: https://www.liferay.com/blogWhere can I get the case studies:…… Continue reading Navigating Liferay as a Customer & Partner – Part 1

Keywords for Identity & Access Management plus Single Sign on with links from Liferay ecosystem – Part 1

Keywords in the identity & access management space along with single sign on: Active DirectoryLDAPOAuthKerberosOpenIDSAMLCASSeamless loginShibbolethIAMSSOJWTIdentity providerService providerMFATFAPrincipalIdentity synchronizationIdentity lifecycle managementEntitlementAuthorizationAuthenticationFederated identityB2B & B2C Links from Liferay documentation for above: https://learn.liferay.com/dxp/latest/en/installation-and-upgrades/securing-liferay/configuring-sso.htmlhttps://learn.liferay.com/dxp/latest/en/installation-and-upgrades/securing-liferay.htmlhttps://learn.liferay.com/dxp/latest/en/headless-delivery/using-oauth2/creating-oauth2-applications.htmlhttps://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033738332-Authenticating-Using-SAMLhttps://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026505211-Authenticating-with-Kerberoshttps://www.liferay.com/resources/whitepapers/Identity+Management+in+Liferay+DXPhttps://help.liferay.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018176491-OAuth-2-0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_management Email me: Neil@HarwaniSystems.in

Why Liferay & what about my performance? – Part 1

An unbiased view on why you should adopt a platform like Liferay and what are the benefits in using Liferay: Having implementations in various domains like insurance, manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, education, government, intranets, commerce, energy, customer / partner portals and moreOpen standards based system built with and around Java & specifications from Java communityTooling…… Continue reading Why Liferay & what about my performance? – Part 1