Liferay in action : the official guide to Liferay Portal development

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This comprehensive guide to building portals on the Liferay 6 platform is fully supported and authorized by Liferay. It takes you from your first exposure to Liferay through essential tasks for creating and maintaining an enterprise portal that integrates seamlessly with your existing IT infrastructure. A portal is essentially a website that organizes components to request, display, and share information. Liferay Portal 6 is an enterprise-ready development platform that simplifies the process of building portals that work with backend systems while providing an engaging user experience. Utilizing standard Java and JavaScript, along with built-in support for SOAP and JSON web services, developers can quickly become productive. The platform is available in both a free open-source version and a fully-supported commercial edition, making it a cost-effective option for various organizations. The book serves as the official guide for developing Liferay portal applications using Java and JavaScript. It begins with setting up the development environment and creating a functional portal, then progresses to social features, tagging, ratings, and more. Readers will explore the Portlet 2.0 API and learn to create custom themes and reusable templates. Experienced developers will gain insights into using new Liferay APIs for building collaborative sites, implementing indexing and search, and more. Developed in collaboration with Liferay