# Developing a New Portal Application

Use the procedures in this section when you want to build a new portal application from the ground up. If you have an existing application you want to integrate into WebLogic Workshop, see Integrating Existing Applications into Portals.

This section includes the following topics:

Creating a Portal Application and Portal Web Project

Shows you how to lay the foundation of portal development by creating a portal application and portal Web project or installing Portal in existing applications and projects.

Building Different Types of Applications

Describes the many types of applications in WebLogic Workshop you can surface in portals, including Web applications, Java Page Flow applications, Struts applications, Web services, commerce applications, and applications that can be accessed by mobile devices.

Overview of Content Management

Provides instructions and links for setting up content management for use by your applications.

Unified User Profiles (e-docs)

Shows you how to set up Unified User Profiles, which provide the capability to leverage user data from external sources such as LDAP servers, legacy systems and databases.

Enabling Desktop Selection

Shows you how to let users access any of the portal desktops to which they are entitled.

Adding Visitor Tools to Portals

Shows you how to let users customize their portal desktops.

Related Topics

Building Portlets

Developing Portal User Interfaces

Assembling Portal Applications

Securing Portal Applications

Deploying Portal Applications (edocs)

Portal Reference