Who can use this feature?
System Administrators | Owners | Publishers | Authors
Instructions
Navigate to Modules, click Content, and select Alert Center:
Select the category you would like the alert to be under:
Select the Add Alert button:
Fill in the information:
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.
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
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
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
Choose a saving option:
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
A notification window will open; your options to send the notification include:
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
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