Default portlets created from the Plugins SDK to be non-instanceable

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 5.1 EE SP5 (5.1.8), 5.2 EE SP5 (5.2.9) , 6.0 EE SP1 (6.0.11)
• Fix Version/s: 5.1 EE SP6 (5.1.9), 5.2 EE SP6 (5.2.10), 6.0 EE SP2 (6.0.12)
• Component/s: Dev Tools > MVC Portlet
• Labels: None

Currently, the default portlet created by the Plugins SDK is an instanceable portlet (i.e. the portlet may be added to the page multiple times). That is, the <instanceable> element in liferay-portlet.xml is defaulted to true. Having the ability to add the same portlet to the page multiple times is a great feature, but it also requires some special consideration from the developer. So to improve the experience of new developers, the default portlet created by the Plugins SDK is now non-instanceable. This change helps ensures that only developers who understand the trade offs will enable their portlet to be instanceable.