Liferay Launches Stand-Alone Headless CMS

Liferay, a provider of digital experience platforms, has made its Liferay CMS available as an independent offering, without requiring a Liferay DXP subscription.

Liferay CMS is a headless content management system (CMS) that delivers structured content to any channel through APIs and uses role-based permissions to control who can edit content and who can see it once it is published.

Companies can publish and translate content on their own schedule, while content stays on brand and compliant. Each gets its own space in one shared content library, with its own folders, permissions, languages and sharing rules. Shared content structures, required fields and approval workflows keep everything consistent. Required disclosures can't be skipped, approvals are recorded in the platform, and version history can be exported for audits or used to roll back to the last approved version without changing the published URL.

Liferay CMS includes built-in digital asset management (DAM), and organizations can add capabilities as their needs evolve, without purchasing a full Liferay DXP subscription. Liferay Content Marketing Platform (CMP) lets teams plan and run campaigns on the same content, Liferay AI Hub adds pre-built and custom AI agents that work within the organization's guardrails, and Liferay Data Platform (LDP) shows how content performs. For developers, every content structure automatically generates REST and GraphQL APIs, so teams can build with the frameworks they already use, and an MCP server lets third-party AI services access content while respecting permissions.

"Organizations have often had to choose between the flexibility of a headless CMS and the governance their compliance teams require," said Julia Molano, director of product at Liferay, in a statement. "With Liferay CMS, content teams can publish on their own schedule, while IT, legal, and compliance maintain control over who can change content and who can see it. And as their needs grow, they can add campaigns, AI, and analytics on the same platform."