How to best structure a website in Liferay Portal

Question

Hi, I am working on a project involving Liferay Portal and I was hoping to get some input on how to properly utilize community and organizations in the site structure. I have so far been frustrated with the lack of documentation on this subject, and Liferay's internal forum seems to be all but dead. Can someone point me in the right direction here?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The main difference between Communities and Organizations in Liferay is that the organizations can be organized into a hierarchy. In all other aspects they are almost identical. Have a look at the chapter "Portal Architecture" in the Liferay Administration guide.

Liferay does lack documentation. So, usually your best guide in Liferay is your experience ;-). Or experience of the experienced Liferay developers.

I think you already visited forums, wiki and blogs at the Liferay web-site. Additionally, you can have a look at the site of the Liferay platinum partner - Cignex. They published 2 rather useful books on Liferay and they also have a blog with some useful tips.

Answer 2

Main differences between Communities & Organizations:

• Hierarchy
• User self-subscription (e.g. users can be allowed to browser & join communities)

Behind the scenes, they're both "groups" and eventually, the distinction may be eliminated.

Answer 3

community and organizations in code level are both group