The Alert component creates a special content box on all pages of a site to display an emergency alert message. Depending on the alert level, the amount of the site’s homepage content displayed on screen will change.
Component Information
Benefits
- Alert components enable the university to quickly disseminate emergency information to website audiences during times of crisis.
Alert Levels
- Level 1: Sitewide banner message
- Level 2: Replaces the homepage hero banner. Other pages on the website will have a Level 1 banner message.
- Level 3: Replaces all homepage content
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Contact a system administrator to add alerts.
No, the Alert is only for high-level emergency messages.
Instructions for Use
Alerts are set up by system administrators in Content Editor in the Shared Sites > Data > Global Alerts folder.
- Fill out all Alert fields. Save and submit when finished.
- Once an Alert has been created, it is activated on a site by selecting the site name node and choosing the alert Level and the Active Alert in the Alerts section.
- Select the Alert to use and select the needed Alert level.
- Level 1: Sitewide banner message
- Level 2: Replaces homepage hero banner. The other pages on the website will have a Level 1 banner message.
- Level 3: Replaces all homepage content. The other pages on the website will have a Level 1 banner message.
- Save and submit to send the component to the publishing workflow.
- The Home page will need to be republished after the alert component has been loaded. If need be, click the Version # dropdown and click + Create version to create a new version of the home page, enabling the Actions and Submit button options so the Home page can be republished.
Variant Examples
