The portal_normal.ftl file is a template through which all the portlets on a
Liferay site are rendered.
Look at the figure below to see what the finished HTML structure will look like:
Figure 1: The HTML is broken up into sections.
The HTML structure is broken up into three main sections: Banner, Content, and
Footer. The Banner contains the logo for the site, its name, the page title, and
the main navigation. The Content <div> holds the breadcrumbs for the site and
the portlets on the page. Finally, the Footer holds the ‘powered-by Liferay’ and
social media links. The three main sections are all contained within a wrapper
<div> that’s used to adjust the width of the site.
Now that you are familiar with the HTML structure, you can make some modifications to the theme templates next.