Link an Alert Center Item to a Web Address

  • Updated on Aug 15, 2025
  • Published on Jul 31, 2025
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This article will show you how to direct Alert Center items, including item title, image, RSS, and "Read On..." links in Alert Center widgets, module screens, and notifications to point to any on your site or external web address without users first having to visit the Alert Center item.

Important Note:

  • This option is default false

  • Once selected for one web address, the option will be disabled for any additional links

Instructions

  1. Navigate to Modules. Click on Content, and then Alert Centermodules_-_content_-_alert_center.png

  2. Select the category you would like the alert to be under category.png

  3. Add or Modify an Alert add_or_modify_alert.png

  4. Fill out Link(s) fields link_fields_alert.png

    • Web Address: Enter URL, either to your site or to an external web address

      Note:

      This option is item-based, so the link will use the web address on all Alert Center widgets and the Alert Bar for this item.

    • Display Text: Enter display text for the web address. This is the text that users will click on to visit the web address.

    • Open in new window: Select to open the web address in a new window

    • Link item, image, read on, RSS and notifications to this Web Address: Check to Redirect to the web address

    • Add Additional Links: Select the plus sign (+) to add additional links add_more_links.png

  5. Select Add Photo(s) to upload images, if desired add_image.png

  6. Change "Read on..." Text, if desired adjust_read_on_text.png

    Note:

    The default text is "Read on..." but any text can be used for the link (For example: Details, Additional Info)

  7. Fill out other fields as needed

  8. Scroll up and click Save Changes or Save and Sendsave_changes_or_save_and_send.png

  9. Item titles, image, "Read on..." text, and notifications will now link to the web address front_end_read_on.png

    Note:

    "Read on..." text and the image will link to one of the Web Address fields under the Link(s) section of the Alert Center item, but links placed within the editor or anywhere else in the item will not.

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