Alerts

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. 

Adding an Alert

Dropdown menu with content and alert options.

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

Fill in the necessary fields:

  1. Title: Required field
  2. Snippet: (Note: at the time of site delivery this will not appear on the front-end of the site. Ask you project contact or support for assistance if this is needed)
    1. A short excerpt/summary of what residents need to know and do. 
    2. This field has a maximum of 160 characters. 
    3. This will display at the top of all pages.
  3. Body: Additional details, including links to supporting information
  4. Content rows: (see Content Rows)
  5. Related content: Optional
    1. Related contact checkbox can be used to add a Contact to a node. This will display the contact information in the sidebar of the alert. 
  6. Once you have filled out the above fields, select the Publish button at the top of the page.

Editing a current Alert

  1. To edit a specific Alert node, click on Content in the Drupal toolbar.
  2. Filter content type dropdown by 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 button at the top of the page

Unpublishing an Alert

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