Add the Alert Center Widget to a Page

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This article will show you how to add an Alert Center widget to your page.

Who can use this feature?

System Admin | Owner | Publisher | Author

Instructions

  1. Log in to your site

  2. Navigate to the page you would like the alert widget on

  3. Turn on Live EditLive Edit Is On button in top toolbar of page.

  4. Select Widgets and then Modules on the editing toolbarWidgets tab with the Modules selected.

  5. Drag and drop the Alert Center widget where you would like it on the page Drag-and-drop alert center widget onto page.

    Note: Make sure you see a dotted container appear in the desired spot on your page before you drop your widget.

  6. Configure your Widget options Widget options pop-up.

    • 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 will appear above the calendar (default is “Alerts”)

    • Option Set: Choose the desired Option Set (typically only Default is available depending on 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

  7. Select X at the top right corner of the Widget Options box to save your options x icon to close and save options.

  8. Select a save option Save button in the top right corner of the page.

    • 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

  9. View your Alert Center Widget Alert Center Widget Example.