1. What is a portal )?

What is a portal?

Portal websites can become an enterprise in multiple ways. Read the key use cases and learn about the powerful portal websites, content, and collaboration functions of the liferay portal.

• Network Platform
• Wcm System
• Integration Platform
• Collab Platform
• Social application platform

Network Platform

A portal is usually defined as a software platform for building websites and network applications. Modern portal websites have added a variety of features to make them the best choice for a wide range of web applications.
Some common functions of portals include:

Create gadgets, portals, pages, themes, navigation, and websites

Portal platform, allowing you to build Web pages and websites and assemble the portals or gadgets on a portal website page. Portal websites combine a topic (Header/footer and common appearance and feeling), a set of pages, navigation bar (menu bar, etc.), and Portlet and gadgets.
Administrators can create Web code by reusing existing Portlet and gadgets.

Anonymous page and authentication page

Portal websites can be easily created to display different content, depending on whether a user logs on

For example, a bank's website may have a function page describing its special offer and contact information. However, after a customer logs on, more information may be shown in the account information, payment, loan, etc.

Role-based content submission

In addition, the simplified portal displays different data based on the development of user roles. For example, a bank's website may use anonymous and authenticated (LOGIN) pages. In addition, different types of customers can provide different pages.
A standard account can have basic services and web pages, while enterprise customers can define other pages.

Community page

In addition, the portal allows end users to define pages, add them to their own webpages, and use predefined Portlet or gadgets. They can also define who can access their web pages.
Team members can work together on their community websites.

Multi-language, multi-platform

Once it is developed, a website may need to be in multiple languages and from multiple platforms (such as smartphones and tablets ). A portal provides a way to simplify the development and management of web pages for each end user.