Creating & Managing Alerts
Add, Remove and Update Alerts
Accessing the Alert Module
From within the Control Panel
Navigate to Home Page > Alerts
You will be presented with this screen
From here you can add, edit or remove new alerts.
Top Top!
Less is more, so add a link to a news article! - Keep the text within the alert short and to the point. If you have more information to provide, create a news article and add a link to the article for further reading.
This also means that if a visitor has closed the message, they will be able to still read it.
Key Features
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Use this to re-order the alerts - Click, Drag & Drop TOP TIP If your list runs over more than one page, increase the number per page in the bottom right corner so they all show before changing the order |
Active |
Toggle a live alert quickly on and off - Active Yes or No |
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Live
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Green - Alert is Active Amber - Alert is due to be Active in the future Red - Alert has expired |
Creating & Editing Alerts
When adding or editing Alerts you will be presented with this screen
Key Features
| Date From | This will be the first day you want the alert to show |
| Date To | This will be the last day you want the alert to show |
| Title | This for internal purposes and not shown on the alert |
| WYSIWYG Editor | Here you manage the content of the alert |