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Overriding Core JSP file using Liferay 7 Hook

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There are few scenarios that you might want to modify the JSPs to override which are no longer in Liferay’s core and you can do core JSP customizations to a specific site.

portal-web/docroot/html

As you can see, the above screen represents before you begin crafting a module to override core JSPs. In the below example you can restrict global vocabularies and categories with in site scope and it was achieved by implementing hook in Liferay 7 environment. If you’re overriding,

In the below example you can restrict global vocabularies and categories with in site scope and it was achieved by implementing hook in Liferay 7 environment.

If you’re overriding,

\html\taglib\ui\asset_categories_selector\page.jsp

put the overridden JSP in this folder of your module: to achieve it.

long[] groupIds = (long[]) request.getAttribute("liferay-ui:asset-categories-selector:groupIds");
if (ArrayUtil.isEmpty(groupIds)) {
groupIds = PortalUtil.getCurrentAndAncestorSiteGroupIds(scopeGroupId);
} else {
groupIds = PortalUtil.getCurrentAndAncestorSiteGroupIds(groupIds);
}
long grpId = GetterUtil.getLong(PropsUtil.get("extranet.groupid"));
if (grpId == scopeGroupId) {
long globalGrpId = GetterUtil.getLong(PropsUtil.get("global.groupid"));
groupIds = ArrayUtil.remove(groupIds, globalGrpId);
}
List < AssetVocabulary > vocabularies = AssetVocabularyServiceUtil.getGroupVocabularies(groupIds); <
aui: script use = "liferay-asset-categories-selector" >
new Liferay.AssetCategoriesSelector({
  className: '<%= className %>',
  contentBox: '#<%= namespace + randomNamespace %>assetCategoriesSelector_<%= vocabulary.getVocabularyId() %>',
  curEntries: '<%= HtmlUtil.escapeJS(categoryIdsTitles[1]) %>',
  curEntryIds: '<%= categoryIdsTitles[0] %>',
  hiddenInput: '#<%= namespace + hiddenInput + StringPool.UNDERLINE + vocabulary.getVocabularyId() %>',
  instanceVar: '<%= namespace + randomNamespace %>',
  labelNode: '#<%= namespace %>assetCategoriesLabel_<%= vocabulary.getVocabularyId() %>',
  maxEntries: <%= maxEntries %>,
  moreResultsLabel: '<%= UnicodeLanguageUtil.get(resourceBundle, "load-more-results") %>',
  portalModelResource: <%= Validator.isNotNull(className) && (ResourceActionsUtil.isPortalModelResource(className) || className.equals(Group.class.getName())) %>,
  singleSelect: <%= !vocabulary.isMultiValued() %>,
  title: '<%= UnicodeLanguageUtil.format(request, "select-x", vocabulary.getTitle(locale), false) %>',
  vocabularyGroupIds: '<%= StringUtil.merge(groupIds) %>',
  vocabularyIds: '<%= String.valueOf(vocabulary.getVocabularyId()) %>'
}).render(); <
/aui:script>

You should see the below screen once you have modify the JSPs.

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