Liferay Tools
A free collection of 14 browser-based utilities for Liferay DXP developers — generators, converters, and quick references for Service Builder, OSGi, themes, fragments, upgrades, and more. Everything runs client-side; nothing is uploaded.
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Liferay Layout Template GeneratorVisually build Liferay layout templates with rows and column widths. Exports a Velocity .tpl and liferay-layout-templates.xml for Liferay 6.x and 7.x/DXP.Liferay Theme Builder WizardGuided wizard for a Liferay 7.4/DXP theme: pick layout, colors and fonts, then download a classic theme (gulp + liferay-theme-tasks) or a Theme CSS client extension as a ZIP.Theme Color & Token CustomizerCustomize 10 portal color tokens (header, nav, body, sidebar, footer, links) with a live preview. Export as CSS custom properties or SCSS variables.Velocity to FreeMarker ConverterConvert Liferay 6.x Velocity (.vm) templates to FreeMarker (.ftl) for 7.4 and DXP, including theme macros, $theme calls and loop counters. Lists what to check by hand.Liferay Upgrade PlannerPlan a Liferay upgrade from 6.2 or 7.x to DXP 2025.Q1 or 2026.Q1 LTS: breaking changes (incl. Jakarta EE), JDK, Tomcat and search requirements, and the database upgrade commands.Liferay OSGi Config GeneratorGenerate Liferay OSGi .config files for osgi/configs. Pick a component for a typed property form, or use custom mode for any PID. Correct Felix format.
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Liferay Layout Template GeneratorVisually build Liferay layout templates with rows and column widths. Exports a Velocity .tpl and liferay-layout-templates.xml for Liferay 6.x and 7.x/DXP.Liferay Theme Builder WizardGuided wizard for a Liferay 7.4/DXP theme: pick layout, colors and fonts, then download a classic theme (gulp + liferay-theme-tasks) or a Theme CSS client extension as a ZIP.Theme Color & Token CustomizerCustomize 10 portal color tokens (header, nav, body, sidebar, footer, links) with a live preview. Export as CSS custom properties or SCSS variables.Liferay classNameId LookupSearch and reference all Liferay built-in classNameId values. Find entity IDs for JournalArticle, DLFileEntry, User, and 40+ core entities.Liferay Portlet ID ReferenceSearch and reference all Liferay built-in portlet IDs. Find IDs for Journal, Documents, Blogs, Asset Publisher, and 25+ core portlets.Liferay Fragment Config BuilderBuild valid Liferay fragment configuration.json (fieldSets) visually: all 11 field types, validation, import, panel preview and FreeMarker snippets.Liferay Taglib ReferenceSearchable reference for liferay-ui, aui, clay, and liferay-frontend JSP tags with attributes, usage snippets, and rendered HTML.Liferay Cron Expression BuilderBuild and validate Quartz cron expressions for Liferay jobs: plain-English schedule, next 10 runs in any time zone, L/W/# and Unix conversion.Liferay service.xml GeneratorGenerate Liferay service.xml files for Service Builder projects. Define entities, columns, and finders visually — export ready-to-use XML.Liferay Portal Properties DiffCompare portal.properties between Liferay versions. See what properties were added, removed, or changed during upgrades.Velocity to FreeMarker ConverterConvert Liferay 6.x Velocity (.vm) templates to FreeMarker (.ftl) for 7.4 and DXP, including theme macros, $theme calls and loop counters. Lists what to check by hand.Liferay Hook vs OSGi Decision TreeAnswer a few questions to find the right Liferay 7.x/DXP OSGi extension point for any old 6.x hook, with a copy-ready code stub.Liferay Upgrade PlannerPlan a Liferay upgrade from 6.2 or 7.x to DXP 2025.Q1 or 2026.Q1 LTS: breaking changes (incl. Jakarta EE), JDK, Tomcat and search requirements, and the database upgrade commands.Liferay OSGi Config GeneratorGenerate Liferay OSGi .config files for osgi/configs. Pick a component for a typed property form, or use custom mode for any PID. Correct Felix format.
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