Use the Alert Center widget to display alerts on a page. Alerts highlight important or time-sensitive information, such as closures, notices, or updates. Create and manage alerts in the Alert Center, then add the widget to a page to display them.
Who can use this feature?
System Admin | Owner | Publisher | Author
Instructions
Navigate to the page you would like the alert widget on.
Turn on Live Edit:
Select Widgets and then Modules on the editing toolbar:
Drag and drop the Alert Center widget where you would like it on the page:
Note:
Make sure you see a dotted container appear in the desired spot on your page before you drop your widget.
Configure your Widget options:
Skin: Allows you to select from a list of pre-created styling options for your widget
Note: Skin will auto-populate a recommendation based on the location of the widget.
Header Text: The text that appears above the calendar. The default is “Alerts”
Option Set: Choose the desired option set. In most cases, only the Default option is available, depending on the design
Display: Set the number of items to display in your widget
Category: Choose the appropriate category
View All and Header Link: Configure the view all link text and where the link should go
Advanced Options
Push: Will put the alert widget on all versions of the page
Push Options: Select where you would like the alert widget to appear when pushed to other versions
Select X at the top right corner of the Widget Options box to save your options:
Select a Save option:
Save: Will save the changes you have made in a draft to be published later
Save as Copy: Will save the changes
Save and Publish (draft pages only): Will save the changes and publish them to the live site
Cancel: Will delete the changes
View your Alert Center Widget:
