Enable the new tag and rating widgets after a portal upgrade
If we upgrade the IBM WebSphere Portal from an earlier version to v8.5, and want to use the new tag and rating widgets, enable the widgets...
cd WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine
./ConfigEngine.sh configure-blog -DPortalAdminPwd=foo -DWasPassword=foo
To verify the Web Content Manager components are updated...
- Open the Applications menu and go to...
Content | Web Content Authoring | Libraries | Web Resources v70 | Components
If the Web Resources v70 library is not listed by default, add it using...
Content | Web Content Authoring | Preferences | Edit Shared Settings | Library selection | Web Resources v70 Add
- Verify the following components are listed...
- HTML-Tagging Widget Light- Tags
- HTML-Rating Widget Light- Stars
If they are not listed, check the logs to determine whether the configuration task might have resulted in errors.
For the tag and rating widgets to render appropriately, select the Portal 8.5 theme for the portal theme and select the Basic Content profile for the portal profile.
Results
You and the portal site visitors can now use the new enhanced tag and rating widgets.