Emergency Alert

Alert is used for urgent messages for the site’s user.  Alerts tell people important and time sensitive information they need to know. They should not stay on a page forever. 

Emergency Alerts can be see on a global alert banner and all Emergency Alerts can be seen on the Emergency Alert hub page.

Adding an Emergency Alert

Once logged in, go to the Drupal Admin toolbar and navigate to Content > Add content > Emergency Alert.

Fill in the necessary fields:

  1. Title: Required field
  2. Alert Level: Required (dropdown) - High, Medium, Low
  3. Dates: Date (Date posted), Concluded Date and Time
  4. Upload Document: Optional Add a new file
    1. Click Choose Files button, select a file to be uploaded, click Open
    2. Add a Description
  5. Link: Option to add an internal or external URL
    1. External URLs will be linked from the Alert Title to the respective third-party site
    2. Internal URLs will be linked from the Alert Title to the respective page on the site
    3. No Link/URLS will direct users to the Emergency Alert detail page
  6. Snippet: (Note: at the time of site delivery this will not appear on the front-end of the site. Ask your project contact or support for assistance if this is needed)
    1. A short excerpt/summary of what residents need to know and do. 
  7. Body: Additional details, including links to supporting information
  8. Once done, click the Publish or Needs Review button at the top of the page.

Editing a Content Type

  1. To edit a specific node, click on Content in the Drupal toolbar.
  2. Filter content type dropdown by Emergency Alert
  3. Click the Filter button.
  4. Click edit to the right of your specific item in the Operations column or click the Title of your item and then click the Edit button.
  5. Make your desired edits. 
  6. Once done, click the Publish or Needs Review button at the top of the page

Unpublishing an Alert (Manual)

  1. Follow steps 1-4 above.
  2. Click the Unpublish button at the top of the page.