The Liferay portal has at least the following features:
- Runs on all major application servers and Servlet containers, databases, and operating systems, and over 700 deployment combinations.
- Uses the latest in Java, J2EE, and Web 2.0 technologies.
- Uses an open SOA framework.
- JSR-168/JSR-286 compliant.
- Out of the box usability over 60 portlets.
- Personalized pages for all users.
- AJAX-enabled user interface.
- Multilanguage support—localizing up to 22 languages.
- Full LDAP synchronization and secure Single Sign On (SSO) support.
- Granular role-based authorizations.
- Control Panel—centralized administration for all content, users, organizations, communities, roles, server resources; full customizability with the ability to hide different parts of the form as desired or add custom ones with portlets.
- Single-click configuration, dynamic drag-and-drop, search and tagging capability, and work from desktop, for example WebDAV.
- Built-in CMS, WCM, Collaboration, and Social Networking.