In this chapter we’ll look at some Liferay utility applications that might be useful for you. The Software Catalog has been replaced by Liferay Marketplace but can still be installed as a plugin. Refer to the chapter on Liferay Marketplace for information on downloading and managing Liferay plugins. The Reports, JasperReports, and Knowledge Base applications are only available to EE customers. In this chapter we’ll discuss following applications:
- Bookmarks
- Software Catalog
- Shopping
- Reports and JasperReports
- Knowledge Base
- Akismet
- Weather
- OAuth
Liferay’s Bookmarks application is a simple way for users to keep track of URLs in the portal that can also be used by an administrator to publish relevant links to groups of users. The Software Catalog allows you to define a set of software items to display to visitors. The Knowledge Base application allows you to create articles and organize them into full books or guides that be published on your portal.