Edit Alert Center Widget Style

  • Updated on Dec 4, 2025
  • Published on Jul 30, 2025
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This article will show you how to change the layout of your Alert Center.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner

Important Note:

This module may incur an additional cost. Please contact your Customer Success Manager for more information.

Instructions

  1. Navigate to Modules and on the Site Tools tab, select Design CenterThe expanded Modules drop-down menu, with the Design Center option of the Site Tools tab highlighted.

  2. Select Widget ManagerThe Design Center module screen with the Widget Manager option highlighted.

  3. Click Alert Center, then Default Option Set The Widget Manager screen with the Alert Center widget type's Default Option Set highlighted.

    Notes:

    You will already be looking at this option set - first in the alphabetical list. It is recommended that you not change any option sets that CivicPlus has created for you. Making changes to these option sets may cause unintended changes in various areas of the website. Instead, it is recommended that you create and name a new option set.

    To create and name a new option set for Alert Center, select the blue + sign. All the instructions that follow will apply to modifying and creating the option set.
    The Widget Manager screen with the New Option Set button of the Alert Center widget type highlighted.

  4. Navigate through the tabs to make modifications The Alert Center widget type's Option Set dialog box with all of the tabs highlighted.

    • HeaderThe Alert Center Option Set dialog box with the Header tab highlighted.

      • Text: Text for the header

      • Image: Click Choose Image to display an image in the header

      • Link: Choose to link to the Related Module Categories or the Module Home Screen

      • Show When Empty: Click to show when there are no full or basic alerts to display

    • Items Items tab.

      • Category: Select categories to display

      • Default Number to Display: How many Basic Alerts to display in addition to all Full Alerts

      • Full Items/Basic Items/Empty (No Items): Expand these sections to select icons to display for each section

    • View All Link View all link tab.

      • Display: Click to display a View All link

      • Text: Enter the View All front-facing text

      • Image: Choose an image to display for the View All link

      • Position/Alignment: Choose where to place the View All link

    • Notify Me Link The Alert Center Option Set dialog box with the Notify Me Link tab highlighted.

      • Display: Click to display the Notify Me link

      • Text: Front-facing Notify Me link text

      • Image: Choose an image to display for the Notify ME link

      • Position: Choose where to place the link

    • Footer The Alert Center Option Set dialog box with the Footer tab highlighted.

      • Text: Enter footer text

      • Image: Choose an image to display in the footer

  5. Click SaveThe Alert Center Option Set dialog box with the Save button highlighted.

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