Add an Alert

  • Updated on Aug 15, 2025
  • Published on Jul 31, 2025
  • 2 minute(s) read
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Who can use this feature?

System Administrators | Owners | Publishers | Authors

Instructions

  1. Click the Modules drop-down The dropdown labeled Modules.

  2. Click the Content tab The left-hand tab labeled Content.

  3. Click Alert Center The URL labeled Alet Center.

  4. Select the category you would like the alert to be under A category in the All Categories column.

  5. Select Add Alert The button labeled Add Alert.

  6. Fill in the information The text entry fields and options to Add an Alert.

    Note: Leaving “Emergency Alert” does not override the alert bar text; only custom text will override the alert bar text.

      • Title: Title of the alert

      • Brief Description: Brief description of the alert; you are limited to 250 characters

      • Full Description: The full description of the alert

      • Alert Bar: Choose if you would like the alert to display in the Alert Bar on no pages, All Pages, Only, or a Department page and subpages

        Note: This option will only be available if the Alert Bar is enabled for the category. Only 2 alerts will show in the alert bar.

        Selecting the Department page and subpages will allow site visitors on a specific Department's pages to see department-specific information in the Alert Bar rather than seeing the same alert added for All Pages. Department-specific alerts will always take precedence over All Pages alerts, ensuring that two alerts can be published on the Alert Bar and All Pages without preventing any Department-specific Alert Bar content.

      • Alert Bar Text: Add a name to appear on the Alert Bar.

      • Alert Bar Link: List the link that directs clicks on the Alert Bar.

        Note: Leaving “/AlertCenter.aspx” does not override the alert bar link; only a custom relative or absolute link will change where the main Alert Bar area directs.

      • Upload Image(s): Add related photos to the alert

      • “Read On…” Text: Determine how the link will be displayed if there is a Full Description

      • Link(s): Add related links regarding this alert; click the + to the right of the Display Text to add additional links The plus sign icon to the right of the Dipslay Text field.

      • Open in New Window: The link opens a new window

      • Link item, image, read on, RSS, and notifications to this Web Address: "Read On..." text link will direct to this link rather than the alert item screen on widgets or the Alert Bar The toggle labeled Link item, image, read on, R S S and notifications to this Web Address.

        Note: This can only be enabled on a single link. This option will be disabled for any other links once it is selected.

      • Alert Starts: alert will display on the front end of the website

      • Alert Ends: When the alert will end on the front end of the website

  7. Choose a saving option The button labeled Save and the button labeled Save and Publish.

    • Save Changes: Will save any changes you have made to the file

    • Save & Publish: Will save the changes and publish them to the live site

    • Save & Submit: Will save the changes and submit them for approval (authors only)

    • Cancel: Will delete what you have done

  8. A notification window will open; your options to send the notification include: The text entry fields and options in the pop-up labeled Alert Center.

    • Subject: Add a brief subject line

    • Comments: Attach a description of the alert

    • Mobile Text/Push Message: Attach a message to the SMS notification

    • Include link to item: Provides a link to the item within the SMS message, which the user can visit via their mobile device

    • Send

      • On Start Date: Sends the item on the start date previously set

      • Immediately: Sends the immediately

    • Select Send, Don’t Send, or Cancel: The notification will then send accordingly to those who have signed up in Notify Me for the selected Alert Center category

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