Alert

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

Component Options and Limitations

The Alert component is not available to content authors.
If an alert is needed, contact a system administrator.

Guidelines

Alerts are for displaying high-level emergency information only.
For displaying nonemergency information in an alert-like box on a page, choose either a Promo Bar that appears at the top of a page or an Info Panel that can be added in the main body of a page.

Alert – Details Section

Title (single-line text)

An internal system name for the alert.
This field does not display publicly.

Teaser Short (multi-line text)

This text that is displayed in a Level 1 Alert banner
This field is required for all alert levels.

Teaser Long (rich text)

This text is displayed for Level 2 and Level 3 Alerts.
This field is required for Level 2 and Level 3 Alerts.

CTA Link (general link)

URL for the call to action
The display text comes from the link description.

Site - Alert Section

Alert Level

This sets the Alert level for the entire website.
Whichever level is selected will apply to all pages of the site.
Alert level options are:
- Level 1: Sitewide banner message
- Level 2: Replaces the homepage hero banner. All other pages on the website will have a Level 1 banner message.
- Level 3: Replaces all homepage content

Alert Data (droplist)

Choose the Alert to display from the Global Alerts folder.

Related Components

Promo Bar — A nonemergency equivalent in which Promo bars appear at the top of a page
Info Panel — A nonemergency component that can be added in the main body of a page

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.

Documentation updated: June 29, 2026

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