In this article, we will walk you through some speed tests we conducted to determine if Liferay’s Digital Experience Platform works in China or not. Our staff conducted the tests in Shanghai (China Mainland) and Hong Kong (outside Mainland China) and we used 3rd party testing tools to ensure our tests weren’t biased.
By the end of this article, you should have a good understanding of Liferay’s DXP and if it works in Mainland China or not. Also, you can contact us to get a free speed test of your Liferay site for China.
What is Liferay?
Liferay makes software that helps companies create digital experiences on the web, mobile and connected devices.
They are one of the leading Digital Experience Platform (“DXP”) by Gartner Magic Quadrant 2021.
Does Liferay Work in China?
The short answer is no.
Below is the long answer if you want to understand why:
Most hosting providers claim to have Global coverage for your Liferay, but actually, China is not included.
If your business didn't have any legal licenses for your site and content in China, your ecommerce store is operating illegally in China.
Luckily we have put together solutions for you to make your business and your Liferay site work in China.
Don't just take our words. Let's look at some websites powered by Liferay and see how well they work in China.
How do we check if a website works in China or not?
There are two checks we need to perform to conclude if a website works in China.
- How fast is the site in Mainland China?
- If your business doesn’t have any legal licenses for your site and content in China, it is operating illegally in China.
Speed Tests Results
We picked 5 websites from Liferay customers and considered these websites to follow the best practices by Liferay.
Then we follow the test questions mentioned earlier for each website and create a report with the following format:
1. A figure to see how fast the site performs across Mainland China.
This figure basically shows how fast the website loads across Mainland China (green = fast, red=slow)
2. A video to see how the site performance in China visually.
We made a screen record of the website loading in Shanghai, China. This provides you with an intuitive way to see how fast the site visually loads and understand what people in China actually experience when they visit the website.
3. A yes-no check to see if the site complied with the laws in China.
If the site passes the legal check, it's a green check. If it doesn't pass, we will tell you why it doesn't pass.
Now, let's dive into the reports for each of the selected websites using Liferay's DXP.
Brinks, www.brinks.com
Brinks (NYSE: BCO) international provider of security services to banks, retailers, governments, mints and jewelers
From our speed test, people in China have difficulty viewing the images on the Brinks' website. (that’s what the below figure means, red means unable to display images).
Here is a more intuitive way to see it, we screen-recorded the process when a user browses Brinks' website in Shanghai, click the video below to see it in action:
Does the Brinks website comply with the laws in China?
No. It doesn't pass our Legal check because the business does not have an ICP license displayed at the footer of their website.
If you don't know what an ICP license is, click to learn more.
Finding if a website has an ICP license is pretty straightforward, just scroll to the bottom of the page, if you see a number like this (see below Nike's websites for China), then the business behind the website has an ICP for China. If not, they don't have it. You can check if your website has it or not.
Below is an example of Nike's website in China, and its ICP number.
Similarly, we ran the same tests for the rest of the Liferay user's websites. To see the full case studies, just click on the brand name below:
Blue Dart, www.bluedart.com
Blue Dart Express Ltd. (NYE: BLUEDART) is South Asia’s premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company based in India.
Click here to see Blue Dart's full case study.
Lorven Technologies, www.lorventech.com
Lorven Technologies, Inc. is a highly recognized provider of professional technology consultancy that serves clients worldwide.
Click here to see Lorven's case study results.
MacDon, www.macdon.com
MacDon Industries Ltd. is a Canadian manufacturer of specialty agricultural equipment.
Click here to see MacDon's case study results.
Qatar Stock Exchange, www.qe.com.qa
The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) is the principal stock market of Qatar. QSE is a full member of the World Federation of Exchanges and was recently upgraded by the MSCI and the S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Click here to see QSE's case study results.
Need Liferay to Work in China?
In short, if your business is going to China, make sure your website passes the two tests we mentioned above to have a fast speed of first load and good viewing and browsing quality for your users in China.
Reducing page load time by 0.1 seconds will increase the conversion rate by 8%. - Google, Deloitte
If you need to get Liferay working in China, feel free to contact us or click here to get started.
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