In close cooperation with Szivak Consulting, Portalworks has developed a powerful solution for connecting Liferay 7.4 and Liferay 7.3 with the Collabora collaboration platform. This innovative integration makes it possible to create, edit, and manage Office documents directly from within Liferay – without having to leave the familiar environment.
What is Collabora?
Collabora is an open-source-based Office solution that runs entirely in the browser and enables collaborative editing of documents. Based on LibreOffice, Collabora offers comprehensive support for common Office formats such as DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX. With features such as real-time collaboration, Track Changes, and seamless integration into existing systems, Collabora is the ideal solution for companies seeking flexibility and cost savings through open-source products.
Key features of the solution
- Direct editing of Office documents: Users can open documents from the Document Library in Liferay and edit them in Collabora. Changes are automatically saved in Liferay.
- Real-time collaboration: Several people can work on the same document at the same time – ideal for teams that want to work closely together.
- Configurable connection: The Collabora integration can be flexibly adapted to the customer's needs.
- Extended Liferay functionality: Liferay has been extended so that the platform can control Collabora directly via the Document Library.
- Web Application Open Platform Interface (WOPI): Access takes place via the standardized WOPI protocol, which ensures security and efficiency.
This solution provides a true all-in-one platform for document management in Liferay:
- All steps – from saving to editing to sharing – take place directly in Liferay
- Real-time teamwork: The ability to work on documents together increases productivity and reduces coordination effort.
- By using Collabora and Liferay, both open-source products, companies benefit from complete transparency and the flexibility that only open-source technology can offer.
- Users enjoy a familiar user interface and a seamless workflow.
Our collaboration
The development was carried out in close coordination with the customer in order to create a tailor-made solution that is optimally suited to the specific requirements, and it went LIVE in December 2024.
Ready to optimize your document processes?
This integration is the ideal solution for companies that already rely on Liferay and want to extend their document processes.
Get in touch with us! We will be happy to advise you and show you how you, too, can benefit from this powerful, open integration.
“Liferay and Collabora finally enable seamless editing of Office documents directly from within your Liferay environment”
