Introduction

Liferay Portal is developed using an open source methodology, by people from around the world. Liferay provides multiple touch-points to deliver consistent digital experiences. It has the adaptability to offer various solutions for Intranet, websites, portals, etc. . This is the reason it is considered one of the best platforms to build an intranet portal for businesses

Course Content

1.Introduction

• Introduction to Liferay’s Plugins SDK
• Installing Liferay Developer Studio
• Setting Up the Space Program
• Reviewing Liferay Concepts

2.Developing Portlet Plugins

• Introduction to Java Standard Portlets
• How Portlets Differ from Servlets
• The Java Portlet Specification
• The Portlet Lifecycle
• Phases of the Portlet Lifecycle
• Portlet Characteristics
• Java Standard Portlet Exercise
• Portlet Preferences
• Inter-Portlet Communication
• Methods of Inter-Portlet Communication
• Public Render Parameters
• Events
• Portlets and Web Application Frameworks

3.Parts Inventory Portlet Application

• Design Approach
• Setting up the Data Model for Service Builder
• Generating the Service and Persistence Layer
• Leveraging the Liferay MVC Portlet Framework
• Displaying Data using Liferay’s Search Container
• Localization, Feedback and Input Validation
• Integrating Liferay Permissions
• Adding Custom Portlets to the Control Pane

4.Liferay Look and Feel

• Application Display Templates
• Liferay Theme and Layout Template Overview
• Advanced Theme, Layout Topics, and Best Practices

5.Hook Plugins

• Adding a Post Login Action
• Adding a Startup Action
• Customizing Language Keys
• Customizing Core Liferay JSPs
• Extending Liferay’s Services using Service Wrappers
• Adding a Servlet Filter to Liferay
• Customizing Liferay’s Struts Actions

6.Ext Plugins

• Ext Plugin Overview
• Portal Properties Ext Plugin
• Portlet Preferences Ext Plugin
• Ext Plugin Best Practices

7.Liferay Marketplace

• Introduction to Liferay’s Marketplace
• Liferay Plugin Security

8.Advanced Topics

• Web Services in Liferay
• Spring in Liferay
• Development Strategy

9.AlloyUI

• AlloyUI Overview
• Widgets
• Events and Ajax
• Best Practices

10.Social Collaboration with Liferay

• Introduction to Liferay’s Social API
• Social Relationships
• Social Activities
• Introduction to Liferay’s Collaboration API
• Enabling Assets in a Custom Application
• Adding Support for Workflows in a Custom Application
• Tags and Categories
• Discussions and Ratings

11.Advanced Service Builder

• Setting Up Remote Services
• Accessing External Databases with Service Builder
• Custom SQL Finders
• Custom SQL Joins
• Dynamic Query

12.Liferay APIs

• Sending Synchronous and Asynchronous Messages with the Message Bus
• Creating Scheduled Jobs
• Indexing and Search APIs
• Setting up Friendly URLs to Individual Assets
• Importing and Exporting Data for Custom Portlets
• Search Engine Optimization with Liferay

13.Rapid Application Development with Liferay CMS

• Overview of RAD in Liferay’s CMS
• Using Structures to Guide User Input
• Velocity Templates
• Accessing Liferay’s Services in a Custom Template
• Using Custom Fields to Model Data
• Custom Velocity Variables
• Integrating AlloyUI Into a Custom Application