Add an Alert Center Category

This article will show you how to add a category to the Alert Center.

Important Note:

A category must be published and have at least one published alert before it will appear on the live side of the website.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrators | Owners

Instructions

1. Sign in to your site.

2. Navigate to Modules and on the Content tab, select Alert Center:

   

3. Click the Add Category button:

   

4. Fill in the information:

   

   • Category Title: Enter the name of the alert category

   • Description: Enter an optional description of the alert category

   • Show Brief Description: Select when the brief description is displayed with alerts

   • Show Alert Bar: Select whether to display alerts in the Alert Bar

     • Enabled: Display alerts in the Alert Bar. This option is recommended for emergencies only

     • Disabled: Do not display alerts in the Alert Bar

       

       Note:

       Only 2 alerts will show in the Alert Bar

   • Featured Area Type: Select how alerts are displayed in the featured area by choosing Full Item Display or Simple Display

     • Full Item Display: Display the full alert content in the featured area

     • Simple Display: Display a simplified version of the alert in the featured area

       Note:

       When Full Display is selected, the Brief Description appears in Alert Center for that category.

   • Email List: Allows Admin users to send out notification emails from this category

   • Allow Subscribers: Allows users to subscribe to Calendar in the Notify Me® module

     Note:

     You must have the Notify Me® module for this function.

   • Allow SMS: Choose to enable SMS messaging

   • Show Archives: Choose to display archives as visible to the public

   • Update Integration Hub: Select to send Alert Center item changes to CivicPlus Integration Hub for configured integrations

   • Add Alert RSS Behavior: Select how RSS settings are handled when adding alerts

   • Modify Alert RSS Behavior: Select how RSS settings are handled when modifying alerts

   • Permissions: Setting permissions at the folder level is suggested

     • View: May view the live side only

     • Author: Submit new items, modify or delete unpublished items

     • Publisher: Submit new items, modify or delete unpublished items, modify published items, accept/reject submitted items

     • Owner: Allows users to publish new items, modify or delete unpublished items, modify or delete published items, accept or reject submitted items, create or modify categories, and assign category permissions

5. Select Save Changes or Save and Publish:

   

   • Save Changes: Will save the work as an unpublished draft

   • Save and Publish: Will save the work and publish it for viewing