Configuring the Questions App
Available: Liferay DXP/Portal 7.3+
There are two primary methods for configuring the Questions app: directly through the app configuration and through the System Settings configuration.
To configure through the application,
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Click on the Options icon (
) of the app and click Configuration.
To configure through System Settings,
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Navigate to Control Panel → System Settings → Third Party.
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Click on Questions under Widget Scope.
Topic Display Style
Topics can be displayed as cards or as a list.
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Click on the Options icon (
) of the app and click Configuration. -
Under General Settings, there is a Show Cards for Topic Navigation option.
If this is checked, the app will display separate cards for each question topic. If it is not checked, the app will display a list of all the questions.
Limiting Topic Display
Questions default display behavior is to show all Topics. You can opt to only display certain topics by configuring a Root Topic. To only display specific sub-topics or questions do the following,
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Click on the Options icon (
) of the app and click Configuration. -
Click the Select button under Root Topic ID.
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Select a topic and click Save. The app will now only show sub-topics and questions for the selected topic.
Managing App Permissions
To modify permissions for the app,
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Click on the Options icon (
) of the app and click Permissions. -
A new window will open.
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Assign permissions for different Roles. Click Save.
Redirecting Guest Users to Login
To enable this functionality you must configure it through System Settings,
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Navigate to Control Panel → System Settings → Third Party.
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Click on Questions under Widget Scope.
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Check Enable Redirect to Login
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Guests user are now redirected to a login page when they try to click Ask Question.
A Service Access Policy needs to be created to allow Guest users to view the app.
Creating a Service Access Policy to Allow Guest Viewers
To create a new policy,
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Navigate to Control Panel → Service Access Policy. Click on the Add icon (
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Give the policy a Name and Title. Click the Switch to Advanced Mode button at the bottom. Add the following two signatures under Allowed Service Signatures,
com.liferay.message.boards.service.MBCategoryService#getCategoriesCount com.liferay.message.boards.service.MBCategoryService#getCategory
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Click Save to save the new policy.
System Configuration Reference
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Cards for Topic Navigation | If this is checked, the app will display separate cards for each question topic. If it is not checked, the app will display a list of all the questions. |
| Use Topic Names in URL | If this is checked, each topic name will be used in a more friendly URL instead of a topic ID number. |
| Root Topic ID | This setting is ignored. |