
Migrating to Liferay DXP 7.4
You should upgrade to version 7.4 if the following updates can optimize your organization's performance:
DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS
Data analytics for digital experiences are available thanks to:
- A/B testing for any page elements, not just buttons;
- Content Auditing allows you to filter content listings;
- Content Performance is now public in Content, Widget, and on Display Pages with metrics for search (organic and paid).
A RICHER DIGITAL EXPERIENCE.
A richer digital experience is possible thanks to:
- Asset libraries with display page templates;
- Duplication and composition of experiences;
- Navigation menus allow you to use display pages as elements;
SEAMLESS B2B BUYING EXPERIENCE.
The seamless B2B buying experience is enriched by:
- Prices and discounts are easy to change;
- Widget for a visual representation of organizational structure;
- appropriately sized product images.
LOW-CODE / NO-CODE CAPABILITIES
Low-Code / No-Code capabilities for business users with:
- Adaptive image size on content and display pages;
- Filter, search, and sort using a collection display snippet;
- Reuse of the same collection provider for different scenarios;
- New field types and additional properties in forms;
- Related elements can be displayed on a wide range;
- Improved site navigation for sites with large amounts of content;
- Creation of custom business objects through a user interface using Liferay Objects.
COST-EFFECTIVE STARTUP AND MAINTENANCE
Cost-effective startup and maintenance are achieved by:
- Warehousing in asset libraries reduces the cost and effort of organizing content;
- Timelines for more thorough management of Documents and Media;
- A single user interface for forms, web content, documents, and media;
- Folders for documents and media are now available in the Item Selector;
- JS Dependency Declaration means creating projects with the Liferay version specified;
- Liferay Enterprise Search (LES) for all DXP subscribers;
- Greater collaboration on publications;
- Fewer Reindex actions for selected virtual instances;
- Improved performance and flexibility in distributing site templates;
- More control over published parent pages through system-level configuration;
- Fewer CSS downloads for each page are affected by the theme architecture;
- Translation of embedded content on content pages;
- Video and audio previews are available with FFmpeg instead of Xuggler.
INTERCONNECTED ENTERPRISE LANDSCAPE.
Liferay-based interconnected enterprise landscape now works with:
- Accounts from Liferay Commerce are now available to all users, even in non-commerce scenarios;
- Audit information is now included in system logs;
- Integration with several Click-to-Chat platforms;
- Headless RESTful APIs;
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for online services (mobile and desktop environments);
- OAuth 2 applications are automatically authenticated as Trusted Applications;
- Configuring OpenID Connect in System Properties to go through a proxy server;
- Remote Apps (outside the DXP environment) allow you to register remote JS files as web components.
As you can see, converting Liferay 6 to 7 is not that difficult for competent developers. In this article, we looked at the migration process for a demonstration project. For those with a portal with needs beyond just a static website, we can help with the Liferay portal migration. One of my senior colleagues or I can advise you on Liferay development solutions. Just email us.