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Portal Lifesavers in Today’s Hyper-connected World
10 Features of Liferay 6.2 You Must Have
Date: Jan 28, 2014
Presented by
Name: Tejas Kanani
Email: [email protected]
Title: Sr. Liferay Consultant
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Portals
Intranet, Extranet
Social Networking
Web and Enterprise Content
Enterprise Search
Business Insights & Analytics
Business Applications
Communities
Content Search
Insights
Complex Apps Sites
Collaboration Platform for the Enterprise and Internet
Portal Today
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About Liferay 6.2
• Press Release: Liferay Announces Liferay Portal 6.2 at North America Event – Oct 21, 2013
– Mobile-ready offering of leading enterprise platform adds key enhancements for flexible, engaging web experiences
• Liferay 6.2 CE GA1 released - Nov 1, 2013
– https://www.liferay.com/web/james.falkner/blog/-/blogs/liferay-portal-6-2-ce-release
• Liferay 6.2.10 EE announced - 1st week of Dec 2013
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Meet the Presenter – Tejas Kanani
• Working on Liferay since 2008
– Experience of versions 4.3, 5.2, 6.0, 6.1
• Liferay Master - 591 posts in Liferay Community
• Active Member of
– Liferay India User Group
– Liferay Bugsquad,
– Community Verifier
– Community Beta program
• Marketplace Contribution
– ‘Custom Landing Page Hook’ in Liferay Marketplace
• Supports version 6.2
• Recognition
– ‘Top Contributor Award’ in Y2012
– Winner of Liferay Marketplace App Contest
• Blogs at www.opensourceforlife.com
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#1 Responsive Design
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Liferay 6.2 is more responsive with many optimizations done for touch devices
Serves different Screens & Resolutions
Complete Navigation Vertical & Horizontal Scale
Build Mobile Portals for Smartphone, Tablets, Desktop or Custom Resolution
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#1 Responsive Design (cont..)
• Optimizations such as
– Quick Preview
– Content Source same for all devices
– Auto-adjust image size based on resolution
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Build Mobile Portals for Smartphone, Tablets, Desktop or Custom Resolution
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#2 Mobile SDK
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Now Create Native Mobile Applications using Liferay
More Info: https://github.com/brunofarache/liferay-mobile-sdk
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#3 – AlloyUI 2.0
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Intuitive and Responsive RIA Framework that is more Alive and Dynamic
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#4 – New User Interface/Experience
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More Interactive (Usable and Findable)
More Visual (New dockbar, menu, buttons, table styles)
More Modular (Devised on Information
Architecture)
Leveraging UX Design and Management
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#4 – New User Interface/Experience (cont..)
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Add Content Interface
(1 click add content, preview)
Quick Page Creation & Contextual Editing
(Add Page, Localization, Page Types)
Easier to Stage & Publish
(Reporting of Publishing, Error Detection)
Page Management and Quick Publishing
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#4 New User Interface/Experience (cont..)
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Drag and Drop Files to Add Content to Your Portal
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#5 Portal and Site Administration
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The New Control Panel Interface– Single Touch point to manage…
Users Sites Applications Configuration
Redesigned Interface Offering all Administrative Settings in a Central Location
Admin Feature
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#5 Portal and Site Administration (cont..)
• Site Administration Outside Control Panel
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#5 Portal and Site Administration (cont..)
• Site Hierarchy
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In Site Admin Portlet you can organize site and subsite…
Pages Content Application Data Users (Through Site Membership)
Now Arrange Sites Hierarchically like Organizations
Admin Feature
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#5 Portal and Site Administration (cont..)
• Site Hierarchy
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Now Arrange Sites Hierarchically like Organizations
Admin Feature
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#6 Recycle Bin
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Now you can restore accidentally deleted files using the Recycle Bin as Move to Recycle Bin replaces Delete for major asset types
1 Enable Recycle Bin 2 Set Max Duration for Deleted Entries
New Feature allowing you to Restore Deleted Files
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#6 Recycle Bin (cont..)
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New Feature allowing you to Restore Deleted Files
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#7 Portal Sandboxing
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Improve Scalability and Performance by isolating the execution of your portlet and untested applications independent of your core application
Liferay is more Modular Improving Performance and Scalability
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#7 Portal Sandboxing (cont..)
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Liferay is more Modular Improving Performance and Scalability
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#8 Content Targeting Apps
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Now Personalize Your User Experience Through Liferay
User Segments Recommendations
Segment your users by age, designation, income, location,
gender, season etc.
Segmenting Content to target the user segments
Contextual Targeting using Liferay
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#8 Content Targeting Apps (cont..)
• User Segments
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Contextual Targeting using Liferay
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#8 Content Targeting Apps (cont..)
• Content Targeting
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Contextual Targeting using Liferay
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#9 Audit Trails
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Keeps Logs of Each Operation/Activity
Admin Feature
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#10 Application Display Templates
• Override default Display styles with ease
• Liberty to choose your own display style for OOTB Portlet
• Developer friendly by provided Template Editor with autocomplete feature
Allows You to Choose Your Own Style
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Additional References
• What’s New in Liferay 6.2 APIs? http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.2/development/-/ai/whats-new-in-liferay-6-2-apis-liferay-portal-6-2-dev-guide-en
• AlloyUI 2.0 / Bootstrap Migration http://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.2/development/-/ai/whats-new-in-liferay-6-2-apis-liferay-portal-6-2-dev-guide-en
• Mobile SDK https://github.com/brunofarache/liferay-mobile-sdk
• Upgrading to Liferay 6.2 https://www.liferay.com/documentation/liferay-portal/6.2/user-guide/-/ai/upgrading-liferay-liferay-portal-6-2-user-guide-18-en
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Summary - Top 10 Features
• #1 – Responsive Design
• #2 – Mobile SDK and Native Apps
• #3 – AlloyUI 2.0
• #4 – New User Experience
• #5 – Portal and Site Administration
• #6 – Recycle Bin
• #7 – Portal Sandboxing
• #8 – Content Targeting
• #9 – Audit Trail
• #10 – Application Display Templates
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