Remove ContentTransformerListener class or disable by default

• Type: Feature Request
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Implemented in Platform
• Affects Version/s: None
• Fix Version/s: None
• Component/s: Web Content > Web Content Administration
• Labels:
  • S
  • requested-by-webteam
• Priority Level: Normal

Please remove the ContentTransformerListener class or disable it by default as it can affect the performance of web content heavy sites and does not seem relevant anymore

The ContentTransformerListener (https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/blob/master/modules/apps/journal/journal-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/journal/internal/transformer/ContentTransformerListener.java) class currently is enabled by default and does a lot of string processing on article elements (calling HtmlUtil.stripComments and HtmlUtil.stripHtml on article fields)

The features in this class are not documented or relevant anymore and any customers relying on them could easily implement a customization.

This would potentially be a breaking change so its removal should be documented.