Edit an Alert Center Category

  • Updated on Aug 15, 2025
  • Published on Jul 31, 2025
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Who can use this feature?

System Administrators | Owners

Instructions

  1. Click Modules The drop down labeled Modules.

  2. Click Content The left hand navigation tab labeled Content.

  3. Click Alert Center The URL labeled Alert Center.

  4. Select the category you would like to edit The category title in the All Categories column.

  5. Click Actions The button labeled Actions with a cog wheel icon to the right of the Category name.

  6. Click Modify The button labeled Modify.

  7. Modify the category properties An example image of the text entry fields and options that make up the category properties.

    • Category Title: Name of the category

    • Description: Brief description of what is in the category

    • Show Description: Choose how you would like the description displayed

    • Show Alert Bar: Alerts from this category show in the Alert Bar at the top of the page An example image of the Alert Bar

      Note:

      Only 2 alerts will show in the Alert Bar at once.

    • Featured Area Type: How the alerts would display in the of the related pages

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

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

      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

    • Permissions: Setting permissions at the folder level is suggested

      • View: May view the live side only

      • Author: Submit new items, modify unpublished items

      • Publisher: new items, modify/delete unpublished items, modify published items, accept/reject submitted items

      • Owner: Publish new items, modify/delete unpublished items, modify/delete published items, accept/reject submitted items, create/modify categories, and assign category permissions

    • Default Messages Tab: This allows you to set/change the default message that is sent when a person subscribes to your Alert category, and the header and footer that accompany each notification sent

  8. Select Save Changes The button labeled Save Changes.

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