The sad hideous truth of Liferay…
I still love Liferay, but this may save some people a bit of heart break! I went through almost exactly the same journey in choosing Liferay for a new large scale website.
At first it seems to offer everything you ever wanted in a portal system, even more so (including making the coffee), but once you start to look beneath the hood, things become a little murkier. It was after a shambolic training course that I fell out of love with Liferay, but after looking through a few alternatives, it became the best contender again.
It’s all about managing expectations…
Your Software Made Me Cry: How to Select an Open-Source Java Portal for your Enterprise.
