How to Use Design2Liferay

A quick start guide to converting your web designs into Liferay components.

🚀 Deploying Extensions to Liferay

Once you’ve generated your Client Extension using Design2Liferay, follow one of the two deployment options below depending on your Liferay environment

📦 Deploy to Locally Hosted Liferay

  1. Copy the ZIP File
    Move the generated ZIP file from Design2Liferay into your Liferay bundle's deploy folder.
  2. Verify Deployment
    Once deployed, go to Global Menu → Applications → Client Extensions in your Liferay instance to ensure the extension is listed.
  3. Apply to Pages
    After verifying, you can use the extension on your Liferay pages.

☁️ Deploy to Liferay PaaS/SaaS

  1. Run lcp deploy
    Use the Liferay Cloud CLI to deploy your ZIP package by running lcp deploy in the terminal.
  2. Verify Deployment
    Navigate to Global Menu → Applications → Client Extensions to confirm the extension appears in your cloud environment.
  3. Apply to Pages
    Once verified, use the extension as needed within your site pages.