Practical Liferay Java™-based Portal Applications Development

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Practical Liferay

Java™-based Portal Applications Development

Dear Reader,

Congratulations! You are holding a comprehensive guide to the world’s most popular open source portal—Liferay

In spite of its growing popularity, Liferay does not come with very much documentation With Practical Liferay, I aim to bridge the gap in understand-ing between Liferay and its potential users The book describes, in detail, how to develop a practical portal using Liferay It takes you through all the Liferay applications, from chat and messaging to blogs, calendars, wikis, and discussion forums You will learn the purpose of each application; how to install, configure, and manage it; and how to put it to good practical use There are also plenty of helpful tips on content management, user management, and security

Liferay application configuration is nontrivial for the first-time user, but this book gives you the answers you need By following the step-by-step instructions provided for each application, you will quickly understand how to configure it to meet your needs Once you have read the book and followed its detailed examples, you will have no difficulty setting up and managing an entire portal consisting of several Liferay applications As you read on, each chapter will help you add features to your portal and tailor them to your own precise requirements After the introductory chapters, you can read each chapter independently of the others This can save you a lot of time in getting your portal up and running as quickly as possible

If you would like to evaluate the suitability of Liferay for your next portal development project, you will find Practical Liferay a valuable resource If, on the other hand, you are already using Liferay, it will come in handy as a ready reference on the various Liferay commands and applications And if you are developing a training course on Liferay, you will find it a wealth of useful information Poornachandra Sarang

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A down-to-earth, practical approach to developing full-featured Java™-based web portals with blogs,

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