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The entry page will show related portlets. A related app is an app that belongs to the same category or is in a sub category of a given app. The related app section only appears when there are any related apps (ie, no empty list will ever appear) and the list is limited to five (configurable via a java field). The list of portlets shown is randomized, so it gives a little bit more life to the entry page.
How to limit what users can see?
There are two portlet preferences that help.
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<portlet-preference>
<name>showAllPortlets</name>
<readOnly>true</readOnly>
<value>true</value>
</portlet-preference>
<portlet-preference>
<name>showManagedPortlets</name>
<readOnly>true</readOnly>
<value>true</value>
</portlet-preference> |
The showAllPortlets preference is false by default. This preference allows the marketplace to show all portlet irregardless of permission to subscribe/manage. If set to false or the preference not include, it will default to show portlets that you have permission to subscribe to.
The showManagedPortlets is true by default. The preference will add to the displayed set, portlets that a user can manage. Note, that if showAllPortlets is true, the showAllPortlets set will already include any managed portlets.
Categories
Listed on every portlet's entry page is a list of categories that a portlet belongs too. Clicking any of the categories will send the user back to the initial landing page with the category clicked in the filter.
Categories are also available for viewing on the initial landing page. Clicking the category button will display all the categories that have portlets the user can view in the marketplace. Because uPortal ships with a 'ALL CATEGORIES' category, there is a portlet preference that can be set to hide this 'root' category. The default is to not show the 'root' category, so if this preference is not here, it won't show. Here is the portlet preference example, where showing the root category will not be displayed:
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<portlet-preference>
<name>showRootCategory</name>
<readOnly>true</readOnly>
<value>false</value>
</portlet-preference> |
Screenshot of how categories appear on entry page:
Here is a screenshot showing the categories displayed on the landing page, after the category button is clicked:
Screenshot after the Entertainment category is clicked. Notice the filtering!
Ratings!
Ratings are shown to the user on the entry page of a portlet. User can select 1-5.
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