Creating Content with Liferay

Course Overview

In Creating Content with Liferay, you will learn basic content management as well as some advanced content options in Liferay. This two-day course includes topics ranging from basic content creation to more technical options like content template development. Some related topics will be covered such as managing content in a test environment and establishing a workflow process for content that is created. If you are going to be creating and maintaining content in your portal, this is the ideal course for you.

What You'll Learn

By the end of the training, you should have an understanding of Liferay's Content Management System including:

  • Understanding Content Administration
  • Managing creation and display of basic content
  • Managing Pages and Sites
  • Relating content through the Asset Framework
  • Using Metadata to relate content
  • Managing your documents and media
  • Creating Workflow definitions in Liferay
  • Using Structured Content
  • Using Content Templates
  • How to use AlloyUI in Content
  • Staging Content for publication
  • Content Template Development

Prerequisites: Creating Content with Liferay is an entry level course with no prerequisites. However, it is recommended that one has fundamental knowledge of Liferay in order to get the most out of this course.

Course Format: Onsite

Version: 6.1

This course is also offered for Liferay Version 6.2

COURSE TOPICS

Day 1
 

Setup

  • How to Install Liferay Using Liferay Developer Studio
Fundamental Liferay Concepts
  • Overview of basic concepts
  • Using Roles effectively for content creation
Basic Site Management
  • Creating and Managing Pages
  • Page templates
  • Site templates
Basic Web Content
  • Web Content Creation
  • Placing and displaying Content
  • Using Metadata with Web Content
  • How to manage Documents and Media
Day 2
 

Understanding Workflow

  • What is Workflow?
  • Understanding a Workflow process
  • Building workflow through Kaleo Designer

Advanced Web Content

  • Structuring Web Content
  • Formatting Web Content through Templates
  • Using Basic Templates
  • Using Advanced Templates
  • Using Alloy UI in Templates

Publishing with Staging

  • Introduction to Staging
  • Using Content with Staging
  • Page Variations
  • Site Page Variations
  • Using Staging with Workflow

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LAPTOP REQUIREMENTS

Dual Core processor, 4GB RAM, wireless card
Windows, Mac OSX*, or Linux*
* Note: if you use Mac OSX or Linux, you must be prepared to support yourself if any operating system issues arise, as the trainer is not guaranteed to be familiar with these systems.

Please contact us or call 1-877-LIFERAY if you have any questions.