Overriding the default login page with the administrator defined page

Liferay provides the possibility to use or replace the default dialog login feature with a custom login page. The custom page can be used to present some additional information such as instructions, description of benefits, and so on. This recipe provides guidelines on how to set such a page within the intranet.

How to do it…

In order to set a custom page in the login process, follow these steps:

1. Log in as an administrator and go to Admin | Site Administration | Pages.
2. Make sure that you are in the Public Pages tab.
3. Click on the Add page button.
4. Provide a name for the page (for instance, login).
5. Enable the Hide from Navigation Menu option.
6. Click on the Add page button. The new page will be created.
7. Go to the page's details by clicking on the page in the tree that was created and copy the Friendly URL value.
8. Go to the created page by typing (or pasting) its address in the browser's address bar.
9. Click on the add button...